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House OKs student loan bill that Obama vows to veto
McClatchy NewspapersWASHINGTON -- Rates on popular student loans would be barred from doubling as scheduled on July 1 under Republican-authored legislation that the House of Representatives passed Friday -- but the change would be funded by slashing money from a fund for...Tags: Democratic Party, Health, Health and Safety at School, John A. Boehner, Parties and Movements
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Michael Penny Carter
Michael Penny Carter, a longtime public schools and community activist who had been director of family and community engagement for the Baltimore school system, died Tuesday of prostate cancer at a sister's home in West Baltimore. The Harlem Park...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Health, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Juvenile Delinquency
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Congo Park Expanded to Protect Chimpanzees
The Republic of Congo has formally expanded Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to protect an increasingly rare treasure: one of Africa’s most pristine forests and a population of “naive” chimpanzees with so little exposure to humans that the...Tags: Lincoln Park Zoo, John Robinson, Conservation, Natural Resources, Africa
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Bill seeks to require drug screening for jobless benefits
Nation NowLegislation introduced by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) would require applicants for federally subsidized jobless benefits to fill out a questionnaire used for drug screening to determine whether they should then have to take a drug test. Those identified as... -
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Shock waves from scandal continue to spread
The child sex scandal at Penn State University reverberated Thursday on multiple fronts, touching everything from promotional buttons to superstar athletes to bowl bids as state and national media raced to keep track.
A vague post in an Internet forum...Tags: Trials, Rose Bowl Game, Mike McQueary, The New York Times, The Pennsylvania State University
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Senate to examine child abuse laws in wake of Penn State scandal
Nation NowThe Penn State child sex-abuse scandal has prompted calls for a Senate committee hearing on whether stronger laws are needed to protect children from child abuse and neglect.... -
'U Visa' debate: Should illegal immigrant workers have more rights? [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.In the 1930's, occupations held largely by African Americans were not protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Today, there is still little federal protection for professions many undocumented workers hold -- namely agricultural laborers and home... -
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House Votes to repeal Obama's health care law
AP Special CorrespondentSwiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Florida, Business, Democratic Party, Mike Ross
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Social media wrap: Obama retweets his own Iraq speech [Updated]
Top of the TicketOnce an Internet superstar who parlayed his online popularity successfully, the Democrat now finds social-media reaction to his second Oval Office address definitely muted.... -
Port Chicago, site of a World War II home front tragedy, is a classroom today
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe bombs erupted along Pier No. 1, thousands of them, about 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. And 66 years later, you can still spot a few twisted hunks of metal near water's edge, an American flag snapping in the wind overhead. This is Port...Tags: Bill Clinton, Trials, Minority Groups, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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