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Maryland Delegates to Debate in-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the House of Delegates will take up legislation Wednesday to extend the in-state tuition discount to undocumented immigrants, which has been a divisive issue for the state. Under the proposal, an undocumented student who attended at least three years of high school in Maryland and whose parents have paid…
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Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald to Announce Drama Desk Award Nominations
EURweb is reporting that Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald will join fellow Tony Award winner Liev Shreiber in announcing the nominees for the 2011 Drama Desk Awards. Since 1955 the awards have been given for excellence in Broadway, off-Broadway and nonprofit New York theater. The announcements will be made on May 2 at 9:30 a.m.…
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President Obama: We Don't Have Time for Games
Talking Points Memo is reporting that President Obama expressed his frustration with congressional Republicans on their failure so far to reach a budget compromise that would avert a government shutdown by the end of the week, instructing them to start acting like “grown-ups” and to stop playing political games. “We don’t have time for games,”…
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Head DNC
The Washington Post is reporting that Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a congresswoman from South Florida and a key White House defender, was chosen by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to become chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. If the full DNC ratifies the choice as expected, Wasserman Schultz would be the first woman elected chair by…
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Tiger Mom: Her Daughter Is Headed to Harvard
Glynnis MacNichol of Business Insider is reporting that Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, the daughter of Amy Chua, aka Tiger Mom, has been accepted at Harvard University. Chua’s parenting book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, ignited controversy over some of the tactics she used to get the most out of her children. Her parenting tactics were described…
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Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Negotiating His Surrender
MSNBC is reporting that the Ivory Coast’s incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo is negotiating his surrender, the country’s ambassador to France said Tuesday. Speaking on France Info radio, Ali Coulibaly did not provide any details about the alleged negotiations. The ambassador represents Alassane Ouattara, who the international community regards as the country’s democratically elected president. Ouattara’s…
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Dennis Rodman Tapped for Hall of Fame
Legendary basketball player Dennis Rodman has been selected for the 2011 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Currently known for his off-the-court antics, Rodman was a beast on the court during his professional basketball career. He won five championship titles with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls. Many thought that Rodman’s colorful hair, tattoos…
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Almena Lomax: Civil Rights Activist and Celebrated Journalist Dies
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Almena Lomax, a civil rights activist and celebrated black journalist who covered the Patty Hearst kidnapping and the Montgomery bus boycott and founded the Los Angeles Tribune newspaper, has died. Lomax died March 25 in Pasadena, according to an obituary from the United Negro College Fund, where…
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Shaka Smart Gets 8-Year Deal After Final Four Run
Virginia Commonwealth University head coach Shaka Smart is celebrating despite the Rams’ loss to Butler in the NCAA national basketball tournament semifinals. Eric Matuszewski of Bloomberg is reporting that Shaka Smart has turned his team’s Final Four run into gold. Smart has been offered an eight-year deal that will quadruple his coaching pay from $325,000…
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