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WASHINGTON (AP) — Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of the Common Core academic standards. But just how much time each year? A. Between 10-15 hours.
congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The honeymoon might be over before it even begins for House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan when he is elevated to the top job this week. The Wisconsin Republican, on track to prevail in secret-ballot GOP elections Wednesday and in a full House vote Thursday, would take over at a
justice department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lois Lerner and other IRS officials will not face criminal charges in the political controversy over the processing of applications for tax-exempt status by conservative groups, the Justice Department said Friday. The decision closes a two-year investigation into accusations that stoked outrage among Republicans in Congress, who alleged
Abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — A trade group for abortion providers is asking a top House Republican to investigate after secretly recorded videos were posted online by a conservative blogger who wrote that he got the footage from a congressional source. The National Abortion Federation said Friday that the videos were recorded at
Democratic primary
WASHINGTON – Lincoln Chafee ended his Democratic presidential bid Friday after surveys and campaign finance reports showed the former Rhode Island governor failing to gain support either from voters or donors. "As you know I have been campaigning on a platform of Prosperity Through Peace," Chafee told a Democratic
GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are signaling they may quit a Republican-led committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks after Hillary Rodham Clinton endured a grueling interrogation by GOP lawmakers at a marathon congressional hearing. "We have learned absolutely nothing," Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., a member of the panel, said
GOP
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Chris Christie promised Thursday to spend a lot more time in Iowa as the leadoff presidential caucuses draw closer, signaling a shift for the New Jersey governor after months of focusing on New Hampshire. Christie, who has struggled to gain traction in the 2016 Republican
congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a calm demeanor and detailed answers, Hillary Clinton sought to turn an hours-long congressional grilling on the deadly Benghazi attacks into an opportunity to look more presidential than political. Clinton, the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic nomination, was largely unflappable through long hours of testimony that began
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