D.C. Schools Face Overhaul

June 12, 2008 2:39 AM

Public schools in Washington D.C. were in desperate need of change. So, when Michelle Rhee was appointed chancellor, she did just that and fired many of the city's employees. Wyatt Andrews reports.

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Military families all over the country are preparing for deployment to Afghanistan as President Obama will announce to add an additional 30,000 troops. Byron Pitts reports
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1:55 December 1, 2009

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The additional troops send to Afghanistan will try to defeat the Taliban one town at a time. As David Martin reports, an extension of the current strategy is beginning to show results.
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A U.S. military source described the fight against Taliban as a battle without winners. As Mandy Clark reports, sending more troops out could make the war more intense.
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1:41 December 1, 2009

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After all speculation surrounding the Tiger Woods investigation, authorities declared the case closed with a simple moving violation. As Randall Pinkston reports, Woods was at fault in the crash
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2:01 December 1, 2009

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As the bodies of the four slain officers were moved to a funeral home, their suspected killer was shot by a Seattle police officer after refusing to stop a stolen car. John Blackstone has more.

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