The first morning of the 2005 school year held more than the typical jitters for Toni Kay Scott. One moment, the seventh-grader, known as T.K., was stepping from her mom’s Ford pickup to join friends in front of Redwood Middle School in Napa, Calif
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The Battle over Abortion
The imposing marble-and-mahogany chamber of the U.S.
Key Questions: Cloned Food at the Supermarket
Th e Food and Drug Administration on Thursday released a preliminary report on the safety of meat and milk from cloned animals. Their verdict: that these food products are no different from those derived from conventionally bred animals, and are therefore safe to eat.
Zakaria: Karzai likely to win again
Afghanistan’s president is downplaying accusations of widespread fraud in his country’s recent elections, but he’s emphasizing the importance of a runoff for the sake of ensuring peace and stability in his nascent and war-torn democracy. NEW YORK (CNN) — Afghanistan’s president is downplaying accusations of widespread fraud in his country’s recent elections, but he’s emphasizing the importance of a runoff for the sake of ensuring peace and stability in his nascent and war-torn democracy.
The Soviets in Afghanistan: Obama’s Deja Vu?
“It’s a tricky situation,” said the decision maker huddled with his inner circle, debating what to do next in Afghanistan. “We went in, but how to get out — our head[s] are splitting from this.
Abbas tables report slamming Israel, cites lack of support
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday defended a controversial decision to defer action on a United Nations report accusing Israel and Hamas of war crimes. Abbas said the draft resolution backing the so-called Goldstone report “did not gather the number of voices that we needed
Pakistan accused of cricket match-fixing by own government
Pakistan cricket is embroiled in a new controversy after the national team were accused of deliberately losing two games at the Champions Trophy by a government official.
U.S. to Honduras: End emergency decree now
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Medvedev signals openness to Iran sanctions after talks
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Wednesday with U.S. President Barack Obama, then signaled he could support sanctions against Iran over its efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.
Commission penalizes swim club in Pennsylvania racism complaint
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission issued a finding of probable cause Tuesday that racism was involved in the decision last June by a suburban Philadelphia swim club to revoke privileges of a largely minority day care center.