Education: Morning Roundup, Looming Layoffs GOOD Thu, 27 May 2010 09:14 AM PDT Morning Roundup: From The Washington Post : 100,000 teachers nationwide face layoffs Obama scrambling to pass $23-billion bill that would ease cuts. Â From the Los Angeles Times : Investing in higher education is a win-win The state's economic future depends on it. From The Washington Post : Virginia withdraws from Obama's Race to the Top school reform program Gov. Robert F. McDonnell pulled ... | Obama wishes US soccer team luck in World Cup WKRN Nashville Thu, 27 May 2010 09:14 AM PDT President Barack Obama told the U.S. World Cup soccer team they'll have a fan watching in the Oval Office during next month's tournament in South Africa. | BP shoots mud at oil as Obama halts drilling plans Chinapost.com.tw Thu, 27 May 2010 09:13 AM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama planned to announce Thursday that a moratorium on new deepwater oil drilling permits will be continued for six months while a presidential commission investigates, a White House aide said. | Uncertainty over Medicare pay sets doctors on edge Seattle Times Thu, 27 May 2010 09:10 AM PDT For the third time this year, Congress is scrambling to stave off a hefty pay cut to doctors treating Medicare patients - even as the Obama administration mails out a glossy brochure to reassure seniors the health care program is on solid ground. | Obama to send 1,200 troops to U.S.-Mexico border The Desert Sun Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08 AM PDT A month after Arizona passed an immigration law that reignited a national debate, President Obama is sending up to 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. | U.S. sees 'multiple means to isolate Iran, North Korea' KYIV Post Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - The United States will pursue "multiple means" to isolate Iran and North Korea ifthey ignore their international obligations over their nuclear programs, according to President Barack Obama's national security strategy unveiled on Thursday, May 27. | Tweeting the Obama press conference Washington Post Thu, 27 May 2010 09:05 AM PDT President Barack Obama will hold his first press conference in more than 10 months today at 12:45 pm and we will be there! Well, not literally. Instead we will be sitting in front of a television, offering our minute by minute -- heck, second by second -- analysis of the questions, the answers and anything else that jumps to mind. You can click here to follow "The Hyper Fix" on Twitter. Need a ... | | |
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