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Republicans block child nutrition bill (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:53 PM PST AP - House Republicans have temporarily blocked legislation to feed school meals to thousands more hungry children. Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday to try to amend the $4.5 billion bill, which would give more needy children the opportunity to eat free lunches at school and make those lunches healthier. First lady Michelle Obama has lobbied for the bill as part of her "Let's Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity.

High School Graduation Rates See Small Boost, Report Finds (Time.com) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:25 AM PST Time.com - A new report cites progress on the nation's dropout problem but shows that eight states still had graduation rates below 70% in 2008 and that 2.2 million students attend so-called dropout factories

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