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WASHINGTON — They just don’t get it in Washington. There’s a gaping disconnect between what Americans care about and what President Barack Obama and Congress, Democrats and Republicans are actually doing. A new Associated Press-GfK poll tells the story: contempt for lawmakers, a bare majority approving what Obama’s doing. Or... [Read more of this story]

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom has signed a law making Holocaust denial punishable by three years in prison. The law was approved last month by Hungarian lawmakers, after more wide-ranging versions of the law had been rejected by courts for limiting free speech. Spokesman Ferenc Kumin says President Solyom signed the bill... [Read more of this story]

The nation’s governors and state school chiefs will propose standards Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, from kindergarten through high school, a crucial step in President Obama’s campaign to raise academic standards across the country. Read original article here var addthis_pub = ''; var addthis_language... [Read more of this story]

DUBLIN, N.H. (AP)– A New Hampshire woman who was known as Granny D and walked across the country a decade ago to publicize the need for campaign finance reform has died. She was 100. Spokeswoman Maude Salinger says Doris “Granny D” Haddock died Tuesday night at her home in Dublin. Salinger, who is also a family friend, says Haddock... [Read more of this story]

DUBLIN, N.H. (AP)– A New Hampshire woman who was known as Granny D and walked across the country a decade ago to publicize the need for campaign finance reform has died. She was 100. Spokeswoman Maude Salinger says Doris “Granny D” Haddock died Tuesday night at her home in Dublin. Salinger, who is also a family friend, says Haddock... [Read more of this story]