2011
18
Sep
Congressional Republicans Seek Veto Authority over 1906 Antiquities Act
Congressional Republicans Seek Veto Authority over 1906 Antiquities Act
Citing state sovereignty and economic hardship, Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that they wanted to give Congress the authority to veto presidents' national monument designations, a power used by nearly every executive since T...
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2011
15
May
Strange Twist in the Now Discredited Clovis Comet Hypothesis
Strange Twist in the Story of the Now Discredited Clovis Comet Hypothesis
A new look at the comet claim suggests all of these phenomena may be in play, apparently creating a peculiar bond of desperation as the theory came under increasing attack. Indeed, the team’s established scientists are so we...
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2010
28
Nov
Meetings of the American Anthropological Association Featured a Growing "Jargon Gap"
Meetings of the American Anthropological Association Feature Growing "Jargon Gap"
This weekend's annual conference of the American Anthropological Association drew more than 6,000 scholars, making it among the best-attended meetings in the organization's history. But the robust numbers did not preve...
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