1201-) Stent Failure: How Much of the Problem Is Caused by Doctors? 1202-) US History: Fuel Prices, Iran Hostage Crisis Weigh on Carter 1203-) 'America's Oldest University': Why Penn Can Make Claim 1204-) No More 'Star Wars' Movies, but Makers Try to Keep Force With Them 1205-) Climate Change and the Group of 8 ... and China 1206-) WHO Says Environmental Improvements Could Save Millions of Lives 1207-) Edith Wharton, 1862-1937: Wrote Novels of the Young and Innocent in a Dishonest World 1208-) Words About Clothing: Let's See if I Can Name a Few Off the Cuff 1209-) US Lists More Nations as Worst for Modern-Day Slavery 1210-) Singer Aims to Grow Interest in Local Farming 1211-) How a Revolution in Thought Shook Scientists' Understanding of Earth 1212-) Record Number of Climbers Reach Top of World's Highest Mountain 1213-) Experts List Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer 1214-) US History: Election of 1980 Launches the 'Reagan Revolution' 1215-) Foreign Student Series: A Look at Washington University 1216-) 'Titanic' Was a Movie Record Breaker. But How True to History Is It? 1217-) What's Up in the Bond Market? 1218-) A Two-State Solution for the Mideast Finds Itself With Three Pieces 1219-) William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951: He Created What Was Once the Nation's Largest Newspaper Group 1220-) More Words About Clothing: I Am Not Talking Through My Hat 1221-) Banks Look to Expand Microfinance Services 1222-) Valerie Wilson Has a Story to Tell and a Book to Sell, if CIA Will Let Her 1223-) Safety Concerns Put Pressure on US Food and Drug Officials, Congress 1224-) Growing Rice and a Cholera Vaccine at the Same Time 1225-) 'Mercury 13' Women Followed a Dream but Could Never Live It 1226-) How a Handshake Can Say a Lot About You in Business Communication 1227-) Staying Healthy by Washing Your Hands 1228-) President Reagan's Main Goal was to Shrink Government. But Budget Deficits Created a Huge National Debt. 1229-) School Ends, and So Too Does Our Foreign Student Series 1230-) World Trade Talks Break Down as the Group of 4 Fail to Reach Agreement 1231-) Exploring the Meeting Point Between Natural and Mechanical Forms: The Art of Graham Caldwell 1232-) A Recent Study Suggests Most Young Americans Plan to Vote for a Democrat in Next Year's Presidential Election 1233-) Fred Astaire, 1899-1987: His Acting, Singing and Dancing Changed the American Motion Picture Musical 1234-) Ooh! Ah! Sis-Boom-Bah! Some Music to Go With the Fireworks on the Fourth of July 1235-) Researchers Work on Malaria-Resistant Mosquitoes 1236-) Fireworks: What Is All the Noise About? 1237-) Heat May Be Nature's Deadliest Killer 1238-) Improvements in Food Industry Earn Major Award for American Agricultural Scientist 1239-) Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937: First Woman to Fly Alone Across the Atlantic 1240-) The Long and Short of Cornering the Market in Global Finance Lingo 1241-) New Rules for International Health Emergencies Take Effect 1242-) 1970s and '80s Were a Period of Change in American Society 1243-) Historic Antioch College Faces an Unsure Future 1244-) Live Earth Concerts Aim to Raise the Heat on Issue of Climate Change 1245-) How Subprime Home Loans Become Risky Investments 1246-) US High Court Takes a More Conservative Turn With Bush Appointees 1247-) Clare Booth Luce, 1903-1987: News Reporter, Magazine Editor, Member of Congress and Ambassador 1248-) Seeing Pressures but Also Possibilities in Urban Growth 1249-) Crayola Crayons Have Been Helping Children Color for Generations 1250-) All About Eyes: Once He Caught My Eye, It Was Love Everlasting 1251-) What You Can Do to Prevent Health Problems While Traveling 1252-) California Growers Face Unwelcome Import: Light Brown Apple Moth 1253-) Sprinkling a Few Prepositions Into Speech to Sound More Natural 1254-) New Seven Wonders of the World Are Announced After Voting Campaign 1255-) The ABCs of Allergies 1256-) US History: George Herbert Walker Bush Is Elected President in 1988 1257-) Students Do Not Always Like Being Told What to Wear (Duh!) 1258-) Pull of the 'Big Draw' Brings Drawing and Architecture Alive 1259-) The Value of Teaching About Money 1260-) Bush Firm on War Policy Until September Report on Progress by Iraqis 1261-) Bob Hope, 1903-2003: He Entertained People for More Than 70 Years 1262-) Progress Mixed Halfway to Development Goals for 2015 1263-) A High School Reunion in Chicago Brings a Meeting of the Minds 1264-) Nose: The Answer Is as Clear as the Nose on Your Face 1265-) 'Dreamliner,' Not Even Flown Yet, Is Boeing's Most Popular New Plane 1266-) Many US Farmers Struggle With Hot, Dry Weather 1267-) Colorado National Monument Shows the Wild Artistry of Nature 1268-) Egypt Moves to Halt Female Genital Cutting 1269-) Evidence for School Uniform Policies in US Seen as Weak 1270-) US History: George H.W. Bush's Presidency Saw End of Cold War 1271-) Kids Love Shoes on Wheels, but Adults Turn Against 'Heelys' 1272-) Junior Achievement Teaches Business Skills to Young People 1273-) Intelligence Report Says al-Qaida Remains Top Threat to US Security 1274-) Elizabeth Blackwell, 1821-1910: Against Strong Opposition, She Became the First Western Woman in Modern Times to Become a Doctor 1275-) Mandela Forms 'Elders' to Work on World Problems 1276-) New Movie Musical 'Hairspray' Takes You Back to the 1960s 1277-) 'Hypercorrection Is Not Simply Being Fussy or a Nitpicker or a Pedant' 1278-) Science and Beauty Combine at the US Botanic Garden in Washington 1279-) Congress Honors Norman Borlaug, Father of 'Green Revolution' 1280-) Space Station Remains a Work in Progress, One Great Big Piece at a Time 1281-) Showing Students That Good Writing Matters, and Not Just in English Class 1282-) When Eye Problems Involve Diseases of the Retina 1283-) US History Series: A 'Man From Hope' Is Elected to the White House in 1992 1284-) Specialty Summer Camps Offer Kids More Choices of Fun 1285-) Sandra Bullock: Film Star, Producer, Wife 1286-) Trying to Renew Trust in 'Made in China' Label 1287-) In '08 Campaign, a Debate Brings Everyday Citizens Into the Process 1288-) Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004: One of America's Most Popular Presidents 1289-) Critics Praise Three American Playwrights 1290-) Parkinson's Disease: Exploring the Mystery of a Movement Disorder 1291-) Goats Employed in Fight Against Kudzu in US South 1292-) In America, Struggling for the 'Correct' Terminology to Discuss Disabilities 1293-) Activity for the Brave of Heart (and Heights)? Try Sport Parachuting 1294-) Discovery of 'Itch Gene' May Lead to New Treatments 1295-) American History Series: Bill Clinton Begins His First Term in 1993 1296-) China, Russia Win Top Results in Physics Olympiad in Iran 1297-) Are We Alone? Why Scientists Think We Should Widen the Search for 'Weird Life' 1298-) Murdoch's News Corp to Buy Dow Jones 1299-) Good Sports, Bad Sports 1300-) Lady Bird Johnson 1912-2007: The Former First Lady Was an Environmental Activist Who Made America More Beautiful
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