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Separating fact from fiction about Common Core education standards
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON A backlash against the Common Core educational standards for grade school has hit the radio talk shows and Internet blogs in recent weeks. The tea party has taken it up as a new rallying cry against what it claims is a government takeover of...Tags: Mike Huckabee, Glenn Beck, Nathan Deal, Jeb Bush, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Frida Ghitis: When the imams went to Auschwitz
The Miami HeraldWe pay a great deal of attention to the actions of Muslim radicals, and when an extremist does something terrible, we always hear the complaints of those who want to hear more loudly from Muslim moderates. So, it's important that everyone Muslims, Jews,...Tags: Iran, Mir-Hossain Mousavi, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Religious Conflicts, U.S. Department of State
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At Auschwitz, Israel's Netanyahu says Jews still threatened
Reuters* Israeli PM opens new exhibition at death camp * Holocaust showed Jews must act to defend selves * Netanyahu makes veiled references to Iran threat By Wojciech Zurawski OSWIECIM, Poland, June 13 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...Tags: Warsaw (Poland), Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem (Israel), Donald Tusk
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Russia sees ends to U.S. row as Jewish texts moved to museum
Reuters* Russia says will not give back texts claimed by U.S. group * Tug-of-war adds to Moscow-Washington tensions * Part of disputed collection moved to museum By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW, June 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on...Tags: Museums, Tug-of-war, Vladimir Putin, Christianity, Judaism
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'Man of Steel': Why Superman endures
Will “Man of Steel” become Warner Bros.’ next big superhero franchise? Certainly the studio hopes so, especially now that the “Dark Knight” trilogy has completed. But Superman fans are also invested, crossing their fingers...
Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Media Industry
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South Florida veterans honored on D-Day anniversary
Nearly 20 World War II veterans received the Legion of Honor medal from French Consulate General Gael de Maisonneuve on June 6, the 69th anniversary of D-Day. The South Florida veterans arrived in wheelchairs, using walkers or on the arms of loved ones....Tags: Boynton Beach, World War II (1939-1945), Tampa, Awards and Prizes, Tropical Storms
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Barbara Prasse: Pre-WWII Childhood In Berlin Shaped Her Mission To Fight Injustice
The Hartford CourantBarbara Prasse's experiences as a child in pre-World War II Berlin shaped her life as an adult, when she fought to improve lives of people targeted by prejudice and injustice. She became a Presbyterian minister when she was 50, and never stopped working...Tags: West Hartford, AIDS, Colleges and Universities, New York City, Germany
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In Pakistan, we see the law of unintended consequences
After two women trying to inoculate Pakistani children against polio were shot this week, some news accounts were quick to place blame: "Anti-polio workers started being attacked after a Pakistani doctor, Shakeel Afridi, ran a fake polio campaign in the...
Tags: Polio, Hepatitis B , NBC (tv network), Abraham Lincoln, Pakistan
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PASSINGS: Dr. Henry Morgentaler
Dr. Henry Morgentaler, 90, an abortion rights activist who helped overturn Canada's abortion law 25 years ago, died Wednesday at his Toronto home, according to Carolyn Egan, director and founding member of the Ontario Coalition of Abortion Clinics....Tags: Laws, Abortion Issue, Canada, Montreal (Canada), Hospitals and Clinics
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Mel Brooks Toasted and Roasted at AFI Gala
VarietyWhen AFI gives a lifetime achievement award to Mel Brooks, a filmmaker famous for satire and screwball comedy, be prepare for an evening of roasts. And that's more or less what happened June 6, as A-listers gathered at Hollywood's Dolby Theater to honor...Tags: Mel Brooks, Scientology, Anne Bancroft, Amy Poehler
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LETTER: Cheering For War On Iran?
As a survivor of an infantry squad that was wiped out by the Chinese in North Korea, and as someone who gets medical treatment from the VA hospital in Newington, I am reminded on a daily basis of the terrorism and the horrendous costs of wars. The...Tags: Iran, International Military Interventions, Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, World War II (1939-1945)
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Carnett: Seeing the future on the screen
I'm not normally a prescient sort of fellow. ESP isn't hardwired into my DNA. But, the other night I felt eerily and unmistakably clairvoyant. I knew what was going to happen before it happened in the lives of others. No, I didn't see dead people....Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Charles de Gaulle, Germany, World War I (1914-1918), Movies
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