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US lag in science, math a disaster in the making – CNN International

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

The Associated Press

US lag in science, math a disaster in the making
CNN International
By William J. Bennett, CNN Contributor President Barack Obama meeting with a participant from the second annual White House Science Fair on February 7. (CNN) -- Almost everyone, from educators to government officials to industry experts, ...
President Obama tours White House Science FairSeattle Post Intelligencer
Obama gets a blast out of Phoenix teen's inventionKTAR.com
Detroit Public Schools Students Show STEM Skills At White House Science FairHuffington Post
Chicago Tribune -The Associated Press
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Time, Rising Tension Make Iran Top Fear – TIME

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Haaretz

Time, Rising Tension Make Iran Top Fear
TIME
09, 2012 President Barack Obama speaks during a cabinet meeting as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listen in the Cabinet Room at the White House January 31, 2012 in Washington, DC.
'Obama convinced Netanyahu to give Iran sanctions time'Ynetnews
Report: US believes Israel sees Iran nuclear problem 'too narrowly'Haaretz
Iran Calls U.S. Sanctions on Financial Institutions Psychological WarfareBloomberg
BBC News -Asia Times Online
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White House official says Obama will free 10 states from No Child Left Behind – Fox News

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Fox News

White House official says Obama will free 10 states from No Child Left Behind
Fox News
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press ...
Official: 10 states given waiver on No Child Left Behind learning lawsmsnbc.com
Obama Waives 'No Child Left Behind' For FloridaWESH Orlando

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Monti Meets Obama Amid ‘Spectacular Progress’ – Bloomberg

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Bloomberg

Monti Meets Obama Amid 'Spectacular Progress'
Bloomberg
Monti meets with US President Barack Obama today at the start of a two-day visit to New York and Washington to persuade investors that Italy can tame its $2.5 trillion debt. That's bigger than that of Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland combined and ...
Obama: Europe needs 'absolute commitment' on debt crisisReuters
Obama to discuss Europe's financial woes, other issues, with Italy's PM at ...Washington Post

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Critic: Obama pro-China on Keystone XL – UPI.com

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Los Angeles Times

Critic: Obama pro-China on Keystone XL
UPI.com
9 (UPI) -- US President Barack Obama is propping up the Chinese by his decision to thwart the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, a Texas lawmaker said. House Republicans inserted a measure into a bill extending payroll tax benefits that gave Obama ...
Congressional candidates disagree over husband's stock holdingsChicago Sun-Times
Republicans Advance Bill to Push Keystone XL Over Obama's DenialBusinessWeek
Barrasso: Obama's Keystone Call a 'Terrible Mistake'NewsMax.com
Toronto Star -Bacon's Rebellion
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Mitt Romney’s No More Of a Mystery Than Barack Obama – Daily Beast

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Daily Beast

Mitt Romney's No More Of a Mystery Than Barack Obama
Daily Beast
I am as sure of that as I am of the fact that most liberals heartily assented to those very words when they were used to describe President Obama six months ago in the New York Times, in a scathing op-ed essay by Drew Westen.
“The Conservative Alternative to Barack ObamaLubbockOnline.com (blog)
Poll shows Obama ahead of Romney among Va. votersRichmond Times Dispatch
Republican enthusiasm gap could help ObamaAFP
Brookfield Elm Grove Now (blog) -The Guardian
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Official: 10 states given waiver on No Child Left Behind learning laws – msnbc.com

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

New York Daily News

Official: 10 states given waiver on No Child Left Behind learning laws
msnbc.com
President Obama will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind laws on education standards. By BEN FELLER, KIMBERLY HEFLING WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict ...
Obama grants 10 states leeway on US education lawReuters
Obama waives No Child Left Behind law requirements for 10 statesNew York Daily News
Obama to Free 10 States From Education's 'No Child' RulesBusinessWeek
Washington Post
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The political transformation of Barack Obama – Politico

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Politico

The political transformation of Barack Obama
Politico
Continue Reading Text Size - + reset The second is that Barack Obama, for all his talk of moving beyond conventional political tricks, is doing just that, which wouldn't be so glaring had it not been for his incessant call for a newer, cleaner and more ...
Obama Campaign Chief Seeks to Assure Wall StreetBloomberg
Obama Campaign Chief Messina Seeks to Assure Wall Street DonorsBusinessWeek
OUR VIEW: Hypocrisy in Obama's shift on super PACsBakersfield Californian
Boston Herald -People's Daily Online
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Birth Control Rules: Most of Obama’s ‘Controversial’ Mandate Has Been Law For … – Huffington Post

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

USA TODAY

Birth Control Rules: Most of Obama's 'Controversial' Mandate Has Been Law For ...
Huffington Post
1, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Falls Church, Va. Reversing an earlier stand, President Barack Obama is now encouraging donors to give generously to the kind of political fundraising groups he has assailed as a "threat to democracy ...
Obama's war on the Catholic Church isn't just insensitive – it's un-AmericanTelegraph.co.uk (blog)
Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives DecisionBusinessWeek
GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policyAlbany Times Union

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Congressional candidates disagree over husband’s stock holdings – Chicago Sun-Times

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Los Angeles Times

Congressional candidates disagree over husband's stock holdings
Chicago Sun-Times
Judy Biggert has been a vocal champion for the Keystone Oil pipeline that President Barack Obama has, at least for the moment, killed. Biggert, R-Hinsdale, backs the pipeline to pump oil from Canada through Nebraska to Louisiana.
Republicans Advance Bill to Push Keystone XL Over Obama's DenialBusinessWeek
Barrasso: Obama's Keystone Call a 'Terrible Mistake'NewsMax.com
Mitt Romney would be better for Canada than Barack Obama, says former US envoy ...Toronto Star
Bacon's Rebellion -Texas A&M The Battalion
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