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Pentagon opens more jobs to women

 February 10, 2012

Washington - The Pentagon will maintain bans on women serving in most ground combat units, defense officials said Thursday, despite pressure from lawmakers and female veterans who called the restrictions outdated after a...

Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama sets 10 states free

 February 10, 2012

Washington - It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.

The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out.

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• Steve Jobs's unflattering FBI file mentions drug use, 2.65 GPA
• Troubled school
• Losses highlight Romney's struggles
• Study finds doctors are not always honest with patients
• Providence seeks higher payments from Brown
• Unplanned 9/11 analysis links noise, whale stress
• Day video: History expert pleads guilty to stealing documents

 

World News

Greece agrees to sweeping cuts

 February 10, 2012

Berlin - Stuck between looming bankruptcy and a flat-lined economy, Greek politicians agreed Thursday to make a sweeping series of cuts that they hope will secure an international bailout, layering more pain onto what is...

Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine

 February 10, 2012

Guadalajara, Mexico - The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could become a world...

• Homs is focus of Syria's uprising
• In scientific coup, Russians reach Antarctic lake
• New Year for Trees
• Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110
• Caught in the middle
• U.S. closes its embassy in Syria
• US closes Syrian embassy; Britain recalls ambassador

 

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