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Study: Hispanics More Likely to Attend Poorest Schools

WASHINGTON – Hispanic children are much more likely than white or black students to attend the nation’s largest and poorest public high schools, a new analysis shows. More than half of Hispanic teens, 56 percent, attend schools with enrollments of roughly 1,800 students — schools that rank in the 90th …

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Police Chief's Son Arrested on Drug Charges

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The son of Miami’s police chief was arrested for trying to buy 400 pounds of marijuana (search) from an undercover federal agent, officials said Wednesday. A court complaint said Sean Timoney, 25, of Philadelphia gave the agent a gym bag filled with about $450,000 in cash. …

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Supporters to Host Fundraiser for DeLay

WASHINGTON – Supporters of embattled Republican U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay were set to hold a fundraiser Thursday for the former House majority leader’s re-election campaign. “We thought it would be good to have an outpouring of support for Tom, and not just moral support, but to have an effect on …

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