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The plans of John McCain and Barack Obama for improving education.
Michelle Rhee, is Chancellor of Schools for the District of Columbia
Greg Toppo, is an education reporter for USA Today.
Mike Petrelli, is Vice President for National Programs & Policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
Richard Kahlenberg, is Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation.
Melody Barnes, is a spokesperson for Barack Obama's campaign.
Lisa Graham Keegan, is a spokesperson for John McCain's campaign.
The government and defense attorneys for seventeen Guantanamo detainees clash over a federal judge's order to release the men into the United States. Why the U.S. has held these Uighur Muslims seven years and what the judge's order may mean for the future of Guantanamo.
Susan Baker Mannning, pro bono attorney representing the Uighur detainees at Guantanamo; partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP
Noel Francisco, attorney; former associate counsel to the President George Bush (2001-2003); former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (2003-2005)
Nury Turkel, attorney; past president, the Uyghur American Association
Baodong Wang, spokesman and press counselor for the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C.
Tony Fratto, White House deputy press secretary
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