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• Moderate NC weighs constitutional gay marriage ban
• Cities seek more money from tax-exempt colleges
• Ontario Teachers to back Ackman in CP Rail vote
• Education Secretary Arne Duncan endorses gay marriage. Is Obama cornered? (+video)
• XKCD Sing-Along: Every Major's Terrible
• Number of PhDs receiving federal aid more than tripled from 2007 to 2010
• Education Secy Arne Duncan Endorses Same-Sex Marriage
• Arne Duncan: Gay marriage should be legal
• Arne Duncan: Gay marriage should be legal

Moderate NC weighs constitutional gay marriage ban Posted: North Carolina has long prided itself on its moderate politics dating to the civil rights era, as well as its place as a New South leader and a hub for high-tech, banking and higher education.

Cities seek more money from tax-exempt colleges Posted: Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze up at his city's Ivy League campus to see a way out of the morass.

Ontario Teachers to back Ackman in CP Rail vote Posted: (Reuters) - Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund, a large Canadian Pacific Railway shareholder, will vote for William Ackman's slate of directors instead of the incumbent board, strengthening the activist investor's hand ahead of next week's proxy showdown. Teachers said on Monday it would not vote for CP's slate of proposed directors because the company's performance has lagged its peers during Fred Green's tenure as chief executive. ...

Education Secretary Arne Duncan endorses gay marriage. Is Obama cornered? (+video) Posted: Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined the chorus Monday in support of gay marriage, following Vice President Joe Biden's statement Sunday on "Meet the Press" that he is "comfortable" with same-sex marriage.

XKCD Sing-Along: Every Major's Terrible Posted: It's college graduation season, which means that hordes of freshly minted youngsters are now entering the real world, and many have no exact future plans in sight.

Number of PhDs receiving federal aid more than tripled from 2007 to 2010 Posted: Higher education is meant to be the path to success, but that conventional wisdom may not be entirely true.

Education Secy Arne Duncan Endorses Same-Sex Marriage Posted: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan endorsed same-sex marriage this morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." When asked whether he thought same-sex couples should have the legal right to marry, Duncan said simply, "Yes. I do." This news comes on the heels of Vice President Joe Biden's...

Arne Duncan: Gay marriage should be legal Posted: A day after Vice President Joe Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage, signalling the Obama administration's evolving views on same-sex marriage, Sec. of Education Arne Duncan said on "Morning Joe" that he believes it should be legal."Yes, I do," Duncan said when asked by MSNBC's Mark Halperin if same-sex marriage should be legal in the United States.Duncan said he's never said that publicly because, "I don't know if I've ever been asked.""It only took minutes for the White House to try to fix Joe Biden's comments," fellow "Morning Joe" panelist Andrea Mitchell joked. ...

Arne Duncan: Gay marriage should be legal Posted: A day after Vice President Joe Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage, signaling the Obama administration's evolving views on same-sex marriage, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said on "Morning Joe" that he believes it should be legal. "Yes, I do," Duncan said when asked by Time political analyst and MSNBC contributor Mark [...]

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