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NYC Makes Small Schools Out of Large
In the past decade, graduation rates in New York rose 10 percent. School reform in New York City, l…
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Political Battle in Wisconsin Over Health Care
After the November mid-term elections, Republicans won sweeping victories across the country. In Wi…
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'Poverty Is Not Destiny,' Says U.S. Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan, the current U.S. Secretary of Education, is focused on making America's schools compet…
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President Gathers Votes for Tax Cut Deal
President Obama is stepping up pressure on lawmakers to pass a tax cut deal he struck with Republic…
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Same-Sex Marriage Federal Court Case Streamed Live on TV
In 2008, voters passed a ballot measure called Proposition 8, banning gay marriage, but, in August …
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Scientists Unearth Massive Ice Age Fossil Cache
Scientists in Colorado have unearthed a rare find: fossils dating all the way back to the Ice Age, …
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U.S. and Pakistan At Odds Over Taliban Havens
As U.S. troops fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, certain parts of neighboring Pakistan provi…
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Violence Against Iraqi Christians Increases
In a predominately Muslim country, Christians in Iraq have been the targets of escalating violence.…
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With Clock Ticking, Senate Takes Up START Treaty
The fate of a nuclear arms treaty that President Obama signed with Russia, called the New START tre…
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Anti-Government Unrest in Egypt Spread to Yemen
After a series of anti-government uprisings in Northern Africa and the Middle East, Yemen became th…
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