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32813/bucking vatican protocol francis wears black shoes and white vestage- amman bombs syrian university, blams rebels dweimhz/GOP Senators Paul, Cruz and Lee Threaten to Filibuster Gun Bill Politico- a date when commercial television decided amassing corporate money and providing entertainment were its central mission, when it consciously chose to become a carnival act, it would probably be Feb. 25, 2003, when MSNBC took Phil Donahue off the air because of his opposition to the calls for war in Iraq. truthdig/Chicago, over 50 schools have just been scheduled for closure, mostly in underprivileged neighborhoods, while officials have tried to censor what books are taught in class. But here's some good news: Parents, teachers and, most excitingly of all, students are coming together to fight back. Across the country, more and more people have realized that this kind of education "reform" is incompatible with progressive values, doesn't teach children how to think truthout/Dionne Warwick has filed for Chapter Seven bankruptcy over tax liens dating back to the 1990s. The smooth-voiced soul singer had a negligent business manager, her attorney tells Rolling Stone "and before she knew it, she owed a gazillion dollars in taxes rs/