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When Teams Play a Numbers Game

As the 2008 House Softball League season drew to a close, the Suspicious Packages could almost taste the playoff berth they had been chasing all season. With one game to go, they sat just three seats back of the coveted 48th and final tournament spot, they needed only a victory over the 23rd-ranked Texas Republic. The Suspicious Packages were outmatched to be sure, but they planted their feet nonetheless.

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Grammy-winning musician Glen Campbell, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, hugs his daughter Ashley (left) and wife, Kim, during a news conference May 15 held by Rep. Ed Markey, co-chairman of the Congressional Taskforce on Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Big Ideas, Small Change

Years of budget cuts have made funding scarce for federal innovation. This special report explains how six such projects have won the bipartisan support needed to survive.

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