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• Hungary PM backtracks on college reform after rally
• OPPOSITION TO IMMIGRATION REFORM MAY BE SLOWLY FADING
• State: Big surge in Calif. smokeless tobacco sales

Hungary PM backtracks on college reform after rally Posted: 15 Dec 2012 12:38 PM PST BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's prime minister said on Saturday higher education would be free for those who meet entry requirements, backtracking on a plan to cut state-financed places at universities after mass student protests. After meeting a group of students, Viktor Orban, whose government announced sweeping reforms in higher education last week, said in a video message on his Facebook page that his government would rework its proposal by next week. He did not reveal details but said a more transparent and simple system was needed, which would abolish student quotas at universities. ...

OPPOSITION TO IMMIGRATION REFORM MAY BE SLOWLY FADING Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:02 PM PST Among my colleagues at the University of Georgia is a small but hardy band of altruists who can't stand the idea that young people are being denied the opportunity to get a college degree for the dumbest of reasons. So, according to a report in the Chronicle of Higher Education, those energetic faculty members formed a secret school, Freedom University; it offers instruction to undocumented young people who are legally barred from attending several of the best schools in the state they call home. ...

State: Big surge in Calif. smokeless tobacco sales Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:50 PM PST While cigarette sales have plunged, sales of smokeless tobacco products have surged in the past decade in California, with use among high school students especially leaving state public health officials ...

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