January 25, 2013

By David DanneckerStaff WriterSome interesting news from the week of January 21, 2013:Harry Reid’s “Baby Baby Step” Compromise on Senate Filibuster Reform Meets Disappointment Among Key Reform ProponentsTen Suggested Steps the Obama Administration Could Take to Address Climate Change in the Second TermThe Precarious Democracy in Pakistan is Just a Few Months Away from a Major MilestoneUS Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry Talks Peace in the Middle East at Senate Confirmation HearingsA Video Explanation of the Crisis in MaliFreaky Cat-Borne Parasite Has Strange Effects on Human BehaviorThe Costs of Biofuels Impact Food Prices and Availability in Guatemala with accompanying slideshowDung Beetles Use Milky Way as Their Navigational GuideMining Resources from Asteroids Could Be Just Around the CornerAnd, the President was inaugurated for his second term this Monday. Here’s a transcript of the inaugural address.Photo by Phil Plait