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An 'Act of War?'

John Merrow | Posted 10.09.2011

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John Merrow

Schools do not teach what isn't going to be tested, and they do a bad job of teaching a subject when all that matters is the test score. Treat a human being as little more than a number, and the results are predictable.

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Obama Takes His Debt Ceiling Case To The American People

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 09.15.2011

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WASHINGTON — Racing the debt clock, Congress is working on dual tracks while President Barack Obama appeals to the public in hopes of influencin...

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Haiti's President, Hat in Hand

Richard Morse | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Morse

Preval complained that though millions have been pledged to Haiti, the provinces and agricultural sector have suffered decades of neglect. Where has he been as president for the past 10 years?

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Obama: White House Prescription Plan Less Expensive Than Michael Jackson's

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

"We've done an inventory of the left-over painkillers at Neverland Ranch," Mr. Obama said. "There's enough junk there to tranquilize the entire nation until the year 2050."

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No Pasta For Palestinians

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamal Dajani

The war has ended, but life in Gaza has not returned to normal. Thousands of people remain homeless, and many still remain hungry. Their stories have all but disappeared from US media coverage.

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Obama's Bad Luck

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamie Malanowski

Call it bad luck. President Obama gets passed a stimulus bill aimed to revive the economy, and Karl Rove says that what he's really done is revive the GOP.

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Agape Choir Singing The DNC's Song

Paige Donner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Paige Donner

A bit of LA's sunshine, in the form of song, will be brightening up Denver's Democratic National Convention come Monday morning. The Agape Choir, kno...

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Black in America on CNN: Are We There Yet?

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond Leon Roker

For blacks, it is a call to arms, a celebration of ingenuity, from the breakfast table to the church, to the classroom, to the street. For whites, Black in America has to be just as complicated to watch.

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Young Voters, Identity Politics

Ben Terris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Terris

"McCain understands people like him better than he does people like us, so his tax plans will help the rich, not the people who need it the most. I want to vote for someone who will look out for me."

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