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| Thu, 11 May 2006 16:00:00 EST I was a teenage reject |
| Dear College Knowledge,
I have been reading some of your columns, and although they are filled with sound advice, none of it worked for us. My daughter is graduating from a top college prep private high school and did not get into any of her top three choices. She had a 3.5 GPA and a 1990 SAT score, took seven AP/honors classes, played two varsity sports, was captain of both teams and MVP, logged 300 hours of community service, and has been a leader in promoting diversity in small independent schools. |
| Thu, 11 May 2006 14:00:00 EST Oil spike leaves market sputtering |
| Though the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates yesterday – for the 16th straight time – it wasn't rising rates that spooked the markets this morning. Instead, it was rising prices for crude oil and gold. |
| Thu, 11 May 2006 12:00:00 EST Bush aides: Economy resilient despite gas prices |
| Here's the latest tack by the White House in dealing with the huge political problem of rising gasoline prices: President Bush's aides argue that the spike at the pump actually provides proof that the economy is doing well. |
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| Sat, 13 May 2006 22:45:04 EDT CIA leak probe looks at Cheney's notes |
| Notes that Vice President Dick Cheney wrote on a newspaper article might help explain a motive in the perjury and obstruction case of Cheney's former chief of staff, according to documents filed by the prosecutor in the case. Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald is investigating how former CIA operative Valerie Plame's name was leaked to the media. |
| Sat, 13 May 2006 18:29:19 EDT Volcano threatens 20,000 |
| More than 20,000 people will need to be evacuated to crowded shelters, one filled to three times its capacity, as experts predicted a massive eruption from one of Indonesia's most dangerous volcanoes. Mount Merapi has been rumbling for about a month, but an increase in lava flow in the past day has triggered concerns that a nasty eruption could be imminent. |
| Sat, 13 May 2006 19:49:50 EDT Moussaoui ferried away in dead of night |
| Convicted al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Saturday began serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at a maximum-security prison in Colorado, the U.S. Marshals Service said. |
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