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Nov 6: Independent Schools Adopted New Curricula and Teaching Methods Early in Qatar's Education Reform

Nov 3: Michael Brennan Joins RAND as Fundraising Chief

Oct 27: Economist James Dertouzos Appointed Director of RAND Institute For Civil Justice

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Researcher Spotlight: James P. Smith, Senior Economist — Oct. 22, 2009

James P. Smith holds the RAND Chair in Labor Markets and Demographic Studies and was Director of RAND's Labor and Population Studies Program from 1977-1994. He recently received the 2009 Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, an award given to "individuals whose work has made an outstanding global contribution."

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Commentary pieces by RAND staff are the analyses of the authors, and not of RAND itself.

Nov 4: Our Man in Kabul, By James Dobbins (Foreignaffairs.com)

Nov 2: Karzai's Second Term a Test for International Community, By Terrence K. Kelly (RAND.org)

Oct 30: Price of Intoxication: The Case for a Minimum Price for Alcohol, By Lila Rabinovich (RAND.org)

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Transcripts of testimony given by RAND staff.

Oct 27: Legalizing Marijuana: Issues to Consider Before Reforming California State Law, By Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

Oct 22: Issues in "Meaningful Use" of Health Information Technology for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, By Harold Alan Pincus

Jun 8: The PLA Navy's "New Historic Missions": Expanding Capabilities for a Re-emergent Maritime Power, By Cortez A. Cooper

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