by Shirley Li | Mar 6, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama faced an eager press Tuesday in his first official news conference this year, taking on tough topics ranging from the question of possible U.S. involvement in Syria to conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh. After quickly...
by Ben Kamisar | Mar 6, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — Almost 60 years after the Supreme Court ruling that abolished legal segregation in public education, black and Hispanic students still face disproportionate access to rigorous courses and troubling levels of discipline in the classroom, according to a...
by Rebecca Nelson | Mar 6, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Taking time away from campaign stops in Super Tuesday states, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich switched from criticizing each other to blasting President Barack Obama’s Iran policies in speeches to a pro-Israel audience in...
by Ariel Rothfield | Mar 6, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Appealing to a crowd of 13,000 pro-Israel activists, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta reaffirmed the United States’ strong commitment to Israel and emphasized its determination to “prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” “Iran will face...
by Jaclyn Skurie | Mar 6, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON—“If it looks like a duck, if it walks like a duck, if it quacks like a duck, then what is it?” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Monday as part of his address to a major organization of Israel advocates. The answer is, of course, a duck. But,...
by David Uberti | Mar 6, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – An emerging Islamist organization – largely overlooked by U.S. officials – could give al-Qaida a foothold in central Africa, according to remarks by experts and a freshman lawmaker Tuesday. Boko Haram, a Nigerian group that bombs churches, targets...
by Safiya Merchant | Mar 6, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — During his junior year in high school, Manny Galvez dropped out in order to get a job and help his sick mother pay the rent. Galvez also wanted to avoid the final presentation required of each student at the end of the semester. “I wasn’t good at...
by Mattias Gugel | Mar 6, 2012 | Politics
(Department of Health and Human Services website)WASHINGTON — The panel tasked to cut Medicare costs in the 2010 health care reform law is under attack by Republicans and also some Democrats who complain that the 15 appointed members on the board have little...
by Kit Fox | Mar 6, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and staff slurped cereal and munched on waffles around picnic tables with red-checkered table cloths at a “Share Your Breakfast” event Tuesday on Capitol Hill. The food corporation Kellogg’s, based in Battle Creek, Mich., and the...
by Ariel Rothfield | Mar 6, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Wrapping up the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and three of the four top GOP candidates will address the conference’s 13,000 delegates. This will mark the first time that a sitting U.S. president...
by Megan Neunan | Mar 5, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — Rhena Jasey quickly put herself on track to become a doctor after she entered Harvard. She loved children, but didn’t see a major that fit her passion. So pre-med it was – until she returned home for her first school break, disillusioned. “My...
by Rebecca Nelson | Mar 5, 2012 | National Security, Politics
Photos by Jaclyn Skurie/Medill WASHINGTON – It wasn’t exactly what the crowd of 13,000 supporters of Israel wanted, but it was good enough. President Barack Obama defended his record on Israel Sunday at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in...
