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Is the decline of American schools putting national security at risk?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: When you think about some of the greatest dangers facing this country's national security - al Qaeda, the Taliban, a ticking time bomb in Iran probably all come to mind. But one that might not come to mind at first is our schools. Public education is  …

Nancy Pelosi: Speaker John Boehner 'Wants To Go Over The Edge'

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday of "want[ing] to go over the edge" when it comes to negotiations to keep the government from defaulting on its debts.

Judge says State Police Can Keep Internal Reviews Secret

 A Kanawha County judge on Thursday denied a civil action that would have forced the West Virginia State Police to provide The Charleston Gazette with documents that detail internal investigations of trooper misconduct.

NYPD's Racist Marijuana Arrest Crusade And Its National Implications

New York’s marijuana arrests, says a growing chorus of critics, are a prime example of how the nation’s drug laws disproportionately impact black and Latino communities. NYPD's stop-and-frisk stops still on the rise[Photo: panafricannews.blogspot.com] 

Facebook Bans Tennessee Mother for Posting Photos of Baby Born With Severe Birth Defect

A Tennessee mother is furious after Facebook banned photos of her son born with a severe birth defect. Grayson James Walker lived just eight hours after he was born on Feb. 15. He had anencephaly, a fatal condition in which a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull.

Transgender Miss Universe Canada Contestant Falls Short of Title

Jenna Talackova, the 23-year-old woman who forced Donald Trump and his Miss Universe Canada pageant to end its ban on transgender contestants, fell short of the national title Saturday night at the pageant in Toronto.

Cop Sentenced to Three Whole Years on 140 Felony Counts of Rape, Sodomy and Sexual Abuse of 14 Year Old Girl

A former Harrodsburg police officer was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to more than 140 felony counts of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse. Jason Elder, 31, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of third-degree rape, 49 counts of third-degree sod …

No Charges Against Pittsburgh Police in Beating of Student

No charges will be filed against three white Pittsburgh police officers who were accused of using excessive force in beating a black teenager, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Yeah, That's Him! ------->[Photo: upnupnews.org]  

State Department's new Middle East fund in trouble on Capitol Hill

The biggest single new initiative in the State Department's $51.6 billion budget proposal for next year was a Middle East Incentive Fund -- $770 million in mostly new money to help State respond to the Arab Spring by supporting emerging democracies and their c …

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