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Health Care Bill Affects Student Loans
The recently passed health care reform bill contains several items that have little to do with heal…
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Teachers' Unions Reject Funding Over Compensation Questions
President Obama's new education funding initiative, known as Race to the Top, is a welcome opportun…
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Obama White House 2.0
New media tools like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are making their way into an unexpected place: t…
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The Case for a College Education
Does the U.S. need more college graduates in its work force to remain competitive in today's global…
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What is reconciliation?
President Obama and congressional Democrats plan to move forward on health care reform this week an…
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Yemen Lacks Resources to Fight Terrorists
The Middle-Eastern country of Yemen is at the front lines of the fight against al-Qaida terrorists.…
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15th Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing
On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb slammed into Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, kil…
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Abuse Scandal Hangs Over Vatican
As Pope Benedict XVI led thousands of Catholics in Easter celebrations on Sunday, questions swirled…
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Author Tim O'Brien Recalls Vietnam War Experiences
"The Things They Carried," a work of fiction about the experience of a group of soldiers in the Vie…
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Clean Toilets for World's Poor
While drinkable running water and indoor toilets are standard in the United States, some of the wor…
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