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Obama Closes Trip To Israel, West Bank With Memorial Visits

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President Barack Obama pays his respects in the Hall of Remembrance in front of Israel's President Shimon Peres, Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev and Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau after marines layed a wreath on his behalf during his visit to the memorial on Friday.

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Originally published on Sun March 24, 2013 9:24 am

President Obama wrapped up his trip to Israel and the West Bank on Friday with visits to three symbolic pilgrimage sites: First he laid a stone on the grave of Theodor Herzl, the father of modern Zionism, then he laid a wreath and a stone on the grave of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli leader assassinated in 1995. Finally, Obama made a somber visit to the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem.

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Fri March 22, 2013

Book News: Newly Found Oscar Wilde Letter: 'Sacrifice For Your Art'

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Playwright Oscar Wilde poses in an 1882 photo.

By Annalisa Quinn

Originally published on Fri March 22, 2013 9:05 am

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

7:52 am

Fri March 22, 2013

Chicago Teachers, Parents Riled By Plan To Close 54 Public Schools

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Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis speaks outside Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in Chicago about the planned closing of 54 public schools. Opponents say the plan will disproportionately affect minority students in the nation's third-largest school district.

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Juan Carlos Ordonez, 5, gets a hug from his mother at Chicago's Jean De Lafayette Elementary School, one of 54 schools slated for closure. Ordonez attends a special education program for students with autism or severe and profound disabilities. About 170 of Lafayette's 480 students are in the program.

By Cheryl Corley

Originally published on Sat March 23, 2013 12:43 am

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In Chicago, officials have released a long-feared list that places more than 50 schools on the chopping block. The public school district faces a $1 billion shortfall, and the mayor says many of the city's school buildings are half empty. Some angry parents and teachers say the plan will harm children and they'll fight to keep the schools open.

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Fri March 22, 2013

Three Marines Killed In Shooting At Base In Virginia

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The entrance to the U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico on Friday.

By Eyder Peralta

Originally published on Fri March 22, 2013 8:35 am

A Marine opened fire at a Virginia base Thursday night, killing two other Marines before turning the gun on himself.

Quoting Marine Base Quantico spokesman Lt. Agustin Solivan, the AP reports the shootings happened after 11 p.m. near the Officer Candidate School. The AP adds:

"Authorities entered the barracks early Friday and found the suspect dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound along with a second victim. Solivan could not say what prompted authorities to enter the barracks, which are at the base's officer candidate school.

3:02 am

Fri March 22, 2013

Mosh Pit Math: Physicists Analyze Rowdy Crowd

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Fans in the mosh pit during the performance of Liturgy at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, Chicago, on July 14, 2012.

By editor

Originally published on Fri March 22, 2013 10:55 am

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Fri March 22, 2013