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News & Notes for February 21, 2007

Changes Proposed for No Child Left Behind

Changes Proposed for No Child Left Behind

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Educators React to No Child Left Behind

Educators React to No Child Left Behind

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Roundtable: UK to Pull Troops from Iraq, Voter ID

Roundtable: UK to Pull Troops from Iraq, Voter ID

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Is Black History Month Endangered?

Is Black History Month Endangered?

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An Argument for a New Sort of White History

An Argument for a New Sort of White History

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'A Distant Shore' and the Segregated Units of D-Day

'A Distant Shore' and the Segregated Units of D-Day

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News & Notes for February 20, 2007

Algebra Project Teaches Math Skills That Pay

Algebra Project Teaches Math Skills That Pay

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Ohio Students Take Siemens Tech Prize

Ohio Students Take Siemens Tech Prize

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Roundtable: Rice in Mideast, Tenn. Abortion Bill

Roundtable: Rice in Mideast, Tenn. Abortion Bill

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Articulate This

Articulate This

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Book Tells of Life in the NBA for a Gay Player

Book Tells of Life in the NBA for a Gay Player

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A Divorcee Wonders Where to Fling Her Ring

A Divorcee Wonders Where to Fling Her Ring

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News & Notes for February 19, 2007

Race and Ranking the Best and Worst Presidencies

Race and Ranking the Best and Worst Presidencies

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Roundtable: 'Ordinary Heroes' and the Civil Rights Movement

Roundtable: 'Ordinary Heroes' and the Civil Rights Movement

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New Book Gives Voice to Harlem Renaissance

New Book Gives Voice to Harlem Renaissance

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Project Director Discusses Marcus Garvey's Work

Project Director Discusses Marcus Garvey's Work

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Why Black History Month Matters

Why Black History Month Matters

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News & Notes for February 16, 2007

Washington Hosts Forum on Investment in Liberia

Washington Hosts Forum on Investment in Liberia

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Business, Family Tie Coca-Cola Executive to Africa

Business, Family Tie Coca-Cola Executive to Africa

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President Takes Rare Meeting with Black Caucus

President Takes Rare Meeting with Black Caucus

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Roundtable: the NBA's Gay Politics

Roundtable: the NBA's Gay Politics

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Marriage: The Hardest Thing You Will Ever Do

Marriage: The Hardest Thing You Will Ever Do

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Bassett and Vance Tell Their 'Love Story'

Bassett and Vance Tell Their 'Love Story'

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News & Notes for February 15, 2007

Does the Iraq House Debate Matter?

Does the Iraq House Debate Matter?

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Military Recruiting Standards, Rwanda Population Policy

Military Recruiting Standards, Rwanda Population Policy

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Report Recommends Changes to 'No Child' Act

Report Recommends Changes to 'No Child' Act

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Black Community and Housing Foreclosures

Black Community and Housing Foreclosures

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Letters: Obama, Goldberg's Roots, Singer Bill Withers

Letters: Obama, Goldberg's Roots, Singer Bill Withers

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