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OPINION EDITORIALS

Nov 30, 2008The Plain Dealer Antibiotic Must Be Used Sparingly In the Nation's Food Supply - The Pew Charitable Trusts
Nov 21, 2008Detroit Free Press Michigan Buckeyes? - Pew Environment Group
Nov 18, 2008The Hill Blog Eating Safely and Mercifully - Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production

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PEW IN THE MEDIA

Nov 25, 2008 Protect the Taxpayer (And Our Planet) - Pew Environment Group
Oct 23, 2008The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Candidates' Successes, Slumps in Polls Often Echoed by Media Coverage - Pew Research Center
Oct 22, 2008The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Impact of Race on Election Remains an Unknown Factor - Pew Research Center

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MEDIA COVERAGE

Dec 01, 2008Chemical & Engineering News Life As We Don't Know It - Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Dec 01, 2008CBS News No Excuse - The Pew Charitable Trusts
Dec 01, 2008Washington Post Six Years Later, Capitol Visitor Center Puts Out Long-Awaited Welcome Mat - The Pew Charitable Trusts

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