The State Department is preparing to greatly reduce the enormous diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq, a sharp sign of declining American influence in the country. (feeds.nytimes.com)

The whole staff of a Los Angeles school is to be replaced amid a probe into allegations of sex abuse against two long-serving teachers, officials say. (www.bbc.co.uk)

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120 staff members being replaced as investigation into two teachers for alleged sexual abuse continues (feeds.cbsnews.com)

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Students at Miramonte Elementary School will return to class later this week to a new staff because administrators do not want any more "surprises" at the Los Angeles school that is at the center of two child abuse cases. (rss.cnn.com)

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The entire staff at a Los Angeles elementary school is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sexual abuse by two of the school's teachers, one of whom is accused of blindfolding children, taping their mouths and photographing them in a classroom. (feeds.boston.com)

The Los Angeles Unified School District is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School following the arrest of two teachers on lewd conduct charges last week, Superintendent John Deasy told parents at a meeting Monday night. (pheedo.msnbc.msn.com)

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