May 25, 2013
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High school grad rate highest since ’76
WASHINGTON — The nation’s high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department sai...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama gesture, as daughters Malia (second from left) and Sasha sit in the Presidential box Monday on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington. With Obama's second term, Sasha and Malia will hit their teenage milestones in the White House.
Obama girls to hit teenage milestones in White House
WASHINGTON — That’s how it goes with kids. You hardly notice how fast they’re growing up, then suddenly big sis is nearly as tall as Mom and the little one is a tween, gently sassing Dad. On the...
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Associated Press Thousands take part in a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday in San Antonio. People around the country honored King on the day of President Barack Obama's inauguration.
Nation honors King with celebrations
ATLANTA — Commemorative events for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. slid seamlessly into celebrations of the swearing-in Monday of the nation’s first black president, with many Americans moved by th...
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3 Americans die in attack, 7 survive
WASHINGTON — Three U.S. citizens were killed in last week’s hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in Algeria, while seven Americans made it out safely, Obama administration officials said Monda...
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New Mexico teen had homicidal, suicidal thoughts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico teenager accused of fatally shooting his parents and three younger siblings told authorities he was annoyed with his mother and had been having homicidal and suic...
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Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws
NEW YORK — Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn’t afford to miss. A school speech therapist who works...
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Former Johns Hopkins president Muller dies
WASHINGTON — Steven Muller, who led Johns Hopkins University during a period of tremendous growth and also served as president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital for a decade, died Saturday at his Washi...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner, speaks to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Nov. 16 in Washington, as he hosts a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy.
Schumer: Senate will pass budget
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats intend to approve a budget for the first time in almost four years, a prominent lawmaker said Sunday, but he said it will call for higher tax revenues that Republicans...
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King quote inspires differences debate
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” This sentence spoken b...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Oct. 16 in Washington. Today's inaugural may be Obama's big day, but Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities.
Obama, King: Inaugural a large reminder
WASHINGTON — Today’s inaugural may be President Barack Obama’s big day, but Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities. A quirk in the calendar pushed Obama’s public swearing-in...
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