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• Obama education reforms advance as Congress falters (Reuters)
• In oil boom, petroleum engineers hottest commodity (Reuters)
• U.S. economy losing competitive edge: survey (Reuters)

Obama education reforms advance as Congress falters (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's administration is moving ahead in reforming U.S. education without the help of the Congress, and will soon announce which states can opt out of the national education law known as "No Child Left Behind."

In oil boom, petroleum engineers hottest commodity (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST Reuters - While millions of college grads look forlornly into the worst U.S. job market in decades, Emily Woner pretty much guaranteed herself one of America's best-paid post-graduate jobs before she ever set foot on campus.

U.S. economy losing competitive edge: survey (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:47 AM PST Reuters - The United States is becoming less economically competitive versus other nations, with political gridlock and a weak primary education system seen as the main drag, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

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