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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

US To Require States To Use A Single School Dropout Formula

By SAM DILLON Published: April 1, 2008 Moving to sweep away the tangle of inaccurate state data that has obscured the severity of the nation’s high school dropout crisis, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will require all states to use one federal formula to calculate graduation and dropout... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Firefighters Battle 9 Alarm Blaze at MD Oceanfront Restaurant

Sunday, March 30, 2008 OCEAN CITY, M.D. — Ocean City fire officials say firefighters from around the area are battling a nine-alarm fire at a restaurant along the boardwalk. Ocean City fire department spokesman Capt. Steve Price says the fire started at the Dough Roller restaurant on South Atlantic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Obama Says Clinton Can Run ‘As Long as She Wants,’ Expects Resolution

by FOXNews.com Saturday, March 29, 2008 Barack Obama said Saturday that Hillary Clinton can stay in the race “as longs as she wants” and put distance between his views and those of supporter Sen. Patrick Leahy, who has called for Clinton to quit. But Sen. Obama of Illinois, the Democratic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Runaway Bride's Former Groom Now Married ... To Someone Else

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 ATLANTA — The man who was once engaged to the runaway bride has gotten married — to another woman. John Mason, 35, married Shelley Martin, 34, in a quiet ceremony Saturday at his parents' home in Duluth, his father, Claude Mason, told People magazine for a story posted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Overall Title to Complete U.S. Sweep

Friday, March 14, 2008 BORMIO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup overall title Friday, completing the first U.S. men's and women's sweep in 25 years a day after Bode Miller won the same crown. The last Americans to hold both titles were Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney in 1983. Vonn secured the... Sign in to see full entry.

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