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• Parents in disbelief over Calif. molestation probe (AP)
• Exclusive: Americans to stay thrifty this back-to-school season (Reuters)
• Student pleads guilty in Columbia Univ. drug case (AP)
• Only a quarter of U.S. students proficient in geography: report (Reuters)

Parents in disbelief over Calif. molestation probe (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:47 PM PDT AP - Parents reacted with disbelief Tuesday as additional details emerged about child molestation allegations against the principal of a private elementary school in Northern California that was shut down by the state.

Exclusive: Americans to stay thrifty this back-to-school season (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 12:16 PM PDT Reuters - Almost two-thirds of U.S. shoppers plan to spend the same or less this back-to-school season as last year, a survey showed, in an early sign that retailers may not obtain a huge boost from the second-biggest selling season of the year.

Student pleads guilty in Columbia Univ. drug case (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:19 AM PDT AP - A Columbia University junior at the heart of a drug takedown at the Ivy League school agreed Tuesday to go to jail for selling cocaine, while four fellow students pressed a court to give them a shot at treatment instead of time behind bars.

Only a quarter of U.S. students proficient in geography: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:37 AM PDT Reuters - About a quarter of U.S. students are proficient in geography, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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