House fast on spending cut plan targets $100 billion
A House Republican vow to vote next week to back cuts to most cabinet budgets to pre Obama levels, aiming about 100 billion dollars in operating budgets, with the actual reductions to follow in a later bill. Cantor said the vote is symbolic though unlikely to pass.
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States join Florida health care suit against Obama plan
Ohio and five other GOP led states joined Florida in a federal challenge to the health care overhaul claiming it unconstitutional and coercive by mandating insurance by 2014. The suit, led by Florida AG Pam Bondi, seeks dismissal or a ruling on merits as higher courts review the case.
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Duvalier Goes to Court as Haiti Protests Rally Outside
Haitian police escort former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to a courthouse amid mixed reactions. Supporters clash with protests over his return while officials meet with judicial leaders inside the hotel. Amnesty International urges a formal criminal probe into abuses during his regime.
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Many learn little in college study finds limited gains
A study of 2300 undergraduates finds 45 percent show no significant improvement in critical thinking writing or reasoning by sophomore year. Half did not take a course requiring 20 pages of writing last semester and one third avoided 40 pages of weekly reading. Colleges face questions about value and rigor.
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Sargent Shriver, Kennedy era figure, dies at 95
Sargent Shriver a longtime public servant linked to JFK and the Peace Corps died at 95 in Bethesda Maryland after a dayslong hospitalization. His death follows the loss of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and U S Sen Edward Kennedy within two years. Anthony Kennedy Shriver called him a loving partner to his mother.
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