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Obama: U.S. 'Poised to Lead,' but More Math & Science Education 'Critical'
By Tom DiemerWhile U.S. House Republicans celebrated passage of a dramatically slimmed down federal budget on Saturday, President Obama called for continued investment in math and science education as well as partnerships with private firms willing to help workers develop new skills. "If we want to win the ...
Marching in Madison: Are Union Workers Welfare Queens, or Friends and Neighbors?
By Eleanor Clift
On cable television for a time this week, it looked like Cairo had come to Madison, as up to 70,000 people demonstrating for their rights marched on the Statehouse in Wisconsin. Fourteen Democratic lawmakers fled the Capitol, crossing state lines to avoid giving a Republican majority in the state ...
Is That a Christian Cross or a Plus Sign? Ohio School in 'Crossfire'
By David Gibson
The architect saw the building decoration as a plus sign. A local resident saw a cross. But you can't be too careful these days, so school officials in Toledo, Ohio, have asked the designer of a new elementary school to remove a series of cross-like symbols on the exterior of the gymnasium. "The ...
Obama Budget Due Monday as Debate Nears on Raising Debt Ceiling
By Tom Diemer
It's crunch time. With deficit hawks hovering, President Obama will offer his 2012 budget Monday, a spending package likely to include enough cuts to offend liberals, but not enough to mollify conservatives. But that's just an opener. House Republicans, facing an early March deadline to finish ...
Poll: Americans Want to Spend Less on Key Programs, but Also Resist Cuts
By Bruce Drake
The public's attitude about federal spending on major programs has begun to change. A Pew Research Center poll conducted Feb. 2-7 found some big drops in the percentages of those who favor increases in such bread-and-butter areas as health care, assistance for the unemployed, Medicare and veterans' ...
Race to the Top Collides with Race to Nowhere
By Joann M. Weiner
The most horrific part of the film "Race to Nowhere" is the heartbreaking thought that one young California girl's story could be the story of any kid. In "Race to Nowhere," director Vicki Abeles chronicles the "Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture" through the perspective of high school, ...
Second Amendment Case: Law Student Sues Idaho University to Keep Guns
By Michael AmesThe University of Idaho sits on a picturesque, tree-lined campus in the rolling hills of the northwestern Palouse. Just one mile from the Washington State border, the state's oldest university has the tranquil feel of a bricks-and-ivy, New England college. But one student here is fighting for his ...
Obama: 'Cut Wasteful Spending' and Focus on Job Creation
By Tom DiemerPresident Obama said Saturday the federal government needs to cut "wasteful spending" by eliminating programs that "we don't need" so that the country can focus on promoting innovations in energy, education and medical research. Obama isn't necessarily talking about reducing government spending. ...
State of the Union: What the . . . ?
By Robert and Donna Trussell
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State of the Union Winners and Losers: How Did Liberals, Corporate America Do?
By Jill Lawrence
Who won and who lost in President Obama's hour-long State of the Union address? It was less of a laundry list than some presidents indulge in, but still there were plenty of signals to interpret and points to put on the board (or not). WINNERS Nerds and entrepreneurs. Obama talked repeatedly about ...
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