Indian colleges: One of America's best-kept secrets
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Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, stumbled across a great disparity while seeking appropriations for the American Indian colleges. "It was appropriations time and I was frankly shocked to discover that a federally chartered college like Howard University, a..
Dec/23/2008 8:05 AM
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Students see the possibilities
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The world has bigger problems than the media's current miseries, so you may have missed these reports from two days last week: Macmillan Publishing eliminating 64 jobs, New York magazine announcing its first layoffs, top-level execs getting the ax at...
Dec/23/2008 8:01 AM
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U.S. ambassador says Iraq may have a chance
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BAGHDAD - Ambassador Ryan Crocker was holding his last meeting in the grand marble rooms of Saddam Hussein's former palace, before the U.S. Embassy formally moved into new quarters and returned the building to the Iraqi government. As it happened, my...
Dec/22/2008 8:00 PM
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The gift of protecting public lands
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The treasures of our public lands should be a gift for all, not the private bank account to be used by a few. Whether it comes to mining around the Grand Canyon and other national parks, drilling in sensitive wildlife habitat or pushing roads through our.
Dec/22/2008 8:06 AM
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Arne Duncan: a reformer as U.S. education secretary
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The following editorial appeared in the Seattle Times on Thursday, Dec. 18: --- President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Education Secretary signals two important advances in public education: a push for continued reforms and a coming period of...
Dec/19/2008 8:03 AM
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Obama must engage creatively with China, India and Russia
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WASHINGTON - As I made my way from one national-security discussion to another, the conversation never strayed far from an imposing topic: the 21st century's emerging or renascent powers. Whether Americans like it or not, they must share influence with...
Dec/18/2008 8:00 PM
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Attack keeps Afghan girls away from school
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It's been more than a month since several men riding motorbikes sprayed acid on a group of female students and teachers as they were leaving the Mirwais Meena Girls School here, blinding two and leaving at least 15 others severely.
Dec/18/2008 8:00 PM
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Awaiting a new policy on Cuba
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On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama will finally assume the U.S. presidency. On April 17-19, he's scheduled to travel to Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. Though he's sure to be warmly greeted, Obama can add to the warmth if he has ended all.
Dec/18/2008 8:00 PM
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Bush's markers and marking time
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The public seemingly can't wait to see President George W. Bush disappear from headlines and TV screens. Even Bush says he'll be happy to leave the spotlight. But before he does, his White House has been trying to set markers for the inevitable...
Dec/18/2008 10:55 AM
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College costs: Shortchanging the nation's future
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The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday, Dec. 10: --- Dumb is a good way to describe America's approach to paying for a college education. A college diploma is treated like any other commodity, priced at whatever...
Dec/12/2008 8:06 AM
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