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Palestinians hit by food and water crises
July 16, 2008Three United Nations agencies have warned of a decline in Palestinian living standards, with a new report showing that high food prices and falling incomes are forcing families to manage with less and lower quality food....
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Drama grows over Calif.s overdue budget
July 16, 2008The drama is intensifying around California’s budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Last week the Legislature’s Budget Conference Committee announced a counterproposal to roll back many of the draconian cuts to health, education and...
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Irelands No vote challenges pro-business pact
July 16, 2008The people of Ireland voted resoundingly against the Lisbon Treaty in a popular referendum vote June 13. The vote was 53.4 percent “No.” Opponents of the pact said the vote demonstrated the strong will of the...
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Teachers union rolls out new vision for Americas schools
July 16, 2008Three women elected to lead 1.4-million-member union CHICAGO — “Can you imagine a federal law that promoted community schools — schools that serve the neediest children by bringing together under one roof all the services and...
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Move beyond testing, punishing, NEA leader says
July 16, 2008The nation’s capital played host to over 10,000 elected delegates of the National Education Association’s 87th annual representative assembly July 1-6. Teachers, educational support and administrative personnel were joined by thousands of other allied professionals and...
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