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July 2011

Infrastructure Finance

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Follow the Money
If the U.S. does not improve its ability to track federal spending and develop reliable measures of effectiveness, precious federal disaster aid will continue to be at risk of being squandered, writes Agnes Gereben Schaefer.
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Jul 14, 2011
The Montgomery Advertiser
Agnes Gereben Schaefer

International Diplomacy

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Ahmadinejad vs. the Revolutionary Guards
Khamenei and Jafari are unlikely to allow the political faction loyal to Ahmadinejad to win elections for parliament in 2012 and the presidency in 2013, writes Alireza Nader.
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Jul 11, 2011
PBS FRONTLINE
Alireza Nader
Patient Safety

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Clinical Decision Support and Malpractice Risk
From the standpoint of policy makers, the basic challenge is to ensure that liability concerns do not derail the clinical value of new CDS technology, write Michael Greenberg and M. Susan Ridgely.
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Jul 6, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Michael D. Greenberg, M. Susan Ridgely
Developing Countries

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Africa Needs Its Own Indicators of Scientific Innovation
Policies to stimulate African development require evidence that is difficult to obtain using existing indicators, writes Watu Wamae.
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Jul 6, 2011
SciDev.Net
Watu Wamae