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01May
Osama Bin Laden Killed
(From CNN) — The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night. Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the September
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07Dec
Obama Defends Tax Cuts for Wealthiest Americans
(Yahoo) WASHINGTON – With fellow Democrats balking, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts was necessary to help the economy and protect recession-weary Americans. He passionately defended his record against Democrats who complain he’s
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05Oct
President Obama To Strengthen Community Colleges
In 2009, President Obama proposed pumping millions of dollars into America’s community colleges, as part of his administration’s commitment to strengthening education in the U.S. However, those plans were scaled back by Congress. This week Obama began using some of
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04May
From Street Cred to College Cred: The Rapper's Great Migration
“We’ve seen more progress for Blacks in the last 15 years in the United States than we have for them in the last 100 years,” said the outspoken and self-righteous white girl in my grad school class. This heinous and
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05Feb
The End of Health Care Reform?
From the Associated Press: After insisting for a year that failure was not an option, President Barack Obama is now acknowledging his health care overhaul may die in Congress. His remarks at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser Thursday night sounded
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06Jan
Obama and Democrats hoping to get Health Bill on the Fast Track
From USA Today The White House didn’t say much about last night’s health care talks between President Obama and congressional Democrats, but officials made it clear they’re cool with fast-tracking the final phase of legislation, with no public hearings and
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04Sep
U.S. eases Cuban restrictions
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Treasury announced it has changed its regulations to lift restrictions on the ability of Cuban Americans to visit relatives in Cuba and send them money. A Treasury Department statement on Thursday said the Office of
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04Sep
Educators take heat over Obama school speech
Call it a lesson in contemporary political discourse. Educators across America found themselves at the center of a political storm this week as conservatives exploded in anger over President Obama’s plans to give a speech to the country’s schoolchildren. A
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17Aug
‘Public Option’ in Health Plan May Be Dropped
PHOENIX — The White House, facing increasing skepticism overPresident Obama’s call for a public insurance plan to compete with the private sector, signaled Sunday that it was willing to compromise and would consider a proposal for a nonprofit health cooperative
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12Aug
Fears fuel emotional health care protests
CNN) – Beyond the noise of raucous crowds and angry protesters who have turned town hall meetings into shouting matches is genuine concern from ordinary citizens who are afraid that President Obama’s health care proposals would only make things harder for
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