Here is your R&D for December 9th:
Scenarios: Fallout of success or failure at Cancun talks from Reuters
Reuters is back with some new scenarios today concerning the recent climate talks at Cancun. What will happen if they succeed? What will happen if they fail?
House sends DREAM Act to Senate from Politico
Yesterday, the House passed the DREAM Act, which provides a path to citizenship for young illegal immigrants. However, Republicans are likely to filibuster the effort in the Senate.
Western Nations React to Poor Education Results from the New York Times
After an international survey revealed that Shanghai ahas the world’s best educated teenagers, Western nations are starting to question their education systems.
The McVictim syndrome could kill us from the Los Angeles Times
Are other people to blame for America’s obesity epidemic? Not according to this Los Angeles Times op-ed by David Gratzer, a physician and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
Assange’s ‘poison pill’ file impossible to stop, expert says from CNN
According to computer experts, the “poison pill” file that WikiLeaks has prepared in case anything happens to founder Julian Assange is impossible to crack. The file has a 256-bit encryption code and has 1.4 GB of content.