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• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K–12 Publishers Appoints Eric Shuman Chief Operating Officer

  
  Your Story — Authority: 591
  BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today announced the appointment of Eric Shuman, former Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Corporation
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• Montana Ranchers Seek to Curb Residential Wells

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  BILLINGS – Ranchers in Montana are asking state officials to stop giving away water use rights to tens of thousands of new homes being built in areas once dominated by agriculture.Across the arid West, residential subdivisions and agricultural interests are vying for control of water supplies that have emerged as ...
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• General Motors CEO Henderson Resigns

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  DETROIT – General Motors CEO Frederick "Fritz" Henderson has resigned after eight turbulent months as head of the largest U.S. automaker.The company said Tuesday that Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. will serve as interim CEO. The company plans an international search for a new president and chief executive.
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• More primaries failing to teach majority of pupils the basics, league tables reveal

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  • More than half fell short of Sats level 4 in 885 schools • Opposition parties say standards are slipping Growing numbers of primary schools are failing to teach children to write a proper sentence using commas or tackle basic arithmetic in their heads, primary school league tables published today show. In just ...
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• The latest in SD 5

  
  Eye on Williamson — Authority: 134
  Last we heard Dan Gattis was quitting his Senate campaign to “devote my full-time attention to my young, growing family” and Steve Ogden was eager to jump back in to a job, and a looming budget deficit , he never wanted to leave in the first place. But that doesn’t seem to be holding up. Via Brazos Valley ...
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• ACP: Teasing out science, politics, and emotion about the mammography guidelines

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 558
  "> "> The following is part of a series of original guest columns by the American College of Physicians . by Steven Weinberger, MD, FACP It is difficult to find a medical guideline that has garnered so much press and controversy as the recent recommendations about breast cancer screening developed ...
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• Interactive Advent Calendars

  
  iLearn Technology — Authority: 124
  What it is: It is December!  This means the beginning of Advent along with the anticipation and excitement that it brings.  The Internet is full of interactive advent calendars that you can use in your classroom to teach about how the Christmas season is celebrated all around the world.  These advent calendars ...
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• Whitefish Mountain Resort Set to Open Dec. 5

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  Ski hills in western Montana are starting up their lifts and opening their runs, and Whitefish Mountain Resort will soon be following suit.The resort gave skiers and snowboarders the thumbs up to pull their equipment out of the closet and start tuning it up for the mountain’s expected opening day on Dec. 5.
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• The Endorsement Game Kicks Off

  
  Pine Tree Politics — Authority: 566
  You will, I hope, forgive the short absence.  Thanksgiving weekend was a very busy one and I have now just started to catch up on work. Yesterday, Bruce Poliquin kicked off the endorsement game by announcing that he had received the support of Representative Tyler Clark of Easton. Clark is a freshman ...
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• Obama Ordering 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 extra U.S. troops to Afghanistan on an accelerated timetable that will have the first Marines there as early as Christmas and all forces in place by summer. But hell also declare Tuesday night that troops will start leaving in 19 months. In a prime-time speech ...
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• How salt is associated with stroke and heart disease risk

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 558
  "> "> Originally published in Insidermedicine Sodium intake has a direct and independent impact on the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, according to a meta-analysis published online ahead of print in the British Medical Journal . According to the American Heart Association, you can help ...
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• Primary school league tables 2009: rural school named Englands best

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  The number of children leaving school with a decent grasp of English has dropped for the first time since Sats were introduced, league tables show.
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• Bresnan Communications Founder Dies at 75

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  HELENA – William Bresnan, a pioneer in the cable television industry and founder of Bresnan Communications, has died of cancer at the age of 75.Bresnan died Friday at his home in Greenwich, Conn., company officials said.
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• Why Bill White can win

  
  Eye on Williamson — Authority: 134
  The short answer is Republicans will vote for him because they’re tired of Rick Perry. I spoke with two reliable Republican voting family members, (they are not social conservatives), who live in Houston over the Thanksgiving weekend about Houston Mayor Bill White.  The interesting part was Bill White came up as ...
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• Tuesday: Boiler Room, Health Debate, Wolf Archery Season

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  Good morning; on the Beacon today, long-awaited debate over President Barack Obamas health care overhaul kicked off in the Senate with lawmakers trading bitter partisan words over the measure to remake one-sixth of the U.S. economy. Vince Padilla, who is a partner in the Eastside Brick Community development, recently ...
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• Join the Help-Portrait Revolution and Give Back

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  Help-Portrait has organized a massive movement for photographers – professional and amateur – to give instead of receive. On Dec. 12, photographers from around the world will photograph people in need and simply give them the pictures.Its that simple.See a video after the jump.
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• Con Man’s Forfeited Art for Sale on eBay

  
  Flathead Beacon Headlines — Authority: 599
  BILLINGS – Just in time for the holiday shopping season, a portrait of Mother Teresa painted by a California con man who failed in his bid to take over an empty Montana jail is up for sale on the Internet auction site eBay.Hardin officials signed a contract with 55-year-old Michael Hilton, of Santa Ana, Calif., for ...
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• Why You Can Forget About a 2010 Prop 8 Repeal

  
  Queerty — Authority: 711
  So you can pretty much forget about a full-blown effort to repeal Prop 8 in 2010, because the projects earliest backers are punting on the issue. CONTINUED » Permalink | 8 comments | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Activism , California , Courage Campaign , eqca , Equality California , Geoff Kors , john ...
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• How Come Hillary Clinton Didnt Mention Uganda Once During Her AIDS Speech?

  
  Queerty — Authority: 711
  Curiously missing from Hillary Clintons World AIDS Day remarks condemning nations that criminalize homosexuality? Any mention of the word Uganda . CONTINUED » Permalink | 1 comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: AIDS , Hillary Clinton , PEPFAR , Uganda , World AIDS Day , Yoweri Museveni
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