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WATCH: Muslim Father Of Fallen Soldier Tells Trump 'You Have Sacrificed Nothing'

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Khizr Khan told Democrats to honor his son's sacrifice by voting for Hillary Clinton.

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Where Tim Kaine And Hillary Clinton Stand On Key Issues

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is Hillary Clinton's running mate. The two agree on how government should tackle abortion and gun control, but disagree on the authorization of military force.

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RECAP: A Round-Up Of Can't-Miss Stories From The RNC

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Here are some stories from the NPR Politics team to catch you up on the news from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week.

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5 Things To Know About Tim Kaine

Friday, July 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton has chosen Tim Kaine as her running mate. Here are some fast facts about the Virginia senator.

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Trump And Pence Face Divide On Women's Health And LGBT Issues

Friday, July 15, 2016

Now running mates, Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will have to cross gulfs on some key issues including Medicaid expansion, LGBT rights and Trump's proposed Muslim ban.

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LISTEN: Justice Ginsburg Expands On Decision To Apologize For Trump Remarks

Thursday, July 14, 2016

"I said something I should not have said," Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg.

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5 Things To Know About Mike Pence

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Signs are pointing to the Indiana governor being selected as Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate. Trump is set to officially make the announcement Friday.

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Obama To Return Early To U.S. And Visit Dallas; Other Politicians Call For Unity

Friday, July 08, 2016

Among other remarks, Donald Trump called for more unity in the country while Hillary Clinton said she mourns "for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty."

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Politicians React To Two Deaths Of Black Men By Police

Thursday, July 07, 2016

The deaths of two black men at the hands of police within two days has prompted responses from Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and President Obama.

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Hey, [Insert Name Here], Check Out These Campaign Fundraising Emails

Sunday, July 03, 2016

Whether the 2016 campaign email strategies are old or new or just a product of the times, they've certainly got the people of the Internet talking.

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Report: Partisan Bad Blood Highest In Decades

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

More than half of Republicans and Democrats now have "very unfavorable" views of the opposing party, continuing a trend that's been going on for decades.

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Trump University Is Like Other For-Profit Colleges But Without The Degree

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Trump had to drop "university" from his enterprise's name, but it used similar tactics to institutions in the for-profit college industry, where students incur high cost and debt with low results.

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Donald Trump Teases That He Could Buck The NRA On One Aspect Of Guns

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

In a tweet Wednesday, the presumptive Republican nominee said he plans to meet with the National Rifle Association to talk about banning suspected terrorists from buying guns.

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Where's The Color In Kids' Lit? Ask The Girl With 1,000 Books (And Counting)

Friday, February 26, 2016

Eleven-year-old Marley Dias went on a quest to collect and donate 1,000 books with a black girl as the main character. Spoiler alert: She did really well.

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How To Help Kids In Poverty Adjust To The Stability Of School After Break

Thursday, January 07, 2016

The first day back from winter break can be restless.

Many children are still coming down from the excitement of the holidays. Two unstructured weeks away from school — with strange food, rituals and relatives — can be overwhelming for many children, especially when it grinds to a halt after ...

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The CDC Gives U.S. Schools Low Marks In Sex Ed

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Fewer than one-fifth of middle schools — and half of high schools — are teaching all of the sex education topics recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a new study reveals.

The CDC report found that, for every age group, the least likely topics to be ...

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How To Talk To Kids About Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

You know the drill: Trace your hand, then add the details. Two feet, a beak, a single eyeball. Color it in, and voila! Hand becomes turkey.

You know the rest too: The Pilgrims fled England and landed on Plymouth Rock. The native people there, the Wampanoag, taught them to farm ...

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Your School Shapes How You Think About Inequality

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Ask yourself this question: Were you aware of inequality growing up?

Your answer may depend in part on where you went to high school. Students at racially diverse schools, particularly black and Hispanic students, are more tuned in to injustice than students going to school mostly with kids that look ...

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With Campus Racism, How Can College Presidents Get It Right?

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The resignation of the head of the University of Missouri System raises an important question: How should he have responded?

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A Galaxy Far, Far Away — Right There On The Ceiling

Monday, November 09, 2015

Our Tools of the Trade series examines the planetarium: a relic of the Space Age that's still found in more than 700 schools around the country.

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