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Goodie Mob: Building New Leaders From The Elders 27 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
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A College Kid, A Single Mom, And The Problem With The Poverty Line 27 Aug 2013 | 09:16 am
The College Kid Rico Saccoccio is a junior at Fordham University in the Bronx. He's from a middle-class family in Connecticut and he spent the summer living at home with his parents, who cover about ...
Justice Backs Less Protective Ruling On Reporter Privilege 27 Aug 2013 | 04:24 am
In a case closely watched by the intelligence community and the media, the Justice Department urged a federal appeals court on Monday to leave in place a court ruling that gives reporters little prote...
For Obama, Outrage Over Syria Is The Easy Part 27 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
The present Syrian crisis ranks among the most vexing moments of President Obama's presidency. The recent heart-rending images of Syrian civilians, many of them young children apparently killed by ch...
Sleepy, Southern And Segregated: What D.C. Was Like In '63 27 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
Fifty years ago this week, when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators came from across the country to take part in the 1963 March on Washington, the city was not yet the cosmopolitan capital that it ...
Tulsa Super is 'No Carry Over' Pay Raise Fan 27 Aug 2013 | 02:40 am
Tulsa School Superintendent Keith Ballard released the following statement on the proposal to increase teacher pay with carry over funds:
2 Excerpts You Should Read From Kerry's Speech About Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 02:35 am
Secretary of State John Kerry gave a rare and pointed speech in which he sent a clear message to the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad that the use of chemical weapons defied "any code of morality." "By ...
'Braai Day' Aims To Bring S. Africans Together Over Barbecue 27 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
Nelson Mandela is officially "improving," though still in critical condition at a South African hospital. His long battle with a lung infection has South Africans anxiously contemplating their "post-M...
Embattled LA Sheriff Still Plans To Give Fifth Term A Shot 27 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca — who oversees the largest municipal jail system in the country — is facing growing pressure to bow out of the race for what could be his fifth term. There's a lot...
Which U.S. Agencies Have Taken The Most Furlough Days? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:10 am
The threat of furloughs loomed large early in 2013, when mandatory budget cuts seemed certain to force federal workers to skip anywhere from 10 to 22 days of work without pay this year. A new tally by...