First Lady Michelle Obama reads a Dr. Suess book to children in Washington
Education Secretary Arne Duncan (R) prepares to read "Horton Hears a Who!" to elementary school students from Arlington, Virginia and the District of Columbia, as First Lady Michelle Obama looks on, on the 106th birthday of author Dr. Suess at the Library of Congress in Washington on March 2, 2010. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn
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The 49th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 141 high school seniors, was announced Monday by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Several of President Obama's Cabinet members pledged to give back some of their pay as a show of solidarity with U.S. government employees hit by the sequester.
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the sequester, which will go into effect in just five days, could lead to 40,000 teachers losing their jobs.
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Vice President Joe Biden, speaking Thursday at a Danbury, Conn., gun-control conference, called on political colleagues to show courage in enacting new laws.
Michelle Obama joined thousands of other Chicagoans Saturday to mourn Hadiya Pendleton, a teen shot dead days after performing at the presidential inauguration.
Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Washington, callling for the return of a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday the gun violence task force he heads will make recommendations next week on how to deal with the issue.
An unspecified threat Tuesday prompted officials to close an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., as most students in the town returned to school.
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