Tornado Toll Climbs Across Six States In Devastation
Uprooted communities across six states report at least 291 dead with Alabama bearing two thirds of the toll. Officials say the outbreak, the deadliest in nearly four decades, left wide swaths of destruction from Tuscaloosa to Pleasant Grove and prompted emergency actions including curfews and cadaver dogs.
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National
WAshington University grapples with low Pell grant enrollment
At top colleges diversity extends beyond black and white. WashU gives nearly 70 million in scholarships to about 60 percent of undergraduates yet fewer than 6 percent receive Pell Grants. The Chronicle found the school ranks last among the 50 wealthiest schools for low income enrollment.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Richard Kahlenberg
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Washington, D.C
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Washington University
St. Louis
Obama reshapes national security team with Panetta Petraeus
President Obama announced sweeping changes to his national security leadership. He nominated CIA Director Leon Panetta to head the Defense Department after Gates retires and proposed General David Petraeus to lead the CIA, underscoring plans to rein in defense spending while pursuing wins in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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