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Back To School In Texas: Scrutiny Of Rick Perry's Education Record Shows Mixed Results

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Education News, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Arne Duncan, Federalism, No Child Left Behind, Texas Schools Creationism, School Funding, Texas Teachers, 2012 Presidential Race, Ed-Lection 2012, Barack Obama, 2012 Presidential Primary, State Legislature, Texas, Video, Education, Common Core, Texas School Board, George W Bush, Robert Gibbs, Texas Schools, Education News

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's k-12 education record has become the Obama administration's newest piñata -- but the administration's attacks mostly paint Pe...

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Could Twitter Determine the Electability of Politicians Who Tweet?

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alexia Parks

Will victory in the 2010 elections go to political candidates who tweet? Or could a politician's credibility be crippled by open access to the inner workings of their mind?

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Ed Koch's Excellent Adventure

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Uprising, Rudy Giuliani, Ed Koch, State Legislature, Albany, Mario Cuomo, New York State Assembly, New York News
Dan Collins

The ex-mayor has launched New York Uprising, a non-partisan, independent group that is trying to achieve the impossible: cleaning up Albany.

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2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

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State Lawmakers Move To Ban Health Insurance Mandates

The New York Times | Monica Davey | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. PAUL -- In more than a dozen statehouses across the country, a small but growing group of lawmakers is pressing for state constitutional amendment...

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107 and Counting

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Factory Farming, Animals, Puppy Mills, Dogfighting, Cockfighting, Legislation, State Legislature, Green News
Michael Markarian

The Pennsylvania bill to prohibit large-scale puppy mill operators from crudely performing certain surgeries on dogs without anesthesia was the 107th new animal protection law passed by state legislatures in 2009.

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California's Death Throes: A View From Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

A grassroots movement working within Democratic Party structures might break the cycle of abuse the Republican minority has inflicted upon the state.

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The nexus: Abortion zealot Jackie Walorski and Indiana's hate crimes legislation

Bil Browning | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Abortion, Hate Crimes, Jackie Walorski, Abortion Laws, Zealotry, State Legislature, Indiana, Politics News
Bil Browning

The Indianapolis Star brings the encouraging news that the Indianapolis police department has "vowed to step up efforts to identify and report hate cr...

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Emil Jones' Son Will Replace Him On November Ballot

Posted 05.25.2011

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The son of retiring State Senate President Emil Jones was chosen to replace his father on the November ballot Thursday night, all but assuring the pol...

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