Only eight states require attendance at age 5.

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Making Brazil's absurdly generous pensions system slightly less so by raising the retirement age will require congressional approval but officials working on it hope that by pushing the pain into the future there is a chance it will pass.

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Some cases lack controversy but require scrutiny because of their age and various peculiarities.

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