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36 min ago | WHNS

Ed Secretary Challenges NEA On Teacher Pay

Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged members of the National Education Association Thursday to stop resisting the idea of linking teacher pay to student achievement.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Patty Murray

5 hrs ago | The Aspen Times

Salazar decision ruffles po...

When U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., voted against the American Clean Energy Security Act that recently, and narrowly, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, he surprised some of his constituents, including fellow Democrats and environmental activists.

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Related Topix: Diana DeGette, US Politics, John Salazar, US News, Representative Betsy Markey, US House of Representatives, Representative Jared Polis, Representative Ed Perlmutter, Representative Doug Lamborn, Republican

9 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

In Congress, trying to apologize is tough

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are learning the hard way that trying to apologize for historic injustices isn't as easy as saying sorry.

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Related Topix: US News, African-American, John Lewis, US Politics, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Army, George Bush, W.

13 hrs ago | Politico

Sunday talk show tip sheet

Top administration and defense officials head to the Sunday talk shows to map out the next steps.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Charles Schumer, US House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, John Boehner, Republican

18 hrs ago | Buffalo News

Budget battles keep states from tackling reforms

This June 15, 2009 file photo shows motorists passing by an alleged brothel in Warwick, R.I. In the frenzied rush after Rhode Island's budget passed in late June, state lawmakers were unable to agree on a compromise to close a 30-year-old legal loophole that permits prostitution so long as it happens indoors because many cash-strapped states have ...

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Warwick, RI, US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives

Sat Jul 04, 2009

USA Today

Chrysler dealership owner fights closings

A poster in Jim Tarbox's office at his North Kingstown Chrysler Jeep dealership declares: "Challenge: The harder the course, the more rewarding the triumph." It's a fitting slogan for Tarbox, whose third-generation business is suddenly in peril after Chrysler ended its franchise agreements with his two dealerships in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ...

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Related Topix: North Kingstown, RI, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Auto Dealers, Providence Metro, Warwick, RI

WGNO

With Franken, Senate Democrats get 60 votes _ on paper _ and a lot more pressure

Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Minnesota, Republican, John Cornyn

SignOnSanDiego.com

A few US cities hope to host Gitmo transplants

In this Nov. 13, 2005, photo maintenance employees replace a burned out light in a hallway inside the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Ill.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, United States Penitentiary, Marion, Federal Prisons, Marion, IL, US News, Camp Delta, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate

CBS13/CW31

Governor Sets Date For Congressional Election

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set Nov. 3 as the date of a special election for the Congressional seat vacated by former U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Government, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Ellen Tauscher

Newsday.com

Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests

A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge.

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Related Topix: US News, Sonia Sotomayor, US Politics, Jeff Sessions, US Senate, Republican, Patrick Leahy

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Columbian

NY growth besieges Revolutionary patriots' graves

Map locates Revolutionary War cemetary in Fishkill, N.Y. ADVANCE FOR SUN 7/05. Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Charles Schumer, US News, US Senate, Fishkill, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Dutchess County Metro, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science, United States Military Academy

KansasCity.com

States set to ring in Independence Day sans budget

Several states are facing the prospect of government shutdowns and program cuts as they enter the first weekend of the fiscal year and July Fourth holiday without a budget in place."This downturn, even more so than previous downturns, really is affecting every state right now," said Brian Sigritz, a staff associate with the National Association of ...

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Education Etc., US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, Ohio, US House of Representatives

WLUK-TV Green Bay

VA silent on compensating for mistakes

An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Hepatitis, Medicine, Health, Murfreesboro, TN, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Harry Mitchell

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: In-Depth Look - Warner's Climate And Health-Care Outlook

Interview and discussion with Virginia Senator, Mark Warner. He shares his thoughts about President Obama's battle for health-care reform and shares his insights about the climate change bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Mark Warner, Business News, Video

KAAL

SoCal-to-Vegas route wins federal designation

LAS VEGAS - The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal high-speed rail corridor, in a move that officials hope would signal increased cooperation between the regions on building speedier train travel.

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Related Topix: US Travel, Las Vegas, NV, Travel, Las Vegas Travel, Ray LaHood, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Harry Reid, US Senate

Slam Sports

Newspaper columnists give Palin dubious 'Sitting Duck Award'

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honour that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Winter Sports, Curling

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Oregonian

Navy investigates gay sailor's death in Calif.

The death of a gay sailor who was killed as he stood guard at Camp Pendleton doesn't appear to be a hate crime, officials said Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Bob Filner, US News, US House of Representatives

WBT-AM Charlotte

States without budgets as key deadline passes

States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tax, US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Arizona, Arizona Government, Mississippi Government, Mississippi

WJHG-TV Panama City

Sparks unveiling platform for Alabama governor

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks is unveiling a major part of his platform in his Democratic campaign for governor.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Artur Davis, US News

WNOL-TV New Orleans

Court victory hands Franken a Senate seat, Democrats a boost on health care, other key issues

The jokes about Minnesota's prolonged recount can finally stop, just in time for Democrats to secure a reliable vote from a former funny man.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Amy Klobuchar, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor

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