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France intervened in Mali about a week ago after militants started advancing toward the capital, forcing world leaders to fast-track decisions on intervention.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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France intervened in Mali, its former colony, last week after militants started advancing toward the capital, forcing world leaders to fast-track decisions on resolving the crisis.
CNN: January 19, 2013 -- Updated 1036 GMT (1836 HKT)
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Bush has called for a testing regimen to help get lagging or failed schools on track, saying student proficiency in reading and math must be measured so parents will know whether their children are advancing equitably -- and so school administrators will know if their teachers are performing up to locally established standards.
CNN: Bush impatient with Congress on education bill
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Things are advancing quickly, because earlier this month VW handed the keys to some journalists at the Laguna Seca race track in California.
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"More of our men died, so fast that you couldn't keep track of their numbers, " Acevedo wrote on April 19, 1945, four days before he was liberated by advancing U.S. troops.
CNN: Lawmakers to Army chief: Honor soldiers held as slaves by Nazis