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January 6, 2014
Warning issued about oil shipped from ND, Mont. Following a string of explosive accidents, federal officials said Jan. 2 that crude oil being shipped by rail from the Northern Plains across the U.S. and Canada may be more flammable than traditional forms of oil. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, is quoted.
January 6, 2014
South Sudan's forgotten people and their forgotten diseases This week the community of tropical disease experts working in South Sudan is holding its collective breath over recent news of ethnic attacks, a potential for civil war and the prospect that a public health tragedy could soon emerge in the region. Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, authored this blog post.
January 6, 2014
Will recreational marijuana sales in Colorado hurt Mexican cartels? Nathan Jones, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy, authored this blog post on retail recreational marijuana sales in Colorado.
January 6, 2014
Editorial: No end in sight as toll rises in Syria An editorial on the civil war in Syria mentions founding director Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian.
January 6, 2014
As major cities welcome new leaders, two long-serving mayors stay the course Mark Jones, fellow in political science, is quoted in this article on mayoral races.