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September 2nd, 2010
From AOL:
Mos Def wants to send students off into space. The Brooklyn emcee is partnering wit NASA and singer Goapele to help promote science education at the I.S.I.S. Science & Culture Festival in Oakland, Calif. this weekend.
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September 1st, 2010
From Chicago Tribune:
The recently enacted financial reform legislation tries in numerous ways to change how Wall Street companies and their federal regulators act, but a little-noticed provision aims for something potentially more difficult and controversial — altering how they look.
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August 31st, 2010
From CBS News:
A Democratic congresswoman from Texas has admitted to inappropriately giving thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four of her own relatives and her top aide’s two children, the Dallas Morning News first reported.
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August 30th, 2010
From CNN:
Calling the federal response to Hurricane Katrina “a shameful breakdown in government,” President Barack Obama said Sunday as rebuilding continues, officials are looking ahead to avoid a repeat when future disasters strike.
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August 29th, 2010
From The Washington Post:
Thousands of people joined the Rev. Al Sharpton and other leaders Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington in 1963.
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August 27th, 2010
From Education Week:
“We’re experiencing a dramatic increase in academic achievement,” said Paul G. Pastorek, the state superintendent of public instruction. “But perhaps more importantly, we have a revival of public schools in New Orleans. And it’s a revival that has a lot of legs.”
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August 26th, 2010
From Omaha World-Herald:
“What you see is what you will be,” said Tom Warren, president and CEO of the Urban League of Nebraska. “We’re here because we love you. We’re here because we care.”
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August 26th, 2010
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August 25th, 2010
From The Huffington Post:
Four-term Rep. Kendrick Meek defeated real estate billionaire Jeff Greene in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, the Associated Press reported. Meek will go on to a general election fight with Republican Marco Rubio and Republican-turned-Independent Charlie Crist.
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