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Coalition & Intervention THE Obama administration is awash in advice about what to do in Syria. With the administration's having declared chemical weapons use by the government of Bashar al Assad a "game changer," many are advising the president to intervene militarily. The stakes are high: every day that Assad remains in power brings death and destruction to more Syrians; but after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the prospect of American military intervention is daunting. Before making a momentous decision on intervention - especially ...

An Ode To Helium WE have not been paying nearly enough attention to helium legislation. Seriously. We've been complaining about the way Congress fails at everything except scheduling vacations. So it seems only fair to salute the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. The way things are going, it could be the most significant piece of legislation to make it into law this year. The issue is our helium stockpile, which is scheduled to go out of business. The House approved a bipartisan bill to save the programme just before the members - yes!...

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