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  • Last September brought about "the worst nightmare" when the double bombing in downtown Morelia during a nation-wide celebration was apparently aimed not at the police or a rival traffic clan but at innocent bystanders attending the celebrations.

    Safety in Michoacan 2009

  • There is a nation-wide epidemic of wannabes who want to be POWs.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • FIU is the second university in the state to implement a smoke-free policy, but joins the ranks of hundreds of smokeless campuses nation-wide prompted in part by the high number of fatalities caused by second-hand smoke.

    School Bans Smoking On Campus, Even In Cars Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2011

  • I will continue to have a cold beer on occasion or a good glass of wine, but I agree 100 percent that the problems caused by alcohol in the Indian communities have been a nation-wide disaster and somewhere out there is a young Native American man or woman who will find a solution to this social problem that has wrought such harm to an entire race of people.

    Tim Giago: Alcohol Is a Red Flag That Has Been Waving Too Long Tim Giago 2012

  • There are advantages to starting slow and refining the process as the nation-wide HST effort proceeds.

    Matthew Yglesias » Boehner Slams Mythical Vegas HSR Project, Ignores Ohio Rail Opportunity 2009

  • FIU is the second university in the state to implement a smoke-free policy, but joins the ranks of hundreds of smokeless campuses nation-wide prompted in part by the high number of fatalities caused by second-hand smoke.

    School Bans Smoking On Campus, Even In Cars Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2011

  • Recognizing the importance of engaging youth in the discussion about America's future grand strategy, the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network is launching a series of nation-wide policy initiatives designed to build sustainable future foreign policies for the United States.

    Hilary A. Doe: A New Marshall Plan for a New Generation Hilary A. Doe 2010

  • Recognizing the importance of engaging youth in the discussion about America's future grand strategy, the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network is launching a series of nation-wide policy initiatives designed to build sustainable future foreign policies for the United States.

    Hilary A. Doe: A New Marshall Plan for a New Generation Hilary A. Doe 2010

  • Last September brought about "the worst nightmare" when the double bombing in downtown Morelia during a nation-wide celebration was apparently aimed not at the police or a rival traffic clan but at innocent bystanders attending the celebrations.

    Safety in Michoacan 2009

  • These types thrive on emotional issues like Gays and abortion and want to legislate their “morals” nation-wide.

    Wonk Room » Stumped By Science: Michele Bachmann Calls CO2 ‘Harmless,’ ‘Negligible,’ ‘Necessary,’ ‘Natural’ 2009

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