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Capturing the curious
Last January, a nondescript room on a floor above the Contemporary Museum in the Mount Vernon district suddenly got real "descript" as a new organization gave Baltimore's cultural life an unexpected shot in the arm, a shot with a welcome sting. It came in...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Music, New York, Luciano Berio, Peabody Conservatory
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'Angel' takes in homeless Boca Raton Charter School
South Florida Sun-SentinelLast spring, Boca Raton Charter School lost its building on Northwest 35th Street following a rent dispute with the building's landlord, but that disruption may have turned out to be a blessing in disguise. On the last Friday before school started, Boca...Tags: Schools, Boca Raton, Family
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Schools can offer classes on Bible
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas high schools are not required to offer elective high school Bible courses under a new law adopted by the state last year, Atty. General Greg Abbott said. The legislature passed a law last year allowing for Bible courses to...Tags: Schools, Bible, Religious Texts, Texas
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Change, his way
tom.brune@newsday.comST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain launched a crusade against Washington last night in his bid for the White House, saying he and his running mate Sarah Palin have the kind of track record needed for reform, but that his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama,...Tags: Ethics, Mark Salter, Elections, Values, Family
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Community Organizers More Valuable Than Palin Thinks
Sarah Palin, the new it girl in American politics, was doing what a vice presidential candidate is supposed to do — savaging the top of the opposing ticket. But in mocking Barack Obama's lack of executive experience, Alaska's socially...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Drug Trafficking, Connecticut, Schools
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Text Of Sen. John McCain's Speech
Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans -- the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for President of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confidence. In my life, no success has come...Tags: Health and Safety at School, History, Executive Branch, Elections, Nuclear Power
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Just The Facts
Speakers at both the Democratic and the Republican national conventions blurred facts to score political points. Here's a sampling:
JOHN MCCAIN: "We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both...Tags: Elections, Richard Lugar, Medical Services, Energy Resources, Joe Lieberman
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FactCheck: Telling the fuller story at the Republican National Convention
John McCain set a new tone for the Republican National Convention Thursday, with speakers abandoning many of the tough words aimed at Barack Obama that had characterized the previous night. But the picture they painted blurred some facts. _____ Some...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Marsha Blackburn, Richard Lugar, State Budgets
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Involve parents
Collin Hitt asserts that there are many Chicago public schools on par with top-notch suburban schools ("Give students the choice to attend charter schools where kids perform well," Commentary, Aug. 22). As proof of this, he points to the graduation...Tags: Schools
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NYC schoolchildren spend hours on lost school bus
The driver of a school bus that circled Brooklyn for nearly five hours while carrying about a dozen kindergartners and first-graders has been suspended. Authorities say the 53-year-old driver claimed he had gotten lost Wednesday while ferrying the...Tags: Schools, Brownsville
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8,000 Wis. students are homeless
As public schools begin another year of education, thousands of students across Wisconsin have no permanent home address. The state Department of Public Instruction says more than 8,000 students were identified as homeless at the end of the 2006-2007...Tags: Schools, Wisconsin
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Text of John McCain's speech
Sen. John McCain delivered these remarks Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for president of the United States....Tags: Health and Safety at School, History, Elections, Medical Services, Values
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