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New Posts “On April 11, [Rhee's successor] Henderson announced “Proving What’s Possible,” a new $10 million grant program designed to spur innovative ways of boosting student achievement. Officials are especially interested in funding schools that want to extend the academic day, leverage technology to improve learning, or upgrade staff….Hullabaloo
The pair's phone logs, obtained by ABC News, show they spoke just five minutes before police responded to reports of a shooting at the gated community in Sanford, Fla. Recounting her conversation with Martin, the teen girl said, "He said this man was watching him, so he put his hoodie on.
After almost a year and half in the majority “ House Republicans are still struggling to show they are able to get something done ,” as the GOP has few if any real accomplishments under their belt, NBC News notes .
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It didn't have to be like this. The White House could have done the right thing and issued the LGBT non-discrimination executive order for federal contractors. But, somehow, the geniuses that run the place decided against it.Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post
Have you ever had to buy a long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net (LLIN)? Probably not, even if you live in Africa, where nine out of ten malaria-related deaths occur. From 2004 to 2011, annual net distribution grew exponentially from 5 million to 130 million nets, yet few people have ever paid for one.
FDR Memorial: The Four Freedoms (Wikipedia) The Republican Presidential primary has unmasked one astonishingly ugly facet after another in the GOP’s character, leaving the party’s soul stripped bare of any moral pretense and revealing, at its core, an appalling indifference to — even a smug pleasure in — other peoples’ suffering. Consider what has been on display in just three months of debates and campaigning.
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The Agonist | thoughtful, global, timely
Belgian and Swiss news sites have leaked exit polls embargoed in France until after the election, which show Hollande winning the French presidential election with around 53 percent of the vote.Daily Kos :: State of the Nation
Anyone who doubts that President Obama has a solid lead, should simply watch This Week this morning.