Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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What Can We Learn From Finland? - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah, I recently returned from a trip to Europe. In Berlin, I spoke at an international education research conference. Researchers from Europe, Asia, and Latin America were very alarmed by ...

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Holding the Line at #OccupyBoston

dailykos.com - I don't know how much of this I'll get documented right now. It's 4:30am and I just got home. There's still a little adrenaline pumping through my veins, but I don't imagine it will last long. For ...

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Chinese classes booming at Pasadena City College

latimesblogs.latimes.com - October 11, 2011 | 6:05 pm A Pasadena City College program that teaches Chinese language and culture is growing in popularity and prestige.Once consisting of only four classes, the college’s Chine...

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I Didn't Understand the Language

myfoxdc.com - ATLANTA, Ga. - Leaders of the Occupy Wall Street protest were meeting Monday to determine their future. The nearly 4-week-old protest began in New York, but it has spread to other cities. And four ...

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Emanuel defends secrecy of business group he chairs

chicagotribune.com - By David Kidwell and John Byrne Clout Street 5:46 p.m. CDT, October 11, 2011 Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today a city-funded group of business executives he chairs should be allowed to meet in secret t...

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U.N. Finds ‘Systematic’ Torture in Afghanistan

nytimes.com - KABUL, Afghanistan — Suspects are hung by their hands, beaten with cables, and in some cases their genitals are twisted until they lose consciousness in detention facilities run by the Afghan intel...

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I’m an accountant. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - It happened again Saturday night. Anne and I were as a social event with people I didn’t know. We were seated at a table along with two other couples, both much younger than we are. “What do you do...

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Bloomberg Republican Debate Video | Herman Cain Pizza

mediaite.com - video Tonight’s Bloomberg/Washington Post economic debate presented an entirely different format– “kitchen table”– and with Charlie Rose manning the ship, promised to be issues-oriented and steer c...

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Dr. John Carlos raises his fist with Occupy Wall Street

thenation.com - Last night I had the privilege of introducing 1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos to the General Assembly at Occupy Wall Street. This morning I had the duty of introducing John Carlos to Sen. Chuck Schum...

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SB5 supporters pull dirty trick on great grandmother

teamsternation.blogspot.com - You knew it had to happen. Supporters of SB 5 in Ohio took video footage of a woman who opposes the anti-union bill and edited to make it seem that she supports it. This is really low. Amanda Ter...

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Occupy Oakland encampment enters second day

sfgate.com - Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle Occupy Oakland protesters gather in front of city hall in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (10-11) 09:00 PDT OAKLAND -- Dozens of protesters spent t...

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Boston police arrest 50 from Occupy Boston

northjersey.com - BOSTON — More than 50 protesters from the Occupy Boston movement were arrested early Tuesday after they ignored warnings to move from a downtown greenway near where they have been camped out for mo...

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Occupy Walnut Creek on Wednesday

contracostatimes.com - WALNUT CREEK -- The Occupy Wall Street protest is ready to march into Walnut Creek. The movement that started in New York with people railing against bank bailouts, corporate greed and political po...

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James O'Keefe At Occupy Wall Street | Video

mediaite.com - video The New York twittersphere blew up yesterday afternoon as rumors began to circulate that conservative filmmaker/provocateur James O’Keefe had made a landing in their midst. It took only one d...

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