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By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Nov. 30) -- Finally, a positive piece of news in the often gloomy world of education in the United States: A study released today suggests that the nation's fight to reduce the number of high school dropouts may be turning a corner. The report shows that the American graduation rate increased from 72 percent in 2002 to 75 percent in 2008. It also says that the number of so-called "dropout factories" -- high schools where only 60 percent or fewer of freshmen make it to senior year -- fell 13 percent over the same time period. In 2002 there were 2,007 dropout factories, compared with 1,746 in ...
The Romney Buzz at CPAC
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyGov. Mitt Romney's concession speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference was very well received. The buzz at the conference is that Romney was very gracious in defeat, saying that the race was not about him and vowing to do his part to help heal whatever rifts there are in the Republican Party heading into the GOP convention. One conference attendant thought there was a subtle undercurrent of McCain suspicion in Romney's remarks. "I don't like McCain as much as any of you," she characterized it, "but this is about the war." But another attendee told me that Romney's speech was very ...
Romney's Concession
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailySpeaking at CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Committee) in Washington, D.C., Mitt Romney appeared cheerful, optimistic and extremely energetic as he delivered his concession speech. The most interesting aspect of the speech was probably his express reason for withdrawal: Should he continue to campaign, fighting until the bitter end against John McCain, he could weaken the GOP ticket and perhaps allow Obama or Clinton to win the presidency. And, given the stakes, particularly the necessity to win the global war on terror, he could now allow the possibility of a Democratic White House ...
Benefits of a Primary 'Killing Field'
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyAs you probably have heard by now, Mitt Romney is suspending his campaign seeking the GOP nomination for president. After dumping about $50 million of his own money into the race, the former Massachusetts governor says he's doing this in the best interest of the party, so they can unite against the Democrats come November.Some political observers say that with today's news that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton expect to battle each other to the very end, Democrats should be jealous of of the Republicans' "winner-take-all" primary system in which if a candidate wins a plurality of the vote in a ...
Romney Steps Down. McCain Wins!
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyMitt Romney is about to announce that he will "suspend his campaign," thus conceding his run for the Republican nomination. John McCain now emerges as the Republican front-runner and prospective GOP nominee for the presidency. Whereas Super Tuesday has left the Democrats in a dead heat, it seems to have resolved the Republican contest. Mitt Romney's tepid showing has foreclosed his chances, and he is now admitting the inevitable. Thus, the GOP field now consists of John McCain and Mike Huckabee, and the latter is statistically out of the running. I have assumed that Huckabee's role in the ...
Should Huckabee Quit Too?
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyThe withdrawal of John Edwards today narrowed the Democratic field to three. But since Mike Gravel is virtually invisible, it's down to two. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will now square off in a titanic, one-on-one showdown for the Democratic nomination. It's so pure. So simple. John Edwards leaving the race does the media a huge favor. We now have a binary contest, and as fellow PM'er David Knowles explained in a post this morning, America likes its politics binary. The Republican contest remains crowded, despite the exit of Rudy Giuliani. Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee continue to muck up ...
Hot Seat: So, Who's Leading Now?
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