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CNNnews2011-03-11AZUZ:AfterthreeweeksoffightingbetweenpeoplewhosupportandopposeLibyanleaderMoammarGadhafi,otherworldleadersarecallingthesituationinLibyaacivilwar.Rebelshavetakencontrolofseveralcities.TheLibyanarmyhasfoughttoregainsomeofthosecities.Officialsestimatemorethanathousandpeoplehavediedintheviolence.TherewerereportsyesterdaythatColonelGadhafiwasnegotiatingwithrebelleaders,sayinghewouldstepdowniftheycouldpromisethathe'dbeabletoleavethecountrysafelyandthatheandhisfamilywouldnotbeputontrial.Butlateronbothsidesdeniedthesereports.Somerebelleaderssaidthenegotiationsneverhappened,andagovernmentspokesmancalledthereportslies.TheinternationalcommunityistryingtofindwaystoendtheviolenceinLibya.Andonesuggestionisano-flyzoneoverthecountry.WhatthatwouldmeanisthatnomilitaryplanescouldflyoverLibyawithoutpermission.TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilistalkingaboutit,andtheideahasalotofsupportfromcountriesintheMiddleEast.NATO,theNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization,isalreadyrunning'round-the-clocksurveillanceflightsoverLibya.EgyptWomen'sMarchAZUZ:InneighboringEgypt,aboutathousandpeopleshowedupforapro-womendemonstrationyesterday.WomenwereamajorpartoftheproteststhatforcedformerPresidentHosniMubarakoutofpowerfromEgyptlastmonth.Butthisprotestturnedintoashoutingmatchwhengroupsofmenstartedyellinganti-feministchants,likegohome,that'swhereyoubelong.Thereweremenonbothsidesoftheseprotests.Thepeoplewhoorganizedthewomen'smarchsaidthey'redemandingfairandequalopportunityforallEgyptiancitizens--beyondgender,religionorclass.WomenofCourageAZUZ:SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonmadeasimilarpointataneventthatcommemoratedthe100thanniversaryofInternationalWomen'sDay.WhenreferringtothepoliticalunrestintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricawe'veseenlately,SecretaryClintonsaidwomenhavejustasmuchrightasthementoremaketheirgovernments.SheandfirstladyMichelleObamahonored10womenwiththeInternationalWomenofCourageAward.SecretaryClintonsaidthewomen'scouragecomesfromputtingothers'well-beingbeforetheirown.AndMrs.Obamasaidtheawardssendamessagetowomenthatyouareneveraloneinyourstruggle.CNNnews2011-03-10Takealookatsomeotherstoriesthataremakingnewsacrossthecountry.ABaltimorecommunityismourningthedeathofapromisingteenboxer.17-year-oldRonaldGibbswasstabbedtodeathovertheweekendwhiletryingtodefendhisoldersister.GibbswaspreparingfortheOlympics.AndtheinternhonoredforhelpingsaveCongresswomanGabrielleGifford'slifeisrunningforoffice.PoliticalsciencemajorDanielHernandezisoneofsixcandidatesintheraceforstudentgovernmentpresidentattheUniversityofArizona..Andhere'ssomethingyoudon'theareveryday.Awould-berobbercalls911becausehe'sscaredofthehomeowner.InPortland,amanchargedwithbreakingintoahousesayshewasconcernedthehomeownermighthaveagun.Thehomeowneralsocalled911andthat'swhenpolicefoundthesuspect,24-year-oldTimothyJamesChappic,lockedinthebathroom.Andacoupleiscrossingthecountrythemselvesbyhorseback.WecaughtupwithRichardandJeanetteMcGrathinsouthwestArkansas.TheyleftCaliforniaoneyearagoontheir4,000miletrektoWashington.They'regoing--they'redoingthistoraiseawarenessforagroupcalledHeartsUpRanchthathelpspeoplewithemotionalproblems.Goodlucktothem.Alittlelatertoday,PresidentObamaheadstoaBostonhighschoolthat'sreallycrankingoutthegraduates.He'llsayitsproofthatgovernmentbusinessandphilanthropycanworktogetherandthatitworks.ButherearetwoschoolstoriesthatthePresidentprobablywillbetalkingabout.One,beingaFloridateacherwhostapleda7-year-old'sembarrassingprogressreporttohisshirttomakesuremomanddadwouldseeit.Andalsothisstory,textinglingolikeLOLandOMGcreepingintokids'schoolwork.That'swhereStevePerrycomesin.Oureducationcontributor.Steve,you'reaprincipal.Whatwouldyoudoif--whatwouldyoudoifyousawatermpaperturnedinwithalittleBRB,LOL,anyoftheabove?Correctit.Oneofthebiggestproblemsthatourkidsarefacingrightnowistheyarenotlearningwhattheyneedtolearnintheclassroom,theyarenotlearninghowtowrite.Andunfortunately,theyarecommunicatingprimarilythroughtext.Andunfortunately,whatyouseeisthatkidsarewritingentirepaperslikeapageofjustoneparagraphbecausetherearenotextbreakswithin--Imean,therearenoparagraphbreakswithintexting.Fromyourviewwhenyou--whenyou'rehearingaboutthiscreepingintokids'schoolworkdoyouseethismoreofaschool/teachingproblemoraparentingproblem?Ithinkit'sa--it'saschool/teachingbecausejustlikeMorsecodebeforeitoranyother--anyotherformofwrittencommunicationthatwasn'tthewritten--traditionalwrittenlanguage,it'sjustanexpansionoflanguageandthat'sokbecausethereareonly145charactersyougetonTwittersoyoucouldn'tusethefullwordevenifyouwantedtoinmanycases.Whenwegetintheclassroom,it'sourresponsibilitytomakesurethatweteachchildrenexactlyhowtowrite.That'swhatwe'rebeingpaidtodo,that'swhattheexpectationofthecommunityisandthatiswhatweshoulddo.Andwhataboutthisotherstory,thisFloridateacherstaplinga--aprogressreporttoa7-year-old'sshirttomakesurethathismomanddadwouldseeit?Apparently,hewasn'ttakinghomethis,I'mguessing,notaverygoodprogressreport.Doesthisworkorisitjustkindofserveashumiliation?Idon'tknow.It'sridiculous.Itis--itisaridiculouslapseofjudgmen