Wednesday, January 26, 2011

First Beatles scholar graduates in Liverpool

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110126/ap_en_ot/eu_britain_beatles_degree

LONDON - A former Miss Canada finalist has become the first graduate of a Liverpool university's groundbreaking degree program based on analyzing the Beatles' music and their impact on Western culture

Reforming the reform

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2247864001&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=767&RQT=309&VName=PQD
One option is for Congressional Republicans to hold hearings, stage more symbolic votes, and hope that the 2012 election delivers them a Senate majority, a new occupant in the White House and a chance at full repeal. But of course there's no guarantee that Obama will be defeated -- and even if he is, by 2013 health care reform may be more entrenched, and the Democratic Party more united than ever in its determination to defend it. (The filibuster, lately a Republican weapon, could become the means by which supporters of Obamacare ensure that it endures.)