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The Debate Heats Up On No Child Left BehindMonday, September 24, 2007 9:34:00 PM WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the federal law No Child Left Behind (NCLB) comes up for renewal this year, opposition is building in Washington from all directions, liberal and conservative. Full Story
College Graduates Have More Money, Better HealthThursday, September 20, 2007 9:35:00 PM WASHINGTON, D.C.-How much is a college degree worth? In dollars and cents it may surprise you. In 2005, the average person in the workforce with a four-year college degree earned $50,900.Your typic ... Full Story
Mayor Fenty Kicks-off 'Creative Economy' InitiativeMonday, September 10, 2007 6:57:00 PM WASHINGTON, DC-Mayor Adrian Fenty launched a summit September 5 at the Shakespeare Company's Lansburgh Theatre on 7th Street, NW, to launch the "creative economy" initiative. This meeting begins s ... Full Story
Immigrants Projected to Propel U.S. Population GrowthSunday, September 09, 2007 6:56:00 PM The U.S. population is on course to increase by 167 million by 2060. The majority of this increase can be attributed to immigrants and their descendants. Full Story
The Stethoscope Becomes a MicrophoneTuesday, August 28, 2007 6:55:00 PM The American Medical Association (AMA) announced a three-year advertising campaign that will dramatize the need to cover the nearly 47 million Americans without health insurance. Full Story
A Bright Spot in the Health Care CrisisSunday, August 26, 2007 2:15:00 PM By serving the uninsured, underinsured, or even those insured but without access to primary care providers, community heath centers address many ills that riddle America's health care system. Full Story
Drug Culture Invades High SchoolsThursday, August 23, 2007 6:50:00 PM Drugs and alcohol have become increasingly commonplace in the life of high school students and are making inroads into the middle schools, concludes a new Columbia University study. It is not an occas ... Full Story
One Year Countdown to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Begins!Saturday, August 11, 2007 6:57:00 PM WASHINGTON, D.C.—Exactly one year before the 2008 Olympic Games begin in Beijing, on August 8, Amnesty International (AI) hosted a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., calling on t ... Full Story
Mass Mind Control in China Enters a New PhaseWednesday, August 08, 2007 9:01:00 PM Chinese censorship is evolving in new directions as the regime confronts the expansion of the Internet and cell phone users in China, and criticisms from the West. Full Story
Global Torch Relay Aims to End Persecution of Falun GongSaturday, August 04, 2007 8:58:00 PM The Global Human Rights Torch Relay was announced at a news conference outside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on August 3. Full Story
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