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July 2011

Infrastructure Finance
commentary
Follow the Money
Agnes Gereben Schaefer
Jul 14, 2011
The Montgomery Advertiser
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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International Diplomacy
commentary
Ahmadinejad vs. the Revolutionary Guards
Alireza Nader
Jul 11, 2011
PBS FRONTLINE
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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Patient Safety
commentary
Clinical Decision Support and Malpractice Risk
Michael D. Greenberg, M. Susan Ridgely
Jul 6, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
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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Developing Countries
commentary
Africa Needs Its Own Indicators of Scientific Innovation
Watu Wamae
Jul 6, 2011
SciDev.Net
Policies to stimulate African development require evidence that is difficult to obtain using existing indicators, writes Watu Wamae.
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