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Diane Ravitch tells California educators: Get involved!

cta.org - By Dina Martin Diane Ravitch speaks at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. At a time when so many educators are demoralized and under attack by corporate reformers and privatizers, Diane Ravitch’s mes...

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Rush Limbaugh on Santorum and Satan - Mackenzie Weinger

politico.com - Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show Tuesday that Rick Santorum will have to explain his warning that “Satan has his sights on the United States of America.”“It’s part of the predictable attempt to...

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Kristof Shills, Loveless Scrutinizes :: Frederick M. Hess

frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess • Feb 21, 2012 at 9:17 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2012/02/kristof-shills-loveless-scrutinizesLast week offered a classic illustration of e...

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Paul Babeu Is 'Going To Have To Work Through' Scandal

huffingtonpost.com - Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio distanced himself from fellow sheriff Paul Babeu, who was outed as gay last week and accused of threatening his ex-boyfriend with deportation.Arpaio, "America's toughest ...

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Deserted by Democrats. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - The crowd of hundreds walked silently up Mayor Emanuel’s street on Chicago’s north side late yesterday afternoon. It was not like any march I had been on before. No megaphones. No chanting of “The ...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 21, 2012 East Room7:22 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank ...

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In Reality and Film, a Battle for Schools

nytimes.com - LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday officials in Adelanto, a California desert town, are set to consider whether parents there can be the first to take over a failing public school under a new state law that ...

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Jagger, B.B. King, ready to sing blues for Obama

boston.com - WASHINGTON—Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Jeff Beck are teaming up with musical up-and-comers at the White House to celebrate the blues.Jagger tweeted that President Barack Obama popped in during a reh...

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Coal Power: Warming America, Warming The Planet

americascoalpower.org - Thanks to the hard work of America's 600 coal-fired power plants and the miracle of carbon dioxide and methane, we could see a noticeably warmer climate by 2050 -- maybe even sooner. With your cont...

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BP Exits California | California Progress Report

californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Ngoc Nguyen New America Media As political maneuvering continues over the fate of the controversial proposed Keystone XL pipeline, one of the world's larges...

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A Land Before Time « Small Farmers. Big Change.

smallfarmersbigchange.coop - February 22, 2012 by Phyllis Robinson By Todd Caspersen, Director of Purchasing Photos by Joe Driscoll, Equipment GuruEl Triunfo Biosphere Reserve protects cloud forests on the upper slopes of the ...

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Activists, Parents 'Occupy' School Slated for Turnaround

occupyamerica.crooksandliars.com - Parents and activists from Occupy Chicago seize Piccolo Elementary School on city's west side to stop mayor and city council from firing entire staff. Days before the Chicago Board of Education is ...

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