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How Charter Schools Can Hurt - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - A few weeks ago, for three days in a row starting at 3 p.m., a representative from the Success Academy charter school that is scheduled to open this fall in adjacent Cobble Hill stood outside the d...
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In Visit, Bloomberg Defends Goldman Sachs - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - The billionaire mayor, who earned his fortune on Wall Street and has a reputation as a staunch defender of corporate culture, dropped by the investment bank’s Manhattan headquarters on Thursday in ...
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Penn St says it won't become private, despite talk

philly.com - PHILADELPHIA - Though Penn State insists it is not looking to become a private institution, education experts aren't surprised the school is considering its options in light of state funding cuts t...
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How Charter Schools Can Hurt - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - A few weeks ago, for three days in a row starting at 3 p.m., a representative from the Success Academy charter school that is scheduled to open this fall in adjacent Cobble Hill stood outside the d...
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N.J. charter-school dispute may end in church's eviction

philly.com - A controversy over a proposed charter school in Cherry Hill may soon be settled - in New Jersey Superior Court. The Regis Academy charter is scheduled to open in September, but its operator, the So...
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Jersey Jazzman: Sobbing For Richie Riches

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Like White Castle to fine dining. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Former IEA President Bob Haisman (right) and other members of IEA Retired leave the RA with 26,000 signatures for the governor. It was a grass-roots effort to restore state funding to retiree healt...
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Remarks by the First Lady at Joining Forces Event

whitehouse.gov - Minnesota Air National Guard Hangar Minneapolis, Minnesota MRS. OBAMA:  Well, first of all, let me make sure you guys know that everything that we’re doing with Joining Forces wouldn’t happen witho...
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

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5 Reasons Why We Need the EPA « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - In the clean air fight, opponents of the Mercury Standards and Toxics Rules have begun to step up their game with fresh attacks on the EPA. There is an apparent collective Congressional brain fog a...
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