Yazan: | 12 February 2012 | No Comments
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WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama on Thursday declared that 10 states are free from the No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to scrap some of the most rigorous and unpopular mandates in American education. In exchange, the states are promising higher standards and more creative ways to measure what students are learning. “We can [...]
Yazan: | 31 December 2011 | No Comments
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WASHINGTON ? A man accused of trying to kill President Barack Obama by firing several shots at the White House from long range must remain in custody to protect the public and the president, a federal judge said Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Facciola’s order that Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez be detained without bond was not [...]
Yazan: | 18 November 2011 | No Comments
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CANBERRA, Australia ? Signaling U.S. determination to counter a rising China, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will send military aircraft and up to 2,500 Marines to northern Australia for a training hub to help allies and protect American interests across Asia. He declared the U.S. is not afraid of China, by far the biggest [...]