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Former Superintendent Beverly Hall 'was a full participant,' says DA but Hall denies charges

In what has been described as one of the largest cheating scandals to hit the nation's public education system, 35 Atlanta Public Schools educators and administrators were indicted Friday on charges of racketeering and corruption.


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As Republicans seek to reshape party image one of their own lets the side down

With the GOP actively working to reshape its image, it didn't take long for top Republicans to blast one of their own, Rep. Don Young, for using the derogatory term "wetbacks" in describing migrant workers from Mexico.


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Polls show support for new gun laws has slipped

President Barack Obama tried to shame the nation and Congress into action against gun violence Thursday, saying it is time to pass new laws after the tears and grief of tragedies like the Newtown massacre in December that killed 20 first-graders.


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More than 1,600 rounds of ammunition found in house where Adam Lanza killed his mother

Adam Lanza stayed at home mostly, a witness said, playing video games such as "Call of Duty."
But on December 14, 2012, he went out -- armed with 10 30-round magazines for his semiautomatic Bushmaster .223 caliber model XM15 rifle and bullets for his two handguns and a shotgun.


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Tawanda Jones program stresses the importance of education, community service

Tawanda Jones started a dance team, the Camden Sophisticated Sisters Drill Team, to entice young girls to stay off the street and do something positive with their lives. Over the years, she has incorporated boys into the team and also started a drum line program.


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US Supreme Court heard challenges to the Voting Rights Act earlier this month

(CNN) -- Taking steps to make good on a pledge from his State of the Union Address, President Obama signed an executive order Thursday that establishes a bipartisan panel to address long lines at polling stations and other voter irregularities.


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A grisly crime surges into spotlight as Mexico shifts drug war strategy

(CNN) -- It was a staggering sight, even in a Mexican city that has seen its share of violence in recent years as drug-related crimes surged.


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Her accolades include being named the 1970 Woman of the Year by the Women's Civic Improvement Club

SACRAMENTO – She was a contestant in the Miss Amigos pageant in Sacramento in 1954, but those who knew her said her true beauty lie in her ability to help provide opportunities for other African Americans in the region.


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Decision gives poor and middle class families public funds to help pay for private school tuition

(CNN) -- In a ruling that could reverberate nationwide, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the state's voucher program, which gives poor and middle class families public funds to help pay for private school tuition, including religious schools.


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The Guardian is estimated to have damaged about 4,000 square meters of the reef

(CNN) -- The bow of a U.S. Navy warship that grounded on a Philippine reef in January was cut from the rest of the hull on Tuesday, lifted by a massive crane and dropped on a waiting barge.


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