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First lady highlights lacrosse to fight childhood obesity

by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Jul 12, 2011 | Education, Immigration, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON – Lacrosse, one of the world’s oldest games whose origins can be traced back hundreds of years ago to Native North American tribes, could be today’s solution to childhood obesity among American Indians. At least that’s what the White House believes....

Folklife festival runs one more weekend

by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Jul 7, 2011 | Education, Immigration

Watch and listen: Becky Haberacker, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s spokeswoman, explains why you should visit the largest annual cultural event in the nation’s capital this year. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s themes are the country of...

Senate starts DREAM Act debate as Maryland law poised to take effect

by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Jun 29, 2011 | Immigration

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee this week for the first time debated the DREAM Act that would give undocumented immigrants a path to legal status through college or the military. Later this week, Maryland is poised to be the 11th state in the country with...
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