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No Child Left Behind loosens grasp as 10 states freed from requirements
No Child Left Behind has been a contentious law ever since it was passed in 2002. Now ten states have been released of some of the toughest legal requirements of the law.
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Tax VOX
A fix on the horizon for the online sales tax mess
The new measure would allow states to require online retailers to collect sales taxes on all purchases, as long as the states first agree to simplify their sales tax rules. Remarkably, the idea has broad support in the business community and may actually pass.
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Senate vote: first step toward dismantling No Child Left Behind
A Senate panel votes to drop a signature provision of No Child Left Behind, the Bush-era education reform. The new law would eliminate the mandate for 'adequate yearly progress.'
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Can new No Child Left Behind law pass before 2012 elections?
A new No Child Left Behind bill is finally getting a hearing in the Senate Wednesday – after three years of sitting in limbo. The bill has bipartisan support, and plenty of detractors.
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'Financial aid' curbs on for-profit colleges: Too lenient?
Financial aid dollars from the US government represents up to 90 percent of revenues of for-profit colleges. When the Department of Education laid down new conditions for financial aid access, the colleges' shares didn't tank. They soared on Wall Street.
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Rebellion in GOP ranks: How Boehner lost control of the House this week
Republican freshman – tea partyers and others – keep breaking ranks, leading to shocking legislative defeats. Now, 87 representatives and 11 senators have written to Speaker of the House John Boehner to insist on $100 billion in budget cuts.
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Congress approves $4.2 billion in new aid for Sept. 11 responders
The bulk of the money will go to the first responders who worked on and after Sept. 11, 2001, at ground zero. President Obama has said he will sign the legislation.
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Senate aims to take up bill to compensate Sept. 11 responders
But lawmakers may run out of time before the end of the year. If so, the Sept. 11-related legislation would have to be reintroduced next year.
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For-profit colleges hit with claims of fraud, aggressive recruiting
At a Senate hearing Wednesday, government investigators released evidence that some for-profit colleges encouraged students to falsify financial aid documents.
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For-profit colleges: Do they shortchange students?
For-profit colleges have come under government scrutiny for alleged practices driven more by profit margins than by educational goals. A Senate committee held a hearing on the issue Thursday.
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Cap and trade: Senator criticizes President Obama for oil spill linkage
Cap and trade: Wyoming senator says Obama shouldn't link cap and trade to BP oil spill.
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After Senate passage, what's next for financial reform bill?
Negotiations with the House over the final financial reform bill are expected to be more transparent than they were with health-care reform. Exemptions or special deals sought by industry lobbyists are likely to stir intense debate.
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At health summit, forget Obama vs. GOP: How did freedom do?
The Obama health care summit focused on costs and access. But proposed reforms would wipe away Americans’ freedom of choice in this vital area.
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Senate in the home stretch on its healthcare reform bill
But there's more heavy political lifting ahead. Liberals in the House are set to fight for a public option.
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What would a Republican healthcare bill look like?
Democrats have chided Republicans for not offering their own healthcare ideas. But GOP attempts to turn the debate toward more incentives and fewer mandates have been rebuffed.
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Baucus healthcare plan takes flak from both sides of the aisle
Republicans say it's too costly. Liberal Democrats complain that it doesn't do enough for the uninsured. But unlike House plans, it wouldn't add to the deficit.
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Republicans discouraged by Obama's healthcare speech
For GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the takeaway is that the president and the Democrats are poised to move without them.
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Baucus bill targets senators retreating from public option
President Obama's speech on healthcare reform Wednesday night will provide an opportunity for lawmakers to rally around a more moderate bill, centrist senators say.
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Key Republicans bail on 'Obama-care'; Dems' options narrow
The Democrats are edging toward a go-it-alone approach to legislation. Part 1 of two.
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Democrats on healthcare: going it alone or not?
The White House appears to be sending out conflicting messages, but that could be intentional ambiguity designed to keep several options on the table.
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Senate's 'Gang of Six' key to healthcare reform
Finance Committee chairman Baucus tries for bipartisanship. But critics in his own party worry that could weaken overhaul legislation - especially provisions for children.
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Three senators hold healthcare reform in their hands
At a time when the threat of filibusters is constant, GOP Senators Enzi, Snowe, and Grassley can wield tremendous influence.
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Senate veers toward healthcare bill that pleases no one
A bipartisan group of six senators worked Tuesday to hammer out a deal. But both parties worry that they will find the final product unacceptable.
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If a healthcare bill passes, this group might be why
A bipartisan group of senators met Tuesday to hash out details. The same panel helped President Bush to his first major legislative victory.
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Healthcare reform: Now, the hard part
The Senate health committee approved a healthcare bill and the House introduced a more ambitious one. How will they be reconciled?
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