Bring That Week Back: March 10- March 15
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Returning to the NFL? - Former New York Giants star running back Tiki Barber, who retired in 2006 to pursue a career in broadcasting, wants to return to football. Despite his highly publicized and expensive split with pregnant wife Ginny, which cost him his job at NBC, Barber says his decision to return isn’t financially motivated. “After seeing how much fun [twin brother Ronde] is still having it reignited my fire,” he told FOXSports.com. (Photo: AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Lee Named to Presidential Board - On Thursday, President Obama named BET CEO Debra Lee to serve on the President’s Management Advisory Council. The board, established in April 2010, is made up of the nation’s top CEOs and was created so they could share their ideas and practical experience about how the federal government can operate more efficiently and effectively.
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Jump in Black NYC Murders - New York City’s Black murder rate shot up 31 percent last year while there was a 27 percent decrease in the number white victims, according to new crime statistics from the NYPD. This wide disparity exists despite the fact that Blacks only make up about 25 percent of the city’s population. Young Black males – between 15 and 29 – made up a third of all murders reported in the city in 2010, though they only make up 3 percent of the population.
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82 Percent Failing? - A shocking 82 percent of schools in the U.S. would be labeled as “failing” under the current No Child Left Behind Act this year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan warned Wednesday. Currently, 37 percent of schools are on the failing list, but the number would skyrocket due to states toughening their standards to meet the law’s requirements. "This law has created a thousand ways for schools to fail and very few ways to help them succeed," Duncan said. President Obama said reforming the law, launched in 2002, is one of his administration’s priorities.(In the photo a teacher talks with Duncan, center, during his visit to the high school in Denver) (Photo: AP Photo/ Ed Andriesk)
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - On Thursday, the nation marked National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. On this day, groups across the nation held events aimed at encouraging women to get tested and seek treatment if necessary.
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