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'Jihad Jane' shows terrorism-case trend - USA Today
March 11, 2010 Times Online | 'Jihad Jane' shows terrorism-case trend USA Today SITE Intelligence Group via AP By Oren Dorell and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY For nearly a year, a middle-aged woman from suburban Philadelphia used her computer to fashion a new, frightening identity, federal court documents say. ... Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16 'JihadJane' indictment alleges threat from within US Woman indicted in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist |
Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislation - Washington Post
March 11, 2010 MiamiHerald.com | Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislation Washington Post As they push to finish health-care legislation by the end of the month, Democratic leaders in Congress are weighing whether to add another of President Obama's priorities to the package: a popular proposal to ... On health, Obama has roadblocks in own party Senate approves $138-billion spending bill Senate votes to extend parts of stimulus plan |
It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling - Washington Post
March 11, 2010 New York Daily News | It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling Washington Post In remarks during a question-and-answer session with law students at the University of Alabama, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. protested the timing of President Obama's State of the Union disapproval of the court's decision in a major campaign ... Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'political pep rally' Chief Justice Roberts 'Troubled' by Scene at the State of the Union Address 2 Republican Senators Call on Obama to Stop 'Attacks' on Supreme Court |
Senate Bill on Finance to Include Agency That Tracks Financial Risk - New York Times
March 11, 2010 Los Angeles Times | Senate Bill on Finance to Include Agency That Tracks Financial Risk New York Times WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee members from both parties said on Wednesday that they had agreed to include in their regulatory overhaul bill a new Office of Research and Analysis that would provide early warnings ... Fight to Overhaul Bank Rules Enters New Stage Payday lenders may avoid US oversight Senate Talks Said to Advance on Consumer Unit Powers, Oversight |
World War II women aviators finally honored with Congressional Gold Medals - Kansas City Star
March 11, 2010 Kansas City Star | World War II women aviators finally honored with Congressional Gold Medals Kansas City Star Marjorie Rees of Prairie Village, who was a pilot in World War II and flew B-25s, went for a flyover of Kansas City last summer with pilot David Wheaton. WASHINGTON | They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered “real” military pilots. ... WWII's WASPs get congressional medals Congress belatedly honors women pilots from World War II Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal |
Panel Releases Proposal on Education Standards - New York Times
March 11, 2010 ABC News | Panel Releases Proposal on Education Standards New York Times A panel of educators convened by the nation's governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation's public school children should learn in ... Math and English classes could be standardized States Develop National Set of Standards, Hope to Improve U.S. Education Governors, Educators Propose National Standards |
Raise taxes or cut education, Quinn says - Chicago Tribune
March 11, 2010 MiamiHerald.com | Raise taxes or cut education, Quinn says Chicago Tribune SPRINGFIELD - — Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn pitched a 33 percent income tax increase Wednesday, framing the debate as a choice between finding more money or hurting schoolchildren. ... Local education officials not surprised by Quinn's budget address Quinn wants to raise taxes, delay paying bills Quinn's budget has deep cuts, deficits |
Kansas City, Mo., will close 29 schools - Boston Globe
March 11, 2010 Grand Forks Herald | Kansas City, Mo., will close 29 schools Boston Globe AP / March 11, 2010 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan last night to close nearly half of the district's schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potential bankruptcy. The board voted 5-4 after parents and community ... KC board approves plan to close 26 schools Kansas City Adopts Plan to Close Nearly Half Its Schools School Crisis Rattles Missouri |
Va.'s McDonnell slow to fulfill campaign pledges - Washington Post
March 11, 2010 Washington Post | Va.'s McDonnell slow to fulfill campaign pledges Washington Post RICHMOND Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell won a landslide victory in November largely because of two broad campaign promises. He was going to deliver key services that Virginians wanted even while shrinking government. ... Va. gov counters state atty. gen.'s advice on gays McDonnell clarifies protections for gays Local Activist Responds To Cuccinelli Letter |
Pickens, Laurens come up short on workers for census count - Greenville News
March 11, 2010Pickens, Laurens come up short on workers for census count Greenville News Census takers are still needed in Pickens and Laurens counties, according to the manager of the Anderson Local Census Office. Most of the temporary positions involve going door-to-door to visit households ... South Bergen job opportunities support Census Census Bureau counts on mail response Illegal aliens wary of filling out census forms |
