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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is said to be assuring lawmakers that 149 small airport towers will remain open.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the American Federation of Teachers says governments should hold off on plans to link standardized test results with schools' evaluations.

In a speech prepared for delivery Tuesday in New York, AFT President Randi Weingarten planned to call for a moratorium on penalties associated with tests

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NEW YORK (AP) — Workers for the New York City medical examiner's office will begin sifting soil for possible human remains at a site near the World Trade Center where a part believed to be from a plane hijacked by terrorists on 9/11 was found

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The state of Wyoming plans to increase its investment in private equities.

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Wyoming Republican Party leaders considered demanding three state legislators remove themselves from the party over a new law changing the duties of the state schools superintendent.

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The public will be allowed to ask questions of those in the running to become the Wyoming Department of Education director.

Education board members decided Thursday to hold a moderated forum for people to ask questions of candidates for the newly created job

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Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over.

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The dedication ceremony of George W. Bush's presidential center has ended after the nation's 43rd president gave a closing speech with tears welling in his eyes.

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming is launching its new Center for Law and Energy Resources in the Rockies.

Robert Nordhaus, one of the nation's leading experts on energy law and policy, was to be the inaugural speaker Thursday evening.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The casket of slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer is in place at a campus memorial as thousands of students, faculty and staff, law enforcement officials from across the nation and Vice President Joe Biden gathered to pay respects to Sean Collier

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