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27 injured in 4 blasts in eastern Ukraine city Newschannel 6 Wichita Falls Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:15 AM PDT Look! Up in the sky! It's a ... space shuttle? Child labor groups say they are stunned and disappointed the Obama administration is backing off a plan to keep children from working in hazardous jobs on farms. Norwegian driver's wrong turn leads to AZ prison Newschannel 6 Wichita Falls Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:15 AM PDT Look! Up in the sky! It's a ... space shuttle? Child labor groups say they are stunned and disappointed the Obama administration is backing off a plan to keep children from working in hazardous jobs on farms. Legion Supports End to Student-Veteran Victimization Business Wire Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:15 AM PDT WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A longstanding campaign by The American Legion to end the victimization of military veterans and families by some for-profit schools has culminated in an order by President Obama to halt the questionable practices. On April 27, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to help protect students and prospective students using their Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits ... Child labor groups upset Obama administration backing off plan to limit child labor on farms Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON - Child labor groups say they are stunned and disappointed that the Obama administration is backing off a plan to keep children from doing the most dangerous farm jobs. Obama would veto Republican student loan bill, says White House Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT The pitched political battle over student loans isn't going away. On Friday, the White House threatened to veto a bill to keep interest rates on a popular kind of loan from doubling come July 1 because the Republican-crafted legislation pays for it by tapping a special fund in Obama's landmark health care law. Obama criss-crossed [...] Peter Feaver comments: Obama moves to end deceptive recruiting of veterans by schools Duke University Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT President Barack Obama will issue an executive order today aimed at protecting U.S. military veterans from predatory recruiting by schools. John Heilemann on Morning Joe : Can Mitt Romney Catch Up to President Obama on Foreign Policy? New York Magazine Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT On Morning Joe today, John Heilemann discussed yesterday 's Joe Biden " big stick " speech meant to remind voters of President Obama's foreign-policy record while also attacking Mitt Romney's lack thereof (and obviously to give Daily Intel a little giggle .) "The president is on very strong ground when it comes to foreign policy for all the obvious reasons," Heilemann said, noting Biden's point ... Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets Associated Press via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT The Obama administration wants to trademark the term "GI Bill" in an effort to shield veterans and military families from being swindled or misled by schools that target their federal education benefits. Inmate sentenced for threatening president KATC 3 Lafayette Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Minaldi has sentenced a federal prison inmate to five years for writing a threatening letter to President Barack Obama. Federal court documents say Carlton Neil Norah was incarcerated at the Oakdale Correctional Complex when he wrote the letter. The American Press reports (http://bit.ly/qjfACs ) Norah's defense attorney asked the ... Trademarking 'GI Bill': Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets MSNBC: Field Notes Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT   WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration wants to trademark the term "GI Bill" in an effort to shield veterans and military families being swindled or misled by schools that target their federal education benefits.

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