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A panel of educators convened by the nation s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation’s public school children should learn in math and English, year by year, from kindergarten to high school graduation.
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President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the time for talk is over and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable. Visiting America s heartland, Obama tried to rally support for his healthcare legislation among wavering Democrats. He urged them to set aside their worries about a political backlash and support the legislation.
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In 1770, amidst public opprobrium, the future president defended the British officers charged with murdering American colonials at the infamous Boston Massacre. Adams, with full knowledge of the political repercussions of his decision, nevertheless felt that the accused British soldiers were entitled to a fair trial. A jury acquitted six soldiers; two were convicted of manslaughter.
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Liberal and progressive organizations that helped propel him to the White House are turning on him now, little more than a year after he took office. Their collective discontent, on issues from health care to nuclear energy to the handling of terror suspects, could mean bad news for Democrats during this fall s congressional elections.
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