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Kids are doing well overall and whether they can compete for a job some day. Thats why we need common goals, thats where common core, consistent strong benchmarks for english Language Arts and math. If our show is the first time youre hearing about common core youre not alone. 62 of americans nearly twothirds of you have never heard of common core and those of us who have heard of it neither understand nor embrace the standards. Initial testing of the standards in new york and kentucky produced less than ideal results. In both states fewer than onethird of students in grades 3 through 8 scored...

That makes it too hard for us to know whether our kids are doing well overall and whether they can compete for a job some day. Thats why we need common goals, thats where common core, consistent strong benchmarks for english Language Arts and math. If our show is the first time youre hearing about common core youre not alone. 62 of americans nearly twothirds of you have never heard of common core and those of us who have heard of it neither understand nor embrace the standards. Initial testing of the standards in new york and kentucky produced less than ideal results. In both states fewer than...

Carter. This afternoon a number of possible replacements for chuck hagel took themselves out of running. Joining me now, chef pentagon correspondent, Jim Miklaszewski and ruth marcus, columnist for the washington post. First to you. The reporting is most likely barring anything unexpected, it is Ashton Carter. He was deputy secretary of defense. 50 years old. Why didnt he get the job last time and why would he take it this time . He was passed over which chuck hagel got the job in 2013. At the time people thought he was disgruntled about the deal. He left the office of deputy secretary of defe...

Over there. The president not backing down on his trade fight with mexico now amid tensions that are still high with china. Those two were linked by the Federal Reserve. The chairman, Jerome Powell saying the central back is prepared to protect the economy if things get worse on the trade front. If things slow down, the markets pounced on that as a sign that the fed has the president s back and has our back just in case things slide. The do you up 511 points. The nasdaq, which had entered a correction territory, down about 10 or a little more from the highs coming back today. We have got a lot...