by Ed Demaria | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., arrive as “dates” to the State of the Union. (Ed Demaria/Medill News Service)Media outlets prepare to catch politicians as they pass through Statuary Hall for the State of the Union. (Ed...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 18, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the nation’s mayors Wednesday that 11 states have submitted proposals to be exempted from portions of the No Child Left Behind law and he will approve them within weeks. No Child Left Behind, the...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 17, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — A coalition of ministers, mayors and historically black college presidents announced a plan Tuesday aimed at ending hazing at all schools, especially colleges, following the recent hazing death of a Florida college drum major. Florida...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 17, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Pacing along the west lawn of the Capitol on Tuesday, Adam Lassila waved his bright yellow sign as he chanted anti-corporate America slogans as he faced a barrier of police officers. “Banks got bailed out, we got sold out,” the Massachusetts resident...
by David Uberti | Jan 17, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – With election year politics now added to lingering partisan battles, the so-called “do-nothing” Congress will be hard-pressed to lose its nickname this year. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the situation in the Republican-controlled...
