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Gay-Marriage Supporters Do Well In State Elections

4:00am November 07, 2012

by Steve Inskeep

There were many more ballot initiatives across the country. A constitutional amendment proposed in Minnesota would've defined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman. That effort was defeated by voters — one of several victories for supporters of same-sex marriage Tuesday night.

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Every six years, Florida voters get to decide whether a state Supreme Court justice gets to stay on the bench. Conservative activists are campaigning against Justice Barbara Pariente's retention.

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Florida's New Battleground: The State Supreme Court

3:20am November 06, 2012

Every six years, Florida voters decide whether the state's Supreme Court justices get to keep their seats on the bench. Typically, these votes generate little public interest, but this year, Florida's Republican Party and outside political groups are targeting three justices for defeat.

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Florida's New Battleground: The State Supreme Court

3:20am November 06, 2012

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Voters will decide on 174 ballot initiatives across 37 states this election.

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Gay Marriage, Marijuana And Taxes: States Decide

4:00pm November 04, 2012

Voters will decide 174 ballot propositions across 37 states this election, and some of those decisions could change the day-to-day lives of average Americans more than who wins the presidency.

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Gay Marriage, Marijuana And Taxes: States Decide

4:00pm November 04, 2012

Voters will decide 174 ballot propositions across 37 states this election, and some of those decisions could change the day-to-day lives of average Americans more than who wins the presidency.

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Obama Campaigns On GOP Turf In Colorado

7:50am August 09, 2012

by Scott Horsley

President Obama is in the midst of a two-day campaign swing through Colorado. The Rocky Mountain West is a key battleground area in the November election. A new poll shows the president leading Mitt Romney among women in the state but trailing his Republican rival among Colorado men.

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Obama Campaigns On GOP Turf In Colorado

7:50am August 09, 2012

by Scott Horsley

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On The Agenda: Improving U.S. Schools

3:00pm February 14, 2011

by Claudio Sanchez

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is gathering together the heads of the country's two major teachers unions and leaders from 150 school districts in Denver this week to talk about how to work together on improving schools.

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On The Agenda: Improving U.S. Schools

3:00pm February 14, 2011

by Claudio Sanchez

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Kindergartners line up on the first day of school at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School.

Parents Push For Diversity In New Orleans' Schools

3:45pm August 30, 2010

In the city's public schools, test scores are climbing, charter schools are opening all the time, and facilities are being upgraded. But the population of the schools is overwhelmingly African-American. The head of one charter school network says it takes a long time to break old patterns.

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