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Defendants are accused of killing two people and plotting to assassinate President Barack Obama

(CNN) -- Five more Georgia men were charged in connection with an anti-government militia with ties to Fort Stewart that's been accused of killing two people and plotting to assassinate President Barack Obama, authorities said Tuesday.


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Several California unions have objected to the Obama administration's Race-to-the-Top program

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- School teachers should be held accountable for the performance of their students, the Conference of Mayors said Tuesday, according to the group's leader.


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Attacks killed more than 2,900 people and forever changed the nation and the world

(CNN) -- Amid solemn commemorations on Tuesday's 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Barack Obama and other leaders emphasized how America has emerged stronger from the devastation that killed more than 2,900 people and forever changed the nation and the world.


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Federal judges ruled that the law encroaches on federal authority

(CNN) -- Alabama officials Monday asked the full 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate portions of a tough law targeting illegal immigrants after a three-judge panel blocked those provisions.


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Striking teachers take issue with testing based teacher evaluations

(CNN) -- The hard-nosed stance taken by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago teachers' strike dovetails with the education goals of his former boss, President Barack Obama, but observers disagreed Monday over how well it serves the city's schoolchildren.


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Obama has authorized six times the drone strikes in Pakistan as George W. Bush did in eight years

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The use of armed drones, or unmanned aircraft, to target and kill suspected terrorists has increased dramatically during the Obama administration but President Barack Obama said he struggles with the use of armed drones to target terrorists.


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Zadroga Act set aside money for medical care and compensation for lost wages and other damages

(CNN) -- When the planes struck the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, New York City Police Detective Ernie Vallebuona raced from Staten Island to the site to help look for survivors, along with his fellow police officers.


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As many as 6,000 teachers could lose their jobs under a new evaluation system

(CNN) -- Chicago public school teachers began manning picket lines instead of classrooms Monday, launching the first teacher strike in the city in 25 years over pay, benefits and other issues.


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Mixed-race couples remain a rarity in American politics

Though the latest census data confirms that the number of interracial couples in America has grown significantly in recent years, there is still one place in American society where their numbers remain largely invisible: the campaign trail.


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Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the United States

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Asian Americans can be a force to reckon with only if a majority of them exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election, according to Asian elected officials at the Democratic National Convention.

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