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10 states get education waivers
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:56:38 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law in exchange for promises to improve the way schools teach and evaluate students.
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UK's Cameron calls Jordan's king over extremist
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:33:28 GMT
 AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday agreed to cooperate over thus-far unsuccessful attempts to deport extremist cleric Abu Qatada from London to Amman, the U.K. leader's office said.
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Is President Obama Buying Votes Through Executive Order?
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:42:38 GMT
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Through executive order, President Barack Obama will allow 10 states a pass on the deadline requirements set under No Child Left Behind, according to Fox News. This continues a stream of executive orders given by the president. As a political scientist, I see the president's actions suspicious when added with the fact of how the 2012 election is right around the corner. How many votes will he try to buy through his executive order ability?
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Social Issues Are Back in 2012
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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:20:45 GMT
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Just in time for the 2012 presidential election, America's tradition of cultural warfare appears to making an unwelcome resurgence. Uncertain, though, is whether this revert is just a brief departure from the economic debates that were so prominent in 2010, when fiscal conservatives touting the tea party brand were elected in spades to Congress. On the other hand, these social issues may be of high political significance. Certainly, with the economy in the process of improvement, critics of President Obama may be looking towards the perceived flaws of him and his party in another sphere altogether: the sociocultural realm of abortion, gay rights, and religious freedom.
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