Headteachers have no confidence in 'fanatical' Michael Gove's education policies
Express.co.uk
Headteachers have no confidence in 'fanatical' Michael Gove's education policies. HEADTEACHERS have passed a vote of no confidence in the Government's education policies, with one comparing the education secretary to a "fanatical personal trainer." ...
Headteachers pass vote of no confidence in Government's education policiesEvening Standard
Education Secretary Michael Gove is heckled as headteachers pass vote of no ...Daily Mail
Teachers' rally hits out at Minister Michael Gove over 'crisis'ChronicleLive
BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk -ITV News
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Possible Dem challengers Mark Schauer, Vicki Barnett target governor's tax ...
MLive.com
Possible Dem challengers Mark Schauer, Vicki Barnett target governor's tax, education policies. Print · Jonathan Oosting | joosting@mlive.com By Jonathan Oosting | joosting@mlive.com MLive.com. Follow on Twitter on May 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM, updated ...

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Education Policies Operating in the Dark
Huffington Post
More enlightened awareness of what is required in training and preparing school leaders and less simplistic rhetoric would go a long way toward getting education policy out of the dark and on the path of improving how schools are run, teachers are ...

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California Education Policy Fund Announces Open Call for Letters of Inquiry to ...
PR Web (press release)
In an effort to effect meaningful policy reform in California's public education system, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today announced a call for Letters of Inquiry to the California Education Policy Fund (CEPF), one of RPA's managed funds ...

Brazil's Education Policy Woes Seen As Its Achilles' Heel - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
As a new middle class rises in Brazil with aspirations for better education, it is finding lamentable conditions and low standards of education at many colleges and universities across Brazil. That has experts warning that the country's strained ...

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Education Policy Expert Cited by MLive
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Education Policy Director Michael Van Beek told The Jackson Citizen Patriot that it's “for the greater good” when a school districts shuts down or a district closes a building. “Our ultimate goal should not be keeping what we have now,” Van Beek said.

MLive Cites Center Education Policy Expert
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
MLive Monday cited a February Michigan Capitol Confidential story showing teachers in Michigan have the second-highest average pay in the country in a story about U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan's visit to Michigan and his belief ...

Reader View: Eleven months to unlock education policy
Santa Fe New Mexican.com
The state Legislature won't pass the governor's educational priorities, and the governor vetoed almost half of the education bills passed by legislators this past session. It's fine to disagree on each other's policies, but then the question that must ...

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White House on the defensive
NBCNews.com
White House on the defensive. On Sunday, the White House aggressively responded to its critics as controversies continue to brew in Washington. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. Share This: facebook · twitter · googleplus. Related Videos; Transcript of ...

White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressure
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while ...
White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama 'Offensive'New York Times (blog)
White House defends IRS handling, McConnell asserts 'culture of intimidation'NBCNews.com (blog)
White House Aide Chides GOP for 'Fishing Expeditions'Wall Street Journal
CBS News -ABC News
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Karl Rove On Benghazi Emails: "White House Was In This"
RealClearPolitics
So somebody in State above her is talking to somebody above Ben Rhodes and Tommy Vietor at the White House at 10:00 at night on Friday night. Now we also know, Saturday morning, at a White House deputies meeting, all of the reference to terrorism are ...

White House Adviser Fires at Fox News Host for “Offensive” Benghazi Question
The Slatest (blog)
White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer made the Sunday talk show rounds and, as expected, fielded questions on the trifecta of scandals that has engulfed the White House: IRS targeting conservative groups, the attack in Benghazi, and the seizure of AP ...

McConnell: White House 'made up a tale' about Benghazi
The Hill (blog)
The White House later said publically acknowledged that the attack came from a group of terrorists with ties to an al Qaeda-affiliated organization, but holds that its earlier assessment was based on the best available intelligence at the time. Former ...
McConnell: White House operating 'culture of intimidation'UPI.com
Mitch McConnell Defends Obama Administration On AP Scandal - Huffington PostHuffington Post

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White House aide: IRS scandal will not distract from policy agenda
Washington Post
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer defends administration's handling of recent controversies, says "partisan fishing expeditions" won't distract the White House from pushing President Obama's policy agenda. CBS News. Correction: Clarification: ...

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White House: 'Irrelevant Fact' Where Obama Was During Benghazi
TheBlaze.com
Pfeiffer repeated, “The president was in the White House that day, he was kept up to date by his national security team, he spoke to the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs earlier, and as events unfolded he was kept up to date.” ...

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS targeting scandal
New York Daily News
A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only “when it came out in the news” while Republicans continued to press the administration for more answers.

Guatemala Suffered for US Foreign Policy
New York Times
U.S. foreign policy tore apart the social fabric of the country. These policies struck the indigenous population mercilessly, especially in rural areas. Unfortunately the manner in which Ríos Montt's defense behaved at trial hindered the possibility of ...

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Why Rand Paul Should Join the Council on Foreign Relations
The National Interest Online (blog)
Historically, the relationship between conservatives and the Council on Foreign Relations has, to put it mildly, been a fraught one. The Council has long been a redoubt of establishment Republicans--Elihu Henry Stimson, John McCloy, Henry Kissinger ...

Chuck Grassley On Foreign Policy: We Should Remember When Hitler Started ...
Huffington Post
We shld remember what happened th last time we had no foreign policy. It was Sept 1939 Hitler started WWII Poland. — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) May 18, 2013. Though this might be the first time Grassley has warned of a modern-day Hitler invasion ...

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Longform's Picks of the Week - by Rachel Wilkinson
Foreign Policy (blog)
For daily picks of new and classic nonfiction, check out Longform or follow @longform on Twitter. Have an iPad? Download Longform's new app and read all of the latest in-depth stories from dozens of magazines, including Foreign Policy. The Shooting ...

The Moscow Rules Still Rule - by Milton Bearden
Foreign Policy (blog)
Foreign Policy Magazine. Friday, May 17, 2013 Follow Facebook · RSS · Twitter · Home; Directory. Channels. National Security · AfPak · Democracy Lab · Middle East. Blogs. Michael Dobbs · Daniel Drezner · David Hoffman · Marc Lynch · Clyde Prestowitz ...
Three Russian Spy Scandals More Embarrassing Than Ryan FogleU.S. News & World Report (blog)
Russia reveals identity of CIA Moscow chief following Ryan Fogle's expulsionThe Guardian
Putin's foreign policy aide Yury UshakovRIA Novosti

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Obama's Plumbers - by James Traub
Foreign Policy (blog)
Foreign Policy Magazine. Friday, May 17, 2013 Follow Facebook · RSS · Twitter · Home; Directory. Channels. National Security · AfPak · Democracy Lab · Middle East. Blogs. Michael Dobbs · Daniel Drezner · David Hoffman · Marc Lynch · Clyde Prestowitz ...

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In the Hills of Alawistan - by Alia Malek
Foreign Policy (blog)
Foreign Policy Magazine. Friday, May 17, 2013 Follow Facebook · RSS · Twitter · Home; Directory. Channels. National Security · AfPak · Democracy Lab · Middle East. Blogs. Michael Dobbs · Daniel Drezner · David Hoffman · Marc Lynch · Clyde Prestowitz ...

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A Few Good Saudi Men - by Marc Lynch
Foreign Policy (blog)
This is in rather stark contrast to the unusual and constructive attention paid to the struggles of Saudi human rights activists early this year, when Qahtani and Hamed were profiled by the Washington Post, CNN, and Foreign Policy (by me). Even that ...

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Iran's parliament-in-exile holds Washington briefing on the Iranian regime's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"In effect, Khamenei is caught between a rock and a hard place. Either way, he and the ruling clique will emerge much weaker and more vulnerable after this election," NCRI-US study concluded. SOURCE NCRI-US. http://rt.prnewswire.com/rt.gif?
US takes no stand as women barred from Iran voteGlobalPost
Iran may ban candidates who seek ties with USWLNE-TV (ABC6)

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US to support free election in Iran
Ynetnews
"The repression, the killings, the efforts to close down any possibility to organize has really depressed that capability," she added, highlighting however that the United States was doing what it could "to encourage voices in Iran to press for the ...
Iran's Chief Negotiator Hopes to Settle a Deal before Next Month's ElectionsOilPrice.com

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After Pakistan Election, US Should Still Press Counterterrorism Agenda
Heritage.org
Pakistanis deserve credit for braving this weekend's polls in the face of a ruthless campaign of bombings and shootings against candidates, election workers, public rallies and polling booths. With a fairly robust voter turnout of around 60 percent and ...

IRS Fallout: The Real Scandal Is Secret Money Influencing US Elections
The Nation. (blog)
The outrage that Washington should be talking about—what my colleague Chris Hayes calls “the scandal behind the scandal”—is how the Citizens United decision has unleashed a flood of secret spending in US elections that the IRS and other regulatory ...

Pakistani elections could cause complications for US
Washington Post
PAKISTAN'S ELECTION Saturday is being celebrated as paving the way for the first transfer of power from one elected government to another in the country's history. Forty million new voters are registered, and a third of all those on the rolls are under ...
Nawaz Sharif's victory in Pakistan elections likely to change nature of US ...McClatchy Washington Bureau
Ex-Pakistan PM's son abducted as Taliban threaten electionReuters
US President congratulates SharifJagran Post
Wall Street Journal -Voice of America -Aljazeera.com
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ITN reports 61% rise in profits, boosted by the Olympics and US elections
The Guardian
News at Ten producer ITN has reported a 61% surge in operating profits to £3.7m for 2012, with annual revenues hitting a 13-year high with the help of extra business provided by major events including the Olympics. The company, which provides news to ...

Malaysia: Failure of US to Subvert the Elections and Install a “Proxy Regime”
Center for Research on Globalization
Just as in Russia where so-called “independent” election monitor GOLOS turned out to be fully funded by the US State Department through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Malaysia's so-called election monitor, the Merdeka Center for Opinion ...

Voting underway for US Senate primary election, key state Senate seat
Boston.com
Voters trickled to the polls today to take the first step in choosing a Senate successor to Secretary of State John F. Kerry, as two Democrats and three Republicans vie to win their respective party primary elections. US Representative Stephen F. Lynch ...
Election leaders in Western Massachusetts concerned about a light turnout for ...MassLive.com
Ex-SEAL Gomez wins GOP US Senate primary in Mass.SunHerald.com
Dems have edge in sprint to Mass. special electionThe Idaho Statesman
Bellingham Herald
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Back From War, Columbia Slugger Is Dreaming of the Major Leagues
New York Times
He said he lost interest in his studies and did not distinguish himself on the field. He did not draw interest from college baseball programs. Thinking he had few options, he joined the military in 2004. “Why did I enlist?” he said. “I was too stupid ...

Israel's 'illegal' military entry permit bars selected tourists from West Bank ...
RT
Many tourists hoping to visit the West Bank are finding it impossible to do so – because Israel requires certain visitors to have an entry permit. Obtaining permission is anything but easy, because Tel Aviv doesn't explain the process, Haaretz reported.

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Coast Guard officer wins Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon
Military Times
Marine Corps Reserve Capt. Amanda Burke, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee from Quantico's Marine Corps Systems Command, was the top female military military finisher — and the second female overall, crossing the finish line in 1 hour, 29 minutes ...

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Nigeria Military: 17 Killed During Offensive
ABC News
Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers. Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, a military spokesman, said in a statement that one soldier ...
Nigeria Government Encouraged with Military Offensive Progress - VOAVoice of America
Nigerian military in heavy fighting with Islamist militantsDeutsche Welle
Nigeria military intensifies campaign against militantsPress TV
AllAfrica.com -12NewsNow.Com
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Zimbabwe's PM says his party will end years of police and military abuse
Washington Post
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution which demands ...

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Rumsfeld speaks on military sexual assaults
NBCNews.com
i want to ask you about a very disturbing subject within the military that you've worked over for so long and that is sexual assaults in the military. some of the reported accounts when you were secretary and reported and estimates, a much larger ...
Rumsfeld: 'Zero tolerance' for military sexual assaultsPolitico (blog)

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Don't Hastily Change Military Justice Code
Heritage.org (blog)
Appropriately, an independent review panel has been established to review the issue of sexual assault in the military. Congress should withhold any changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) until the panel releases its recommendations.

Father, daughter reunited after separated by military service
Today.com
Last fall, Pvt. Victoria Piccoli, 19, was about to graduate from basic training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina when she appeared on TODAY to talk to Lester Holt about serving her country at such a young age. Inspired by her father, an active-duty ...

Humza Yousaf criticises UK immigration policies
BBC News
The Scottish minister with responsibility for immigration has attacked the UK government's approach to the issue. External Affairs minister Humza Yousaf said coalition policies were damaging the Scottish economy. He said Scottish society was united in ...

Four Decades of Immigration Policy - Washington Post video series - SEIU
SEIU (blog)
That's the central question posed by a Washington Post four-part video series on immigration reform. The series examines immigration policy over the past four decades and prominently features SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina as a ...

Why Russia Should Change Its Immigration Policy
EconoMonitor (blog)
Today, there is a consensus among Russian economists that the country's government should encourage labor migration from the former Soviet Union. Such respected experts as Sergey Guriev, a rector of the New Economic School in Moscow, and Aleh ...

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Jan Brewer Immigrant Driver's License Policy Stands: Judge - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
Arizona's policy allows anyone with lawful immigration status to get a driver's license, and more than 500 immigrants with work permits have obtained Arizona driver's licenses in recent years. But Arizona officials have said they don't want to extend ...
Judge Suggests He Will Strike Down Arizona Discrimination Against Many ...ThinkProgress
Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheldLos Angeles Times
Judge refuses to stop Arizona from denying driver's licenses to immigrantsReuters
East Valley Tribune -Latinos Post
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Judge allows Arizona immigrant driver's license policy move forward
Fox News
PHOENIX – A judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order that denies driver's licenses for young immigrants in Arizona who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. The decision by U.S. District ...

Immigration: Key Data Points from Pew Research
Pew Research Center
Our May survey found that 75% believe immigration policy needs at least major changes, with 35% saying it needs to be “completely rebuilt.” Yet the broad public agreement that immigration policy should be revamped is not matched by consensus on how to ...
Data Reveals Immigrants' Financial Contribution to StatesNew America Media
Rasmussen polls shows public knows little about immigrationDaily Caller
Top 5 Things You Need To Know About Immigrants And The EnvironmentThinkProgress
Tucson Citizen -Eagle & Times -National Review Online
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Media Call: Border Security and US Immigration Policy
Council on Foreign Relations
ROBERT MCMAHON: Well, good morning, everyone. And welcome to this Council on Foreign Relations on-the-record media call. I am Robert McMahon, editor of CFR.org and I'll be moderating today's call on border security and U.S. immigration policy.

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On immigration, Charles Dickens matters
Washington Post
Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a critic of the proposed reform, rightly warns of immigrants exerting downward pressure on wages at the bottom of America's social pyramid. And Yuval Levin, editor of National Affairs and a supporter of liberalized policy, notes ...

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Why Ted Cruz isn't presidential material: Column - USA Today
USA TODAY
On May 3, he spoke at the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston, and that night, he delivered the keynote address at an annual South Carolina dinner for presidential hopefuls. Next up is a speech to GOP donors in New York City on May 29.
Texas Republican Sen. Cruz eligible to be president should he decide to runFox News
Ted Cruz 2016: Presidential Run Would Put Birthers in a Bind - PolicyMicPolicyMic

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Iconic Presidential Yacht 'Honey Fitz' Docks In Savannah
WSAV-TV
An iconic piece of our nation's history has sailed its way into Savannah. The famous presidential yacht, Honey Fitz, is docked right along River Street. The yacht has had the honor of serving five presidents from Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson ...

Lawmaker Fires Back In 'Car Wars' Ahead Of Iranian Presidential Vote
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Rafsanjani's blue Mercedes came under hard-liner scrutiny after he arrived in it to register for the June 14 presidential vote. Websites contrasted it with a subcompact Kia Pride that another presidential hopeful, top nuclear negotiator Said Jalili ...
Iran rejects women presidential hopefulsAljazeera.com
Iran delays presidential election lineupLos Angeles Times
Iran's conservatives divided over presidential candidatesWashington Post
Xinhua -International Business Times -Iran Focus
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Presidential Visit Puts Myanmar Investment Theme in Spotlight
Benzinga
Six months after President Barack Obama visited Myanmar, that country's president, Thein Sein, will visit the White House. Sein's visit to Washington, D.C. marks the first such visit by a leader from the Southeast Asian nation in nearly five decades ...

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Presidential speculation around Scott Walker heats up as he heads to Iowa this ...
Wisconsin State Journal
“Yeah, I'm going to Iowa, but I get invited to other states that have nothing to do with presidential politics,” Walker recently told reporters. “(Iowa Gov.) Terry Branstad is a good friend and asked me to come on over. I said, 'We'll do that.' I do ...

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Iran's internet in nationwide 'coma' as presidential polls loom
Al-Arabiya
Access to internet in Iran is being increasingly stifled as next month's presidential elections loom, users and experts have said. Although authorities deny claims of a government crackdown on the web, a slower internet connection across the country ...
Internet enters 'coma' ahead of Iran presidential electionMiddle East Online

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Symposium to focus on presidential scandals
Marion Star
President Warren G. Harding was visited by the U.S. Navy Band during the Front Porch Campaign. Harding is much interested in the trumpet because he specialized in playing the B-flat cornet in several local bands in earlier years. / Harding Home State ...

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Romney: Benghazi talking points had no bearing on presidential election
The Hill (blog)
The Obama administration's talking points on the terror attack in Benghazi had no bearing on Mitt Romney's defeat last year, the former Republican presidential nominee told Jay Leno. The issue of the administration's talking points has been a key focus ...
Mitt Romney Talks IRS Scandal, Says He's 'Not A Fan' Of Obama (VIDEO)Huffington Post
Romney weighs in on Washington controversiesCNN (blog)
WEINSTEIN: What about the other potential IRS scandals?Daily Caller
Power Line (blog) -Deseret News -Enstarz
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