New York Times
By SAM DILLON The Obama administration has made opening more charter schools a big part of its plans for improving the nation's education system, but Education Secretary Arne Duncan will warn advocates of the schools on Monday that low-quality …
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
She said she doesn't allow her kids to play in the grass area near the quarry and that they walk the family dog, an Australian shepherd, on a leash. Pleasanton police Lt. Craig Eicher said residents also reported what they thought was a mountain lion …
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is calling for $1.4 billion in cuts to missile defense programs as part of a budget plan he says will "reshape the priorities" of the Pentagon, a move that is drawing bipartisan resistance.
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BBC News
While war rages in north-eastern Sri Lanka, aid agencies say that the outside world is still largely ignorant of the miserable conditions endured by civilians caught up in fighting between the security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Xinhua
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