New York, 17 other states, and the District of Columbia are finalists for the second round of President Barack Obamas Race to the Top program, designed to transform U.S. education with $4.35 billion in federal grants, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said today.
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New York Is Among Finalists for U.S. Race to Top Cash
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia are finalists for the second round of President Barack Obama s Race to the Top program, designed to transform U.S. education with $4.35 billion in federal grants, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will announce today at the National Press Club in Washington, according to the Education Department.
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New York Is Among 19 Finalists for Obama’s Race to Top Education Grants
CONCORD New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen played a pivotal role in leading Senate Democrats with concerns about a little-known provision of President Obamas national health care program that creates a new tax-filing mandate for the nations small-business owners. Shaheen was one of four main authors in the July 16 letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman that was signed …
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Shaheen: Tax burdens small businesses
Florida vacation is next up for our nation’s first family. While millions of annual tourists are shying away from the sandy coastlines of Florida and the rest of the Gulf Coast, President Obama and his family are set for a summer vacation in Florida.
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Florida Vacation is Next Up for President Obama & Family
South Florida’s longtime federal public defender, Kathleen M. Williams, was nominated to become a federal judge Wednesday by President Barack Obama .
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South Florida federal public public defender Kathleen M. Williams nominated to become federal judge
A New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to charges he had a loaded gun in his pickup truck outside a town hall forum where President Barack Obama was about to appear. New Hampshire – Barack Obama – President of the United States – United States – President
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NH man avoids jail for having gun near Obama forum
Standing, from left, Washington County School Board President Wayne Ridenour and Superintendent of Washington County Public Schools Elizabeth Morgan listen as Washington County Technical High School senior Amber Byers, right, leads the group, including middle school interns Cory Woodhams and Daniel Hilden, in the testing of bacteria as part of the Gains in the Education of Mathemetics and …
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Washington County interns learn all about science, math
There are plenty of conservative voters in the Washington area, including some who are just as angry at President Obama and Democrats in Congress as their tea party cohorts across the rest of the country.
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Anti-Washington Feeling Isn’t Strong in Washington Itself
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) — Washington and Wall Street are both adjusting, ahead of time, to the financial reform bill passed by Congress and headed toward a presidential signature. Washington – Wall Street – United States Congress – United States – President
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Washington and Wall St. adjust to reforms
WASHINGTON – A minor earthquake in the nation’s capital didn’t shake the president. After talking to reporters on the Gulf oil spill, President Barack Obama was asked whether he felt the 3.6-magnitude quake that hit near Washington early Friday morning.
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Washington all shook up by minor quake, but President Obama says he didn’t feel a thing