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No Child Left Behind overhaul: five key things that would change

Here are five key changes that the Obama administration is proposing in an overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act.


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Colombia vote: Former FARC hostages run for Congress

Six former FARC hostages – each held for years by the leftist rebel group – are running for Congress in Sunday's Colombia vote. Voters are choosing 102 senators and 166 representatives in the legislative elections.


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Netanyahu faces 'moment of truth' after US slams Israel 'insult'

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to calm the nation after a series of US officials have called last week's announcement to allow Israelis to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem an 'insult' to the US.


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Mexico killings: Gunmen kill 3 with ties to US consulate

Gunmen in the violence-plagued border city of Cuidad Juarez killed two Americans and one Mexican with ties to the US consulate on Saturday. Authorities are still trying to assess the motive for the Mexico killings.


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Kandahar attacks are a warning to NATO, says Afghanistan Taliban

An Afghanistan Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated Kandahar attacks Saturday, saying they were a warning to NATO, which will soon focus on securing Kandahar City and its approaches.


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Thailand protesters warn of escalating street rallies

Tens of thousands of red-shirted Thailand protesters filled main avenues in Bangkok Sunday as they called for the resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.


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Behind 'The Pacific' -- Hanks, Spielberg discuss HBO miniseries

'The Pacific,' HBO's 10-part, $195 million miniseries debuts tonight.


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Healthcare reform: Do House Democrats have the votes to pass it?

For House Democrats to win passage of healthcare reform, 216 lawmakers must vote 'yea.' The vote could come as early as this week.


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Adapting to foreign adoptions


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An international adoption story: Hannah, from Russia

Hannah Rocklein’s saga – an international adoption 11 years later


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International adoption: A big fix brings dramatic decline

International adoption has fallen sharply under tougher scrutiny caused by issues like Haiti's post-quake orphan scandal as well as stricter global regulations.


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International adoption delayed for a Haitian orphan

Haiti has shut down international adoptions because of suspicions of child trafficking in the post-quake chaos.


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Thailand protesters want government dissolved

Tens of thousands of Thailand protesters flooded the streets of Bangkok on Sunday wearing red shirts to support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.


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Classic review: The Joy Luck Club

The story of a Chinese-American "bridge" club.


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In Israel, business takes the lead

Market reforms and a high-tech push have boosted business in Israel, reducing the role of government.


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Yikes! No time machine on this hot tub -- Utah politician resigns

Utah House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigned Saturday, two days after admitting to a nude hot-tubbing incident with a minor 25 years ago.


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Australian PM Kevin Rudd not angered at Obama for delayed trip

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he wasn't bothered by Obama's decision to delay his trip by a few days.


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Within healthcare reform, a push to tax the rich

President Obama’s boost to the Medicare tax – a key part of funding healthcare reform – would tax the rich almost exclusively.


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US national savings rate hits new low

Net national savings fell to -3.9 percent of national income, the lowest since the Depression. Usually the rate rises during a recovery.


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Daylight Saving Time: Remind me again why we 'spring forward'?

Daylight Saving Time is upon us. Turns out, not every place in the world goes for this one-hour loss in a good night's sleep. Hint: Pasty northerners like it.


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'Coffee party' movement: Not far from the 'tea party' message?

The coffee party movement held its political kickoff Saturday at 370 locations across the US. At one Georgia meeting, the message didn't seem that different from the rival 'tea party' message.


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No corned beef and cabbage? Irish chef reinvents Irish cuisine

No corned beef and cabbage? Irish chef Darren Pettigrew says "you don't eat corned beef in Ireland." Pettigrew discusses what he likes to create.


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NASA moon astronauts say don't cancel Constellation program

Two former NASA astronauts criticized the recent decision to cancel NASA's moon landing program known as the Constellation program.


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Wait! Daylight Saving Time will cost me money?

Turn your clocks forward Sunday morning. But Daylight Saving Time will cost you, according to one study.


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Siberian tigers "starved to death" in Chinese Zoo

Reports said 11 Siberian tigers starved to death having been fed nothing but chicken bones at a Chinese zoo.


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Hanks and Spielberg see in 'The Pacific' a harbinger of today's wars

'The Pacific,' a 10-part HBO drama that launches Sunday, spins the tales of those who fought on the Pacific front in World War II. Creators Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg suggest that the type of warfare waged on those little-known islands may give viewers a jolt of familiarity.


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Obama's plan for education reform: short on specifics, so far

President Obama will send a framework for K-12 education reform to Congress on Monday, citing concern about students' lagging performance relative to that in some other industrialized nations.


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In energetic 'tea party,' is there room for social conservatives?

The 'tea party' movement coalesces around fiscal responsibility and limited federal government, not bans on abortion or gay marriage. It's an agenda that some say will attract more people to the Republican Party, though it may leave social conservatives wandering in the wilderness.


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How much does the Senate health bill cost?

A look at the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate health bill costs.


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Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend

A long overdue biography of one of the greatest baseball players of all time.


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This recovery is a sham


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If prices rise after an NBC/Comcast merger, is that bad?


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2010: The year of the global insurrection?

Across the globe, citizens are making their anger with their governments felt.


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Global economies surge forward without the US

America is slipping from the top spots on more than one global list.


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Will healthcare reform nix any Senate bipartisanship on other bills?

GOP senators who have been willing to work openly with Democrats say that the process for healthcare reform could end the prospects for bipartisanship elsewhere. Possibly at stake in the Senate: comprehensive immigration reform and financial regulation.


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Korea OLEV concept vehicle sees the future, and it's magnets

At Seoul Grand Park this week, engineers showed off Korea's OLEV concept vehicle that runs on power conveyed by magnets from underground lines. Many observers see 'potential,' but it's not an easy sell.


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Mother: movie review

A psychological thriller set in South Korea, ‘Mother’ is unpredictable at every turn.


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Remember Me: movie review

Teen idol Robert Pattinson stars in ‘Remember Me’ as a wealthy New York student trying to find himself.


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Harlan – In the Shadow of 'Jew Süss': movie review

‘Harlan’ explores a German filmmaker’s Nazi-era propaganda movie and its effect on the extended family down the years.


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Green Zone: movie review

Set in US-occupied Baghdad, ‘Green Zone’ confronts the WMD fiasco with Matt Damon playing an Army office tracking down the truth.


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