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And that is the involvement of Security Experts in development of the Design Excellence program. I know there were some who were on the commission to develop it. But ms. Munaz and mr. Green, if you could address the actual input of the Security Experts into the program and setting standards in the program, and whether theres an ongoing effort to keep the Security Experts involved. Beyond what the state department comes up with on its own. One of the criticisms that has happened has been that the...

Here. When you get off the set, you can come on down. It will be a blast. Look at where we are. That is crazy that theres not as many people as we thought. There are so many huge stars that will be there tonight. I know. It is really exciting. And just being right here and watching bruce springsteen, so cool. Ingly was thinking the same thing. This will be a neat set. Cannot wait to see this concert. You know, its going well for fans because theres not so many out there. Debra alfarone has been ...

Standards exposes flip inside the gop. This is becoming a topdown approach, just like obama care. Its local schools with local School Boards and high standards. I dont know how anybody can disagree that. Two key players debate the merits of common core. Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former education secretary bill bennett. Plus, president obama wants to break those automatic spending caps and spends billions more on new programs. Our sunday panel weighs in. And our power player this super bowl ...

Jack keane. And ambassador dennis ross. Then common Core Education standards exposes flip inside the gop. This is becoming a topdown approach, just like obama care. Its local schools with local School Boards and high standards. I dont know how anybody can disagree that. Two key players debate the merits of common core. Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former education secretary bill bennett. Plus, president obama wants to break those automatic spending caps and spends billions more on new programs...

Him. And now theyre trying to do everything they can to not being in trouble. Disturbing allegations of excessive force. Be and comedy and traj tragedy. The daily show fighting prejudice with punch lines. And we begin with a half century of official hostility about to come to an end for the United States and cuba. President obama and cuban president raul castro will come face to face this weekend in panama. Its the first publicly planned meeting of the countrys president s since 1958. A part of ...

You had europeans, mainly germans coming into the port of galveston and as a group settling a different parts of the state of texas. If you had been here in the 1850s german was the most common language spoken in galveston. On the streets, that is what people were talking in. We have a number of groups you can see in galveston today if you go to the garden, you can see what became the center for german entertainment and social life. You can go to st. Joseph church the first German Catholic Churc...

Thayer to the old house and were laying the foundation for a new one they discovered a number of confederate artifacts and this painting rolled up in a tent. The family took this as possible jeanne lafitte painting and the piece was donated to the library. However it was really just speculation that led the early folks to believe that this was jean lafitte. But its caught fire much like all the history with lafitte theres mythology thats difficult to disentangle from fact. A few experts have tak...

Go green in the aloha state. You can call it the big chill part two on the heels of a major cold front that socked large parts of the nation last week, another one has arrived and it may be worse, packing some of the coldest temperatures this country has felt in more than 20 years. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. A widespread arctic blast known as the polar vortex will bring freezing winds impacting 140 Million People across 45 states and exposure to this dangero...

Be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. That is what happened to Abigail Fisher. It is not disputed. She was treated differently because of her race and color and national origin. Now, we are not going to be talking so much about title vi my when we talk about the constitution. The Supreme Court said it doesnt really mean what it says. We just think it means what the constitution means. Constitution has a little bit more wiggle room. A...

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