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Nine Highlights From Education in 2012
credit: http://ubcmisa.orgFrom fights for equality in schooling overseas to new approaches to the issues that affect our campuses, education in 2012 had its share of highlights and headlines. By no m ...
25 Dec, 2012
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Former US Senator Chuck Hagel Faces Resistance to Nomination
(Credit: BBC)On Friday, President Barack Obama officially nominated Massachusetts US Senator John Kerry to become the next secretary of state. With UN ambassador Susan Rice rescinding her name from c ...
22 Dec, 2012
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Five More States Secure Early Learning Challenge Grants
Credit: www.ed.govIllinois, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, and Wisconsin will get a share of the 2012 Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, a $133 million grant fund to enhance superiority and exp ...
18 Dec, 2012
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Sufficient Support from Social Security Benefits in Jeopardy
Sen. Bernie Sanders talked about protecting Social Security in the Senate Budget Committee in 2011. Photo: Bernie Sanders' OfficeAlmost every American reaching retirement age is expecting support fro ...
04 Dec, 2012
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Former Nebraska US Senator Chuck Hagel Vetted for State, Defense
Credit: BBCAs Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepares to exit her post, a few names have surfaced as potential successors. UN ambassador Susan Rice is facing stiff opposition from Senate Republic ...
03 Dec, 2012
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Budget Talks Renew Carbon Tax Debate
Photo: Stefan WernliAs lawmakers scramble to close the budget gap before January 1, the prospect of instituting a carbon tax has reemerged. It has encountered fierce criticism from organizations like ...
14 Nov, 2012
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The Things That Seem & Those That Are
For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were reality, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.- Nicolo Machiavelli, The 8t ...
13 Nov, 2012
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GOP Loss Reveals Demographic Trouble, Split within Party
Credit: LA TimesThe only silver lining for the GOP that can be gleaned from the November 6 elections is that it retained control of the House of Representatives. Otherwise, the election results were ...
12 Nov, 2012
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20 Democratic US Senators Face Re-Election in 2014
of all US Senators are up for re-election. Every two years approximately one-third1. Max Baucus (Montana)Baucus is the longest-serving US Senator in the history of Montana, having first won election ...
10 Nov, 2012
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Record Number of Women Elected to Congress in 2012
The 2012 election cycle saw a record number of women elected to Congress. An all time high of 20 women were elected in the Senate, and at least 77 women in the House, with a few races left uncertain.F ...
09 Nov, 2012
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