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American scene: Space station may give dry run for Mars trip

CAPE CANAVERAL — The International Space Station may provide the setting for a 500-day pretend trip to Mars in another few years.

NASA said Tuesday that consideration is under way to use the space station as a dry run for a simulated trip to and from Mars.

It would be ...

Weak schools may be security threat

The state of the nation's education system is becoming a national security issue and could leave the U.S. unprepared to respond to military threats and compete in a global economy, according to a new task force report from the Council on Foreign Relations.

"Though educational attainment has not changed significantly, ...

The Reform Republicans

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
Paul Ryan's budget doesn't shrink on Medicare and taxes.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
Jason Riley writing Tuesday in the Journal's Political Diary e-newsletter on the Hispanic vote and the GOP.


Hoist By His Own Picard

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
The Madoff-Mets case washes out in the minor leagues.


Birth Control Revisited

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
Nothing for money and the pill for free.


Long GOP nomination fight worries few IL voters

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A battle for the Republican presidential nomination that slogs on for months more? If that's what it takes for their candidate to prevail, most voters in Tuesday's Illinois GOP primary say it's not a problem....

Oscar Biscet: A Cuban's Prayer for Pope Benedict

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
What will the Castro brothers hear during the first papal visit in over a decade?


Michio Kaku: No, You Still Can't Go Faster Than Light

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
A challenge to Einstein and a measurement error.


Armey and Kibbe: What Do Republicans Believe?

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
In 2004 the GOP establishment backed Arlen Specter, providing the 60th Senate vote for ObamaCare. Why are the bigwigs urging a similar strategy again?


Matthew Kaminski: Russia's Online Democracy

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
At least they can laugh at Putin.


Ron Johnson: ObamaCare's Costs Are Soaring

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
We already know the rosy budget estimates used to sell the law were wrong.


Jenkins: Worry About the Hackers You Don't See

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
'Hacktivism' falls victim to the ease of police infiltration and the Internet's telltale data trail.


Why Obama's apologies make sense

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-21 19:15
Republicans accuse the president of apologizing for the U.S., but LZ Granderson says it's crucial to admit mistakes
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