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U.S. senator asks for UMUC records
The chairman of the U.S. Senate education committee asked the chancellor of Maryland's state university system Monday to hand over records on enrollment and workplace practices at the University of Maryland University College, where president Susan...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, University System of Maryland, U.S. Department of Defense, Students, The Washington Post
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Kirwan says UMUC academically sound when president resigned
University of Maryland University College was academically sound on the day President Susan Aldridge resigned, according to the chancellor of the state university system. That assurance, conveyed by Chancellor William E. Kirwan in an interview last week,...Tags: The Washington Post, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities
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Change we can believe in: Scrap the dollar bill
Americans embrace innovation. It is in our DNA. We are always on the lookout for new ways to do something faster, cheaper, better. From the horse and buggy to the automobile; from the rotary telephone to the iPhone, we're always willing to embrace...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Foreign Exchange Market, Mike Enzi, Apple iPhone, David Schweikert
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Al Franken, Defense, Mike Lee, Max Baucus, Barack Obama
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States can apply for waivers to No Child Left Behind
With a growing number of states rebelling against the No Child Left Behind law and stalled efforts in Congress to reform it, the Obama administration says it will grant waivers to liberate states from a law that it considers dysfunctional. Education...Tags: Examinations, Barack Obama, Standards, Elections, School Examinations
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As Schiavo saga winds down, leaders pursue broader debate
Sun National StaffEfforts by lawmakers in Washington to prolong the life of Terri Schiavo failed in the courts and tanked in opinion polls, but intense interest in the Florida woman's saga is expected to force a broader debate in Congress and state legislatures about...Tags: Demonstration, Family, Jeb Bush, Illinois, ABC (tv network)
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Bush apologizes for abuse
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - President Bush apologized yesterday for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. soldiers and said he had scolded Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld for his handling of the scandal. But the president rejected calls to oust...Tags: Defense, Vietnam, Government, Democratic Party, John P Murtha
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Feinstein will seek limits on who can see NSA spy data
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Senate intelligence committee chairman on Thursday vowed an effort to limit the access of government contract workers, such as Edward Snowden, to highly classified information. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., made the promise after...Tags: Government Contracts, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Udall, Parties and Movements, National Security Agency
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With student loan rates about to double, lawmakers squabble
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Student loan rates will double to 6.8 percent on July 1 if Congress doesn't settle on a new plan soon, but disagreements flared Thursday, not only between the two parties, but between a veteran Democrat and President Barack Obama. Sen. Tom...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Elections, Tom Coburn
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In the heartland, the gun issue is clear-cut � sort of
McClatchy Washington BureauIOWA CITY, Iowa Phil Roe remembers the Friday night he heard a scratching on his apartment door. Someone had been casing the area for a couple weeks, and Roe sensed a stranger was about to break in. He looked through the peephole and saw a man in a...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Columbine High School, University of Iowa, U.S. Congress
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Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare
WASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs. Marilyn Tavenner, a former hospital executive and...
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Mike Johanns, Ducks Unlimited, Congressional Budget Office, National Wildlife Federation, John Thune
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