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Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law - New York Times

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Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law
New York Times
The Obama administration on Saturday called for a broad overhaul of the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind law, proposing to eliminate divisive provisions, including those that have encouraged instructors to teach to tests, ...
Obama proposes overhaul of education system, No Child Left BehindLos Angeles Times
Duncan wants 3 ratings for schools in education overhaulUSA Today
Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kidsThe Associated Press
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Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan - CNN

Telegraph.co.uk

Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan
CNN
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said. Provincial Gov. Toryalai Wesa confirmed the blasts hit ...
Explosions across Afghanistan's Kandahar; 30 deadWashington Post
Four suicide bombings kill 31 in AfghanistanLos Angeles Times
Afghan Officials: Four Suicide Blasts Kill 30 in Kandahar CityVoice of America
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House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigns amid hot tub scandal - Salt Lake Tribune

New York Times

House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigns amid hot tub scandal
Salt Lake Tribune
Rep. Kevin Garn addresses the Utah Legislative on he last day of its 2010 session at the Utah Capitol. Garn resigned Saturday. (Leah Hogsten / The Salt Lake Tribune) House Majority Leader Kevin Garn announced Saturday that he was ...
Lawmaker's Admission Shocks UtahNew York Times
Utah GOP leader resigns after hot tub confessionThe Associated Press
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Is Failure Forgivable? Health Care and the Presidency - New York Times

New York Times (blog)

Is Failure Forgivable? Health Care and the Presidency
New York Times
WASHINGTON ? Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, had a little political advice last week for President Obama and the Democrats: Don't pass the president's health care legislation because you would risk losing in the midterm ...
New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's 'bitter' health pushThe Associated Press
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US Woman Held in Ireland Plot Had Been Isolated From Family - New York Times

Boston Globe

US Woman Held in Ireland Plot Had Been Isolated From Family
New York Times
LEADVILLE, Colo. ? A second American woman, who family members fear may have become a radicalized Muslim, was detained in Ireland this week in connection with a plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist. ...
First 'JihadJane,' now Colorado woman held in death plotWashington Post
For the Love of IslamWall Street Journal
AP Source: Colo. woman held in terror probeThe Associated Press
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Netanyahu: Probe events that led to row with US over East Jerusalem - Ha'aretz

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Netanyahu: Probe events that led to row with US over East Jerusalem
Ha'aretz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said he would establish a committee to probe Israel's announcement this week that it would construct 1600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, ...
Israel restricts access to Al-Aqsa in JerusalemAFP
Netanyahu: I thought apology to Biden was sufficientYnetnews
Israeli troops, Palestinians clash near JerusalemThe Associated Press
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Iraq poll results slow to emerge - ABC Online

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Iraq poll results slow to emerge
ABC Online
The latest results from Iraq's parliamentary election show incumbent prime minister Nouri Al Maliki enjoying a wide lead in the capital, Baghdad, which accounts for one-fifth of the country's constituencies. So far 20 per cent of votes in Baghdad have ...
Iraqi PM Remains Ahead After Partial Vote CountVoice of America
Issue of Presidency Endangers Iraq's Tenuous BalanceNew York Times
Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leadersThe Associated Press
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Hanks and Spielberg see in 'The Pacific' a harbinger of today's wars - Christian Science Monitor

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Hanks and Spielberg see in 'The Pacific' a harbinger of today's wars
Christian Science Monitor
'The Pacific,' a 10-part HBO drama that launches Sunday, spins the tales of those who fought on the Pacific front in World War II. Creators Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg suggest that the type of warfare waged on those little-known islands may give ...
Hanks and Spielberg return to WWII together for 'The Pacific'USA Today
Relive nightmarish World War II battles in 'The Pacific'Dallas Morning News
The making of 'The Pacific'Boston Globe
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Anti-government Rally Set for Sunday in Thailand - Voice of America

Sydney Morning Herald

Anti-government Rally Set for Sunday in Thailand
Voice of America
Photo: AP Thousands of people from all over Thailand are converging on Bangkok for a rally aimed at toppling the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajhiva. Many are backers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 ...
Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new electionThe Associated Press
Pro-Thaksin demonstrators reach BangkokBBC News
Thailand Braces for Political Rallies in CapitalNew York Times
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Mbarek Lafrem, charged with attempted murder, says alleged nurse bar beating ... - New York Daily News

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Mbarek Lafrem, charged with attempted murder, says alleged nurse bar beating ...
New York Daily News
Mbarek Lafrem was arrested Friday night for the brutal beating of a 29-year-old nurse after she refused to dance with him at Midtown pub Social. The savage beating allegedly took place in a bathroom at Social, ...
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