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Articles in Jan, 2005 issue of USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)

• Casio's got the power—atomic power
• Do prehistoric creatures accessorize?
• Social Security's full-benefits age on the rise
• 2004 Ad
  by Wayne M. Barrett
• Can the UN battle terrorism effectively? Security council resolutions have "mobilized states for a campaign of nonmilitary cooperative law enforcement measures to combat global terrorism. "
  by David Cortright
• Better safe than sorry
• Fighting the good fight alongside rebel & clone
• Winter safety tips for pet owners
• The gift of java says it all
• Diesel vehicles are biggest polluters
• The FCC gives indecency a bad rap
  by Joe Saltzman
• Terrorism's violence warp: "The Bush administration, from the very beginning, has failed to define accurately the conflict with Islamic terrorists."
  by Llewellyn D. Howell
• Two busy beavers and a hungry wolf
• An epic struggle for equal opportunity
  by Alan Jay Rom
• National Geographic still breaking new ground
• Triumphant return of the conquering halo
• Is online shopping eco-friendly?
• Reviving our resources
• Is help from the IRS of any use?
  by Jeff A. Schnepper
• Criminal neglect: "… a top-to-bottom overhaul of the nation's juvenile justice systems is mandatory if these [troubled youngsters] ever are to avoid becoming adult crime statistics."
  by Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
• The truth about the sleuth: forget Hollywood's myriad misrepresentations concerning the great detective. The genuine Sherlock Holmes is alive and well on DVD. Quick, the game is afoot!
  by Wayne M. Barrett
• Preventing pretty plants from leaving stains
• Disney interacts with gameboy
• Shoveling is "snow" problem
• Energy efficiency for the winter
• The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: the Bloodiest Decade, 1910-1920
  by Gerald F. Kreyche
• Spain in the age of exploration: "the Royal Court … used the enlargement of the Spanish realm not only to increase the Crown's resources, but to gather knowledge that enriched European understanding of the wider world."
• Cultural wars in quickstep
  by Gerald F. Kreyche
• A tidal wave of creativity
• The second Jedi battle hymn of the old republic
• Put time on your side
• Jury Patriotism Act targets poor turnout
• Western Lives: a Biographical History of the American West
  by Gerald F. Kreyche
• Remarkable rats: "… most [of these Filipino rodents] look nothing like anyone's typical image of a rat. They range from large, furry, long-tailed leaf-eaters to tiny, mouse-like creatures that feed on soft-bodied soil invertebrates."
  by Lawrence R. Heaney
• The tax reform revolution: "the four approaches to tax reform—flat, USA, national sales, and value-added—all are variations on the same theme. All would shift the base of Federal taxation from income to consumption while simplifying the pro
  by Murray Weidenbaum
• What makes an educated child?
• Cleaning up with eco-friendly hygiene
• Gear up with Ogio
• Running in a Winter Wonderland
• Patriot Act perverts grand jury process
• Brothels, Bordellos, & Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado 1860-1930
  by Gerald F. Kreyche
• Are we alone in the universe? The Search for an answer moves from telescopes to computers
  by Sean Raymond
• Unmistakably Marilyn: "the exhibition explores how the power of photography helped transmute the shy Norma Jeane into the most iconic screen goddess of all time—the myth that is Marilyn Monroe."
• A toast to our host
• The bear hungers on: will Russia get—and keep—its act together? The major republic of the former Soviet Union is full of economic possibilities—and major pitfalls
  by Murray Weidenbaum
• The question of the courts
  by Robert J. Bresler
• Providing a needed wake-up call
• Red-hot and oh-so sharp
• The world is your oyster
• Planning ahead of the taxman
• Trying to parody the classics
  by Wes D. Gehring
• The beauty of living well
• Wicked as a step-mother; clever as a crystal ball
• The best route around traffic
• Casual office attire going, going …
• A path to oil independence
  by Lester R. Brown
• The media's indecency dilemma: can public outrage, congressional hearings, and larger FCC fines stem the tide of "indecency" flooding the airwaves?
  by Raymond L. Fischer
• Forecasting the next ice alert
• Ain't no mountain high enough
• No more walkie-talkie blues
• Skates that just keep on growing
• Underfunding may trigger pension bailout
• Might a green phoenix rise from red ashes? Is sustainable development for Ukraine and other post-communist nations possible after the previous regime's singleminded focus on industrial expansion was accomplished through the ruthless exploitation of natura
  by Viktor Vovk
• Get a grip on those handlebars
• Winter sun can be fun
• The bumpy road to a smooth shave
• I spy with my little eye
• Reducing fumes from diesel buses
• Do you speak American? "Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit"; a documentary on the English language, as spoken in the U.S., is airing on PBS
  by Robert MacNeil
• The last four years through the looking glass
  by Llewellyn D. Howell
• Jump to a thinner self
• Books by the Bushel
• Obi-Wan is here and the force is with him