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DIAMOND, Mo. — Carver Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at George Washington Carver National Monument near Diamond.

The City of Auburn is again offering opportunities for residents to learn more about their local government in the form of two academies — the Public Safety Academy and the

One of the most widely taught figures in America’s classrooms, especially during Black History Month, is George Washington Carver, the famous inventor of more than 300 uses for peanuts who toiled away at Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute.

right now, six u.s. senators are giving new momentum to talks aiming at avoiding a national catastrophe in the united states. their bipartisan compromise to slash the deficit. only 12 dpas left, president obama is due to meet this hour with house speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor. this just a short while after he met with top congressional democrats over at the white house. ours who correspondent dan lothian is standing by. kate baldwin has the latest. kate? >> polli...

right here in the united states. and a war of words between two florida lawmakers. democratic party chairwoman debbie wasserman-shultz joins me to respond to a congressmans rant calling her vile, unprofessional and despicable. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." right now, six u.s. senators are giving new momentum to talks aiming at avoiding a national catastrophe in the united states. their bipartisan compromise to slash the deficit. only 12 dpas left, president obama is...