Obama budget declares election-year tax battle (reuters)

COMMENTARY | The Associated Press reports that almost half of all U.S. public schools failed to meet federal performance standards this year under the controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) protocols. According to the article: “Republicans in Congress say Duncan and President Barack Obama are using the waivers to push a ‘backdoor education agenda’ that …

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SINGAPORE (AP) ? Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high near $105 a barrel Monday in Asia after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program. Benchmark crude was up $1.50 to $104.74 per barrel at late afternoon Singapore time …

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If you?re considering a roof replacement for your home or business this is a good time to choose to cleaning green. Being enviromentally friendly will save you lots of money in upcoming energy bills and potentially in the roof itself. The actual greenest roof replacement you can choose is really a metal rooftop. If going …

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Public release date: 26-Jan-2012[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Marie Guma-Diazmarie.guma.diaz@gmail.com786-375-7397University of Miami University of Miami and US Geological Survey researchers team up to create a model to describe effects of weather and sea level rise on Florida’s coastal landscape CORAL GABLES, FL. — The key to understanding how future hurricanes and sea level …

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THURSDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) – To catch cervical cancer or the lesions that can lead to it, a human papillomavirus (HPV) test is the best option for women over 30, Dutch researchers report. Using it in conjunction with the more traditional Pap smear resulted in earlier detection of precancerous lesions and prevented more cervical …

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