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Governors, state school superintendents to propose common academic standards

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Nick Anderson

The nation's governors and state school chiefs will propose standards Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, from kindergarten through high school, a crucial step in President Obama's campaign to raise academic standards across the country.
JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism charges

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carrie Johnson

A petite, blond-haired, blue-eyed high school dropout who allegedly used the nickname JihadJane was identified Tuesday as an alleged terrorist intent on recruiting others to her cause, as federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges that could send her to prison for life.
Massa investigated for allegedly groping staffers

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Carol D. Leonnig

Not long after Eric Massa joined Congress in January 2009, several male staff members began to feel uncomfortable with the sexually loaded language their boss routinely used, according to accounts relayed to the House ethics committee.
Gay marriages expected to create wedding-related jobs in D.C.

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ylan Q. Mui

Georgetown residents Christopher Cahill and Richard Marshall consider the $75,000 wedding that they're planning for June to be their own "personal stimulus package" for the District economy. And local businesses are already seeing the dollar signs.
Dispute over candidate disqualifications could mar Iraqi vote's legitimacy

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Ernesto LondoÃ±o and Leila Fadel

BAGHDAD -- A controversy over the disqualification of candidates threatened Tuesday to undermine the legitimacy of Iraq's recent elections and inflame supporters of a coalition seeking to topple the alliance led by the prime minister.
700 jobs Legalization of same-sex marriages expected ...

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Post

700 jobs Legalization of same-sex marriages expected to create in District.
House Democrats seek to limit earmarks to show commitment to ethics

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Paul Kane

Seeking to reclaim the reform mantle amid a series of scandals, House Democratic leaders are advocating a move that would shake up the multibillion-dollar practice of awarding no-bid contracts known as congressional earmarks.
Massa flirts with the right, but Beck isn't tickled

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Dana Milbank

Just seven minutes into Glenn Beck's hour-long interview of Eric Massa on Tuesday evening, things had already gone very wrong.
On health-care reform, Republicans target Democrats' division over reconciliation

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Shailagh Murray

As Republicans work to prevent a health-care bill from reaching President Obama, they are scrambling to exploit divisions between Democrats in the House and the Senate.
Thousands rally to support health-care reform in downtown Washington

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:00am EST by Nicole Norfleet

Amid a sea of brightly colored T-shirts and wave after wave of protest signs, Regina Holliday's homemade banner still stuck out as she marched Tuesday in support of health-care reform.