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NEWSWEEK Debate: Can Bad Teachers Change? -NEWSWEEK's Evan Thomas and The New York Times's Elizabeth Green discuss whether educators are born or made. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/234696

PBS Considers Editor of Newsweek as Host -The editor of Newsweek, Jon Meacham, is negotiating to add a television job to his schedule. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/arts/television/10arts-PBSCONSIDERS_BRF.html

Newsweek: Going green make you more virtuous? -A new study shows that people are more likely to cheat and steal after buying green products. Newsweek - Shopping - Niche - Green Living - Directories Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/234674

Newsweek: The biggest cyber-breaches of all time -From the mildly malicious to the truly malevolent, here's a look back at major breaches of cyber-security that have already put our money and welfare at risk. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://photo.newsweek.com/2010/some-of-the-biggest-cyber-breaches-of-all-time/intro.html

Audit D.C. Notes: WSJ Good on Wall Street Muni Fees; Newsweek on Design, Bloomberg Goes Contrarian on Obama, Etc. -The Wall Street Journal digs into Build America Bonds , enacted as part of last year’s stimulus plan “to create jobs building roads, schools and hospitals.” Turns out the underwriters who pitch these muni bonds aren’t exactly giving away their services to help the team. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/audit_dc_notes_wsj_good_on_wal.php

Newsweek: Brown only Democratic nominee in Calif. race? -In one of the nation's bluest states, why is Jerry Brown the only Democrat running for governor? Date: 2010/03/09
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/234646

Bill Cotterell: Teachers carry on as state, unions battle -A lot of today's students probably won't relate to the cover of the current Newsweek magazine, showing a chalkboard with "We must fire bad teachers" written on it repeatedly. Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://tallahassee.com/article/20100311/COLUMNIST03/3110305/1001/RSS

View a photo that Bob Howarth -NYTimes.com Media Decoder Jon Meacham is negotiating to become co-host of a Friday night public affair series called "Need to Know," which is replacing "Bill Moyers Journal" and "Now." Meacham will keep his Newsweek job. || Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=179246

Winning the war on cancer? US death rates show broad decline -President Nixon declared war on cancer in 1971 and, since then, the National Cancer Institute (part of the NIH) has funded research on prevention, surveillance, and treatments. But, despite the effort, progress has been elusive, leading to press reports in Newsweek , Fortune , and The New York Times suggesting that, at best, cancer is fighting us to a draw. But a new analysis of death rates ... Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/03/winning-the-war-on-cancer-us-death-rates-show-broad-decline.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Jerry Brown Tells Newsweek Why He's Running Again -California's Jerry Brown thinks it'll take a former governor to get the downtrodden Golden State back on track. Date: 2010/03/09
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/234618