SOS issued for high schools Seattle Times
The nation's governors yesterday offered an alarming account of the American high school, saying only drastic change will keep millions of students from falling short.
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States' private account record casts doubt on Bush plan Boston Globe
WASHINGTON -- President Bush thinks Americans are so eager to join the ''ownership society" that, given the opportunity, two-thirds of those eligible would divert funds from Social Security into the personal investment accounts he proposes.
Early retirement? Not so fast Charlotte Observer (subscription)
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Bank data loss may affect 60 officials Boston Globe
Data tapes lost by Bank of America Corp. may contain personal financial information of more than 60 US senators, as well as employees of more than two dozen ...
Dole's ID data likely lost Charlotte Observer (subscription)
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Arab Bank Is Ordered to Suspend Most Operations in US New York Times
Federal regulators yesterday ordered Arab Bank, a Jordan-based bank facing several lawsuits in New York filed by victims of terrorist attacks, to suspend most of its operations in the United ...
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Israel Links Peace Steps to Palestinian Crackdown on Militants Bloomberg
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today that Israel would link further peacemaking with Palestinians to their taking ``vigorous'' steps to stop militants after a Feb. 25 suicide bombing.
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Israel threatens to halt peace efforts Aljazeera.com
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threatened on Sunday to freeze peace efforts with the Palestinians if the PA doesn’t crack down on resistance movements.
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US Opposes Nuclear Deal Between Iran and Russia AXcess News
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International Reaction to Iran-Russia Nuclear Pact Varies Voice of America
Reaction to Sunday's nuclear fuel accord between Iran and Russia varies greatly on opposite sides of the Atlantic, with US officials disapproving and Europeans expressing satisfaction with the safeguards built into the deal.
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France Telecom Names New CEO Light Reading
The Board of Directors of France Telecom convened on Sunday February 27, 2005. The Board acknowledged the resignation of Thierry Breton and co-opted Didier Lombard as Director upon the recommendation of the Board's Selection Committee.
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Clinton Urges China, Taiwan to Resolve Differences Voice of America
Former US President Bill Clinton used a speech in Taiwan to stress the need for nations to depend more on one another. Mr. Clinton arrived in Taipei late Sunday for a one-day visit that had prompted concern from China.
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Kyrgyzstan Parliament Vote Ends Voice of America
The polls have closed in amid continuing tensions about the fairness of the Sunday parliamentary election. First results are not expected until Monday when international observers are also expected to report on the smoothness of the vote.
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Governors take aim at high school Christian Science Monitor
In a keynote speech hardwired to be provocative, Bill Gates told the nation's governors that "America's high schools are obsolete.
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Prince Charles on Sri Lanka tsunami tour BBC News
Prince Charles has gone to east Sri Lanka to meet survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami - but will not visit areas nearby held by Tamil rebels.
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'Million Dollar Baby' Scores Oscar Knockout Reuters
"Million Dollar Baby," a gut-wrenching boxing drama that entered the Oscar race at the last minute, scored a knockout victory at the Academy ...
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Macintosh computer creator, Jef Raskin, dead at 61 KESQ
SAN JOSE, Calif. The computer expert who conceived Apple Computer's revolutionary Macintosh computer has died. Jef Raskin died last night at his home in Pacifica.
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Worldwide Anti-Tobacco Treaty Takes Effect New York Times
A global anti-tobacco treaty came into effect on Sunday, but a leading expert said it needed strengthening quickly if it was to be effective in curbing smoking, which claims five million lives a year.
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Child 'dyslexia' may be hyperactivity Times Online
HYPERACTIVE children may stop noticing things on their left side, leading them to having their condition misdiagnosed as dyslexia.
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Cyclone batters the Cook Islands TVNZ
Cyclone Percy is continuing to batter the northern Cook Islands of Pukapuka and Nassau and little is known about how people. Chief Inspector Teroi John Tini of the Cook Islands Emergency Operations centre ...
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Clinton arrives in Taipei to meet president Hi Pakistan
TAIPEI: Former US president Bill Clinton, following his low-key China visit, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday to meet the island’s pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian despite opposition from Beijing, officials said.
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Serial Killer Arrest Hits Home WSFA
"He threatened to kill us," says a Montgomery woman we'll call Sue. She doesn't want to be identified out of fear.
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Governors of 13 States Plan to Raise Standards in High Schools New York Times
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 - The governors of 13 states with more than one-third of the nation's students said Sunday that they were forming a coalition to improve high schools by adopting higher standards, more rigorous courses and tougher examinations.
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Blacks Courted on Social Security Los Angeles Times
The White House and its allies who back overhauling Social Security are launching a highly targeted campaign to convince blacks that ...
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Defendants' Ties to DeLay Draw Nation's Eyes to Texas Trial New York Times
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 24 - A civil trial scheduled to open here on Monday involving allegations of illegal campaign contributions to Republican members of the Texas House is likely to attract almost as much attention ...
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Suicide Bomber Kills 33, Wounds 76, in Iraq Reuters
A suicide car bomber killed at least 33 people and injured 76 south of Baghdad on Monday in the bloodiest single attack in Iraq since the Jan. 30 election.
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Beirut Protesters Defy Ban on Demonstrations Voice of America
Hours before the Lebanese parliament is to vote on a motion of no confidence in the government, thousands of demonstrators, waving Lebanese flags demonstrated in Beirut's Martyr's Square.
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Nuclear power plant in Bushehr 80 percent complete ITAR-TASS
MOSCOW, February 28 (Itar-Tass) - The construction of a nuclear power plant in Bushehr that is being built by Russia is 80 percent complete, Elgudzha Kokosadze, Director General of "Orgenergostroi" Institute, that is responsible for the assembly of the ...
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 106 in Iraq ABC News
People gather near the scene of a suicide car bombing in Hilla, Iraq Monday Feb. 28, 2005 in this image from television. A suicide car bomber detonated explosives amid a crowd of people south of Baghdad on ...
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Blast Spreads a New Unease Inter Press Service (subscription)
JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (IPS) - For now it is just the recriminations that have resumed flying back and forth between Israelis and Palestinians, not yet the bombs, missiles and bullets in the same numbers as during the height of the Intifadah.
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Welcome to Bushland Spiegel International
In Brussels, Mainz and Bratislava last week, US President George W. Bush attempted to appease friends gone astray. The guest was pleased and -- relatively -- modest.
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Bosnian General Surrenders to UN War Crimes Tribunal Scotsman
A retired Bosnian general surrendered to the US war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands today. Rasim Delic, 56, who led the Muslim-dominated Bosnian Army during the 1992-95 war, is accused of responsibility for atrocities against Serbs.
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At Least 125 Dead in Iraqi Car Bombing Voice of America
A suicide car bomber in Iraq has attacked a crowd outside a government building south of Baghdad, killing at least 125 people and wounding 130 others.
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IAEA looks at Iran's nuclear past Christian Science Monitor
As the International Atomic Energy Agency began a board meeting in Vienna on Monday, the Associated Press reports that IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei called on Iran to cooperate with the agency in its investigation of the country's past nuclear ...
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White House Welcomes Government Resignation in Lebanon Voice of America
The Bush administration is welcoming the resignation of Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami. White House spokesman Scott McClellan says the United States is keeping a close watch on developments in Beirut.
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US considering economic rewards if Iran won't pursue nukes CNN
President Bush is moving closer to to offering Iran economic incentives in exchange for promises to abandon any possible nuclear weapons program, the White House said Monday.
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Haiti still torn by violence Swissinfo
demonstrators who marched through the Port-au-Prince slum of Bel-Air to demand Aristide's return. One person was. September. Three soldiers from a Brazil-led UN peacekeeping force were wounded by gunfire last week.
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Bush Promises to Work on Medicaid Costs ABC News
President Bush addresses the nation's governors during their annual winter meeting, in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 28, 2005.
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US to Ban Lighters on Planes Beginning in April Reuters
The US government will ban cigarette lighters on planes beginning in April but passengers can still tote common matches in carry-on bags for now, security officials said on Monday.
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Congress debating bankruptcy-limiting bill Kansas City Star (subscription)
WASHINGTON - After nearly eight years of trying, proponents of legislation to make it harder to erase consumer debts believe it finally will pass Congress.
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Testimony begins in Democrats' election suit Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN - Testimony began today in a civil lawsuit filed by five Democrats who allege a Republican group helped hijack the 2002 election that gave the GOP control of the Texas House for the first time since the 1870s.
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Bank loses federal workers' charge card data GovExec.com
Government charge card account information for 1.2 million federal workers--including names, Social Security numbers, addresses and account numbers--was lost late last year, according to Bank of America officials.
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US Plans to Expand TV Broadcasts to Iran Reuters
The Bush administration is planning to expand its Persian-language satellite-television broadcasts to Iran as part of an initiative to press for democratic reforms in the Islamic Republic, officials say.
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Bin Laden Asks Zarqawi to Make US a Target -Source Reuters
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden recently asked his chief ally in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, to consider the territory of the United States as a target for terrorist ...
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Rice demands Palestinian action against militants Swissinfo
to have to be both a desire and a capability to bring an end to the terrorist infrastructure that feeds attacks," Rice said. five Israelis outside a Tel Aviv nightclub on Friday.
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Abbas says no sign Syria behind suicide bomb Reuters AlertNet
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he had no evidence Syria was behind a suicide bombing that broke an Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire.
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Death Toll in Iraqi Bombing Rises to 120 ABC News
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Fire forces evacuation of Pakistan-Toronto flight CBC News
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - More than 350 people flying to Toronto had to leave a Pakistan International Airlines flight Tuesday morning after a fire broke out shortly after the plane landed in northern England, British police said.
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Kidnapped woman journalist in Iraq video plea Times Online
A video emerged today of the missing French journalist Florence Aubenas, in the first clear evidence that she is still alive since she was kidnapped in Baghdad on January.
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Jihad says Tel Aviv bombers not connected to its leadership Xinhua
A senior Islamic Jihad leader in the Gaza strip asserted Tuesday that bombers of the Tel Aviv attack last Friday were not connected to Jihad political leadership.
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Optimism colours start of Palestinian reform meeting in London Channel News Asia
LONDON : An international meeting to support Palestinian reforms got underway in London with a mood of optimism and a pledge from Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to "put our house in order" and get peace talks with Israel underway.
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Lebanon Slips Into Political Turmoil Inter Press Service (subscription)
Less than 24 hours after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Omar Karami, the dominant question here is, what next.
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