Math and English classes could be standardized (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement nationwide.

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Math and English classes could be standardized (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement nationwide.

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Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal – The Associated Press

March 10th, 2010

Kansas City Star Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal The Associated Press WASHINGTON — They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home. … At Capitol ceremony, female aviators of WWII honored MiamiHerald.com Former World War II Female Pilot from Jacksonville Receives High Honor First Coast News Congress honors WASP WWII pilots Scripps News Detroit Free Press

House rejects pullout from Afghanistan – Reuters

March 10th, 2010

Washington Post House rejects pullout from Afghanistan Reuters Two helicopters escorting US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates take off after a visit to Camp Black Horse where the Afghan National Army (ANA) receive training in Kabul March 10, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday … House Rejects Bid to End Afghan War FOXNews House rejects call for withdrawal from Afghanistan The Associated Press House rejects bid to pull troops from Afghanistan MiamiHerald.com Boston Herald

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.

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Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.

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Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, ‘Jihad Jane’ online (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend’s father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.

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Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, ‘Jihad Jane’ online (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend’s father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.

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Va. gov counters state atty. gen.’s advice on gays (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general’s advice to public colleges.

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Va. gov counters state atty. gen.’s advice on gays (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP – Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general’s advice to public colleges.

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