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Post June 05 2012

Transit of Venus Offers Last-in-Lifetime Sight
This week North Americans will have the opportunity to see one of Earth’s closest neighbors float c…
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Post April 30 2012

Attack on Girls School Marks Pivotal Moment for Women in Afghanistan
More than 170 girls and women became ill at a school in northern Afghanistan after opponents to wom…
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Post April 26 2012

Politicians Bicker Over Fate of Student Loan Interest Rates
A war of words over student loan interest rates shows how hard it is to fix government problems eve…
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Post March 22 2012

Shooting Death of Teen Raises Questions About Florida Law
The death of a teenager in Florida and the lack of an arrest for the man who shot him has provoked …
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Post March 09 2012

Mild Winter, Early Spring Bring Talk of Climate Change
Unusual plants are thriving, flowers are blooming early and the map of what plants can be grown whe…
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Post February 27 2012

Swiss Create ‘Janitor’ Satellite to Clean Up Space Junk
Space engineers are making plans to clean up their room. According to the NASA Oribital Debris Prog…
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Post February 20 2012

Bird Flu Researchers Balance Science With Bioterrorism Risks
The World Health Organization (WHO) and others are debating what to do about recent research on bir…
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Post February 16 2012

Filmmaker Explores Meaning of Black History Month
Every February, students across the country learn about the contributions and stories of African-Am…
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Student Voices January 17 2012

Students remember Martin Luther King Jr.'s celebrated speech
Fifty-nine years ago, civil rights leader Martin Luther King climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his well-known "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Student Voices November 23 2011

"I will never forget the things I heard that day"
  Gloria, age 14 A deadly tornado tore through the city of Joplin on May 22, 2011, tak…
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