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Florida GOP Senate Candidate Marco Rubio’s Father Dies

FOXNews.com — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:32:36 +0000

Rubio's campaign announced Saturday night that Mario Rubio died at Baptist Hospital in Miami after suffering from emphysema and lung cancer

Nevada GOP Candidate Faces Copyright Lawsuit

FOXNews.com — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:01:41 +0000

A company has sued Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle, claiming she reprinted two Las Vegas Review-Journal articles on her campaign website without permission.

Selected Internet Resources: African Americans in Science and Technology

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:11 +0000

Learn more about the contributions that African Americans have made to Science and Technology.

Webcast: Highlighting leading African Americans in the Health Sciences- Glaucoma

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:11 +0000

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness among African Americans. Dr. Eve J. Higginbotham discusses what we have learned from clinical trials in Glaucoma.

Adams public areas closed Frid 9:30-10:30 for security drill

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:10 +0000

PLEASE NOTE:
Friday, Feb. 23, from 9:30 am - 10:30 am. There will be a security drill. No one will be allowed to enter or exit the Science & Business Reading Room, the Adams Computer Catalog Center, or the Book Service Desk area during this time. All are located on the 5th floor of the Adams Building.

Updated: Astronomy – Selected Internet Resources

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:10 +0000

Astronomy - Selected Internet Resources has been updated. New features: Current Missions and Everyday Mysteries in Astronomy.

Selected Internet Resources: Animal Welfare, Companion Animals and Veterinary Science

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:10 +0000

This guide will help you find online information about animal welfare issues, companion animals, and veterinary science topics. It has been updated to include Web links to pet food information.

Essay: The Other Green Line and the Sweetest Tomato in the World

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:10 +0000

This essay, by Professor Raymond Dwek, highlights the success of new technologies used in the greening of the Negev desert. The author is the director of the Glycobiology Institute at Oxford University and current Chair of Technology and Society in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress.

Science Reference Guide: The Origins of Life & the Universe

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:09 +0000

This is a guide to selected titles and Internet resources about the origins of life and the universe.

New Science Reference Guide: Parking and Parking Structures: A Selected Bibliography

Library of Congress: What's New in Science Reference — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:27:08 +0000

A list of books used in a display to augment architect Shannon Sanders McDonald's lecture, "Designing for Man, Machine, and Movement: The Parking Garage." The bibliography will be of interest to those researching parking structures, automobiles, and urban planning. Many of these titles were used by McDonald in writing her Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form (Washington, Urban Land Institute, 2008. 312 p.)