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Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges
WashingtonThe Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation’s colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to "racial preferences" in college admissions. The...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Students, Racism, Social Issues, Teaching and Learning
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NYPD monitored Muslim students across Northeast
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students more broadly than previously known and at schools far beyond the city limits, including Ivy League colleges Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania, the...Tags: Yale University, Stony Brook University, University of Pennsylvania, National Security, Students
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First new U.S. nuclear reactors in decades approved
A consortium of utilities in the South won government approval Thursday to construct two new atomic energy reactors at an estimated cost of $14 billion, the strongest signal yet that the three-decade hiatus of nuclear plant construction is finally ending....Tags: Companies and Corporations, National Government, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Shoreham, Nuclear Power
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Book review: 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank' by Nathan Englander
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
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Nathan Englander
Alfred A. Knopf: 210 pp., $24.95
Give Nathan Englander credit for chutzpah. The title of his new book of short fiction, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank," draws...Tags: Raymond Carver, Yom Kippur, West Bank, Religious Events, Jerusalem (Israel)
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‘Fringe’ recap: Astrid action
Show TrackerFinally! I’ve been saying since day one that ‘Fringe’ needed an Astrid-centric episode. I track the Astrid Action every week. In the first few season, Astrid battled for screen time, let alone character development. In season two ,... -
Ron Paul on second-place finish: 'We are dangerous'
Shortly before Ron Paul took the stage at his boisterous party here, a woman who would only identify herself as a founder of New Hampshire’s tea party stood before an oversized TV broadcasting the victory speech of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Tea Party Movement, Federal Reserve, Real Estate, Politics
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Fat chefs in the spotlight as 'Fat Chef' debuts on Food Network
On the heels of the Paula Deen debacle comes a new show from the Food Network: "Fat Chef."
No euphemisms allowed here, apparently. The new reality series, which debuted this week in an incredible feat of good timing, features obese chefs who need and...Tags: Health, Ina Garten, Weight, Emeril Lagasse , Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Another Guantanamo taint
Of all the hangovers from the George W. Bush years, the thorniest may be what to do about the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There are still 171 detainees at Guantanamo and little consensus on what to do with them. Last spring,...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Laws, Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Connecticut police charged with abuse of authority toward Latinos
Four police officers from a Connecticut suburb have been accused of abusing their legal authority to harass, intimidate and deprive Latinos of their rights, the latest in a series of charges brought by the federal government against local police...Tags: Trials, Bullying, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Trials
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Top three revel in their New Hampshire primary victories
In the end, the only suspense Tuesday centered on just how big Mitt Romney's margin in Tuesday's primary would be — and how his chief challengers would try to wrench the illusion of victory from defeat.
The crowd at Romney's Manchester rally...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Tea Party Movement, Federal Reserve, Real Estate, Politics
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Richard Threlkeld dies at 74; veteran TV anchor and correspondent
Richard Threlkeld, a former CBS and ABC correspondent who covered the fall of Saigon and helped establish the CBS "Sunday Morning" show with weekly stories that showcased his prodigious energy and incisive writing, died Friday in a car crash on Long...Tags: Health, ABC (tv network), Movies, Television Industry, Bill Clinton
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First, a sex offender registry. Next, an animal abuser registry?
Nation NowRegistry of animal abusers: Efforts to establish online registries for animal abusers, like the ones for sex offenders, have been launched in five states....
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