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Your GPS: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 11.03.2009 | Technology

Read More: Voice, Foreign Language, Driving, Gps, Technology, Global Position Syste, Driving Directions, Gps Dependence, Technology News
Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison

We've become so dependent on the GPS that some of us won't back out of our own driveway without its help finding the street at the end.

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No More Cuts! Keep Foreign Languages in Schools

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Foreign Language, New York Times, Globalization, Raising Global Citizens, State Budget Cuts, Stacie Berdan, Living News
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

At stake is nothing less than our ability to compete successfully in the raw global arena, and one of the deciding factors will be American professionals' ability to speak strategic foreign languages.

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Sam Stein

Spanish Spoken During White House Briefing For First Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House Restrepo, Robert Gibbs, White House, White House History, Cuban Policy, Restrepo Spanish, Foreign Language, Dan Restrepo, Podium, Politics News

The White House made history on Monday. And it wasn't just by loosening travel and remittance restrictions for individuals looking to reach out to fam...

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What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

Margee Ensign | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Environment, Education in America, Knowledge International, Russia, Arabic Speakers, Skills, Inability to Communite, International Issues, Globalization, Iraq, Current Generation, Csi, American Students, Global Issues, Culture, Education, Knowledge, Academic, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Foreign Language, Entertainment Tonight, Soft New, International Ignorance, Ale Castellanos, Living News
Margee Ensign

Unfortunately, Sarah Palin is not alone in her global ignorance. Our colleges and high schools are not doing what's necessary... the current generation isn't gaining understanding of other cultures.

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Why Foreign Language Education Matters

Rep. Rush Holt | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foreign Language, Translators, Obama Foreign Language, National Security, Translation, Politics News
Rep. Rush Holt

It is no exaggeration to say that bolstering foreign language education for ensuing generations is vital to our nation's economic and national security.

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