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'We're all learners'
Sep 7, 2008 — Telegram & Gazette
Caradonio and his wife, Linda Youngblood, remain in Worcester. Q: Why did you leave the seminary? Q: Where were you a cave guide?
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Albert Gallatin initiative boots teachers
Sep 7, 2008 — Pittsburgh Tribune Review
But Albert Gallatin High School may be ready to challenge for the right to adopt that slogan, thanks to efforts of dedicated administrators, teachers, coaches, and the Pennsylvania Coaching Initiative. Some 32,000 students are benefiting from the program. Albert Gallatin's coaches include math coach Anne-Marie Layhue and literacy coach Jennifer Philips, both from Intermediate Unit 1, encompassing Fayette, Washington, and Greene counties.
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An Adviser Molds a Tighter, More Aggressive McCain Campaign
Sep 7, 2008 — New York Times
Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to Mr. Schmidt on the Bush campaign and, for a time, on the McCain campaign. Schmidt gave the war room a more central place in Mr.
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Backlash in the heartland Tougher enforcement turns up heat on illegal immigrants
Sep 7, 2008 — The Columbus Dispatch
Why do we want to scare so many people away?" Combs disagrees. "We need to recognize illegal immigration is a problem. We don't even know." The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that a third to half of Ohio's 284,000 Latinos live here illegally. Escudero moved to Columbus, graduated from Ohio State and published a bilingual newspaper for three years. Polished and poised, Escudero rose quickly to a position of authority in state government.
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Blowing Into Duke City Oil Man Pushes For Wind Technology
Sep 7, 2008 — Albuquerque Journal
Pickens wants us to vastly increase the electricity we get from wind. He acknowledges that the costs of such a grid would be enormous, but he told the Senate he believes it could be paid for with private-sector money, given the proper tax incentives.
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Congress's Return Adds Another Facet to Elections
Sep 7, 2008 — Washington Post
Lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow for a quick session loaded with political traps and minefields, for each other and for presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain. These include offshore oil drilling and economic stimulus, with a possible health-care surprise. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) in the Democratic primary.
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Demographic shifts mark historic race
Sep 7, 2008 — Honolulu Advertiser
Will the McCain-Obama election be a turning point in American politics? Demographic destiny Major demographic changes have shaped and reshaped American politics throughout the nation's history. Those voters, particularly older ones, weren't a receptive group for Obama in the primaries.
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Education big issue in 6th District race
Sep 7, 2008 — News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware
GINGER GIBSON Two Democrats are vying for a chance to challenge Minority Whip and 14-year Senate incumbent Liane Sorenson for the 6th District seat. College instructors John Mackenzie and Michael Terranova are seeking to represent the district that includes Hockessin and western Newark. Both cite education reform as a primary goal if elected.
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Future of Hawaii renewable energy projects uncertain
Sep 7, 2008 — Honolulu Advertiser
Hamakua Biomass is a partnership between Chief Executive Officer Guy Gilliland and Kent Smith and Hilton Unemori, who are investors in Maui's Kaheawa Wind Power project. Gilliland was an asset manager for Kamehameha Schools until 2003, but said his former employment has no bearing on the Hamakua Biomass project. Hu Honua and Tradewinds both have received strong support from the ILWU, which hopes the biomass projects will generate jobs for area residents.
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Grand Prairie parents drop schools not making grade
Sep 7, 2008 — The Dallas Morning News
Showell said. Deciding to leave Kathleen Reed put her daughter, Rebecca, on a different path out of Grand Prairie High. Last year, she began trying to get an interdistrict transfer for Rebecca to Ranchview High School in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. At first, Carrollton-Farmers Branch rejected her plea. But Carrollton-Farmers Branch does not accept PEG transfers and did not accept Rebecca under that program.
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Nuclear waste conference says public input needed
Sep 7, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Public opposition has derailed at least five nuclear waste facilities in two decades. That means just 14 states have somewhere to send all their low-level waste. It's considered to lose its hazardous quality in about 100 years. State lawmakers outlawed Class B and C waste in Utah three years ago. It's hazard lasts about 300 and 500 years, respectively. High-level waste is dangerously radioactive.
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Off the Shelf: A Call to Action, for Earth and Profit
Sep 7, 2008 — New York Times
Our planet is becoming hot because flat (globalization, in Mr. Friedman’s legions of readers: source, anecdote, pop metaphor. To Americans who abhor talk of higher taxes, Mr.
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Palin pick may have torpedoed Dems' strategy Huntsman says the GOP ticket is the most Western in U.S. history
Sep 7, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Richardson got a rousing ovation at Mile High Stadium before Obama's speech on the final night. And Montana Gov. Mark Udall, the Democratic Senate candidate in Colorado, got a huge boost in terms of interest and enthusiasm after the convention, said his spokeswoman, Tara Trujillo.
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Palin stirs debate on bias, social change
Sep 7, 2008 — Richmond Times-Dispatch
Olympia Meola Sep. 7, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Alaska Gov. The poll has a margin of error of 2 percentage points. Some party loyalists, like Hazel Rigby, don't want just any woman. She said Palin supports teaching creationism alongside evolution in schools and thinks abortion should be illegal, except to save the mother's life.
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Parents of Special-Needs Children Divided Over Palin's Promise to Help
Sep 7, 2008 — New York Times
What lawyers, advocates and parents are seeking now, Ms. Palin’s spokeswoman, would not elaborate on Ms. Parents of children with disabilities have sought to educate prospective parents on the emotional rewards of having children like their own.
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Risking Armageddon for Cold, Hard Cash
Sep 7, 2008 — Washington Post
India and the United States, along with deep-pocketed corporations, have been steadily pushing along a lucrative and dangerous new nuclear pact, the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement. This is what the U.S.-India nuclear deal is really all about. ...
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Smithtown schools to get solar panels
Sep 7, 2008 — Newsday
The system's life span is 25 years. Installation should be completed by the end of the year, Piro said.
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So What Is Fair Game With Sarah Palin? Look at the Rules Hillary Clinton Had to Play By.
Sep 7, 2008 — Washington Post
John McCain did on Palin's behalf last week, on the grounds that the question was unfair? Clinton has been surprisingly quiet in the days since Palin was nominated. Which is why so many Clinton loyalists believe -- and I believe they really believe it -- that Palin could help McCain draw some voters from the Clinton base.
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State of Ohio reprises crucial role in deciding next president Candidates ramping upstate efforts
Sep 7, 2008 — The Blade
Kerry didn't heed advice to focus harder on Ohio. "Our people told John Kerry, 'Campaign in Ohio. So John lost Ohio and John lost the presidency," Mr. DeWine said. An Aug. 26 Quinnipiac University poll of likely Ohio voters showed Mr.
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The New Season | Pop Listings: Some Chartmakers to Be: Metal Gods and Idols Past
Sep 7, 2008 — New York Times
RCA. (N. C.) JENNY LEWIS Ms. Oct. 7. Geffen. (J. C.) RACHAEL YAMAGATA Ms. In country music, this means an instrumental album.
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The Vanishing Republican Voter
Sep 7, 2008 — New York Times
In fact, Fairfax’s Democratic preference is typical of upper America. Middle-class Americans surely share in the cost-lowering benefits of immigration. Inequality, in short, is a conservative issue too.
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The Way We Live Now: 24/7 School Reform
Sep 7, 2008 — New York Times
This is where Geoffrey Canada comes in. His campaign invited Heckman to critique its education policy, and Obama has proposed large-scale expansions of two of Neuman’s chosen interventions, the Nurse-Family Partnership and Early Head Start. Most ambitiously, Obama has pledged to replicate the Harlem Children’s Zone in 20 cities across the country.
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Theater Listings: Guys, Dolls, Nazis and a Fellow Named Shrek
Sep 7, 2008 — New York Times
Previews begin Oct. 2. Opens Oct. 9. Closes Oct. 19. Previews begin Oct. 2. Opens Oct. 9. Closes Oct. 28. Closes Nov. 8. Duke Theater, 229 West 42nd Street, Manhattan.
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U.S. demographic changes make 2008 election 'pivotal'
Sep 7, 2008 — Tennessean
Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama personify that changing nation in striking ways. Democratic pollster Geoffrey Garin calls Democrat Obama — who's 47, biracial and multiethnic — "the face of the new generation" who has mobilized millions of younger voters this year. Will the McCain-Obama election be a turning point in American politics?
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Up for challenge, say 2 seeking LR board spot
Sep 7, 2008 — Arkansas Democrat Gazette
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT ZONE 5Name: Jody Carreiro. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT ZONE 5Name: Barry M. Vuletich. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT ZONE 1Name: Katherine Phillips Mitchell.
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Wisconsin primary is Tuesday; few care
Sep 7, 2008 — Chicago Sun-Times
Mention that the Wisconsin primary is Tuesday and the 28-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student’s eyes get wide. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Brookfield, in the 5th District, faces a primary challenge. The GOP is waiting to bestow race-specific strategies and funding on primary winners, he said.
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ACT growth is outpacing SAT's
Sep 6, 2008 — Los Angeles Times
Chun took eight standardized tests in his junior year: two SATs, three AP tests, two SAT subject tests (all owned by College Board) and the ACT. Test prep classes work for the SAT, not the ACT. Wyoming students have the option of taking a career assessment exam instead of the ACT.
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Big-Picture Sites Most Helpful for Online Browsing
Sep 6, 2008 — Washington Post
After I entered my search requirements, Trulia came back with 167 listings in my Zip code. The most expensive property was a nine-bedroom, 10 1/2 -bath estate listed for $10.9 million. The second-most-expensive property was the 1930s mansion listed at Zillow for $9.9 million.
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BLM sets environmental rules for shale energy Utah Republicans praise the action, but actual development of the lands likely far in the future
Sep 6, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Further, production would have to adhere to tenets outlined in the National Environmental Policy Act. Such development would be barred in about 400,000 acres in the three-state area. This process produces greenhouse gases and requires huge amounts of water. Mark Udall effectively slapped a moratorium on oil-shale and tar-sands exploration, citing environmental and community-impact concerns.
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BLM sets environmental rules for shale energy Utah Republicans praise the action, but actual development of the lands likely far in the futureClock ticks on moratoriumIn 2007, Colorado Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar and Rep. Mark Udall effectively slapped a moratorium on oil-shale and tar-sands
Sep 6, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Further, production would have to adhere to tenets outlined in the National Environmental Policy Act. Such development would be barred in about 400,000 acres in the three-state area.
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EDITORIAL: Change In policy terms, what does it mean?
Sep 6, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Obama says he would repeal the Bush tax cuts for families making more than $250,000, and cut taxes for 95 percent of all working families. McCain likewise says that his energy plan will create millions of new jobs. Obama argues for a timetable, withdrawing combat brigades by one or two a month, and complete redeployment within 16 months.
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EDITORIAL: Nuclear solution Interstate compacts should develop their own dumps
Sep 6, 2008 — The Salt Lake Tribune
Dilution is not "the solution to pollution," Sinclair explained. They have only themselves to blame. The compact system was devised several decades ago to require regions to work together to establish territorial disposal sites.
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Election Chaos Strikes Palm Beach Again
Sep 6, 2008 — Tampa Tribune
At least one race is heading to court. More may follow. It's not quite the infamous Bush versus Gore recount of 2000. There are no hanging chads, no presidential race at stake.
