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Some sliver of a silver lining from the ‘stimulus” bill, Charter Schools.
School Choice Even Obama Supports By RiShawn Biddle As a presidential aspirant last year, Barack Obama gained the support of the National Education Association -- and the scorn of school choice activists -- when he declared his skepticism of the school choice and accountability measures in the No Child Left Behind Act. Then in the early months of this year, the newly-elected president further pleased teachers unions when he tacitly allowed congressional Democrats to shutter the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Plan, the school voucher program that helps 1,716 Washington students attend private schools -- even though he avoided sending his own children to D.C.'s abysmal public schools.Some sliver of a silver lining from the ‘stimulus” bill, Charter Schools.
School Choice Even Obama Supports By RiShawn Biddle As a presidential aspirant last year, Barack Obama gained the support of the National Education Association -- and the scorn of school choice activists -- when he declared his skepticism of the school choice and accountability measures in the No Child Left Behind Act. Then in the early months of this year, the newly-elected president further pleased teachers unions when he tacitly allowed congressional Democrats to shutter the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Plan, the school voucher program that helps 1,716 Washington students attend private schools -- even though he avoided sending his own children to D.C.'s abysmal public schools.Why I’m Giving Away $1 Billion
The moment is overdue for us to become moral and worthy ancestors. By Peter G. Peterson In 2007 the company I cofounded, the Blackstone Group, held a most successful public offering.Providers to the poor try to stretch meager resources to meet growing need
SEATTLE - As snowstorms blew into this Northwest city and the economy iced over in December, the occupants of a shelter nestled among industrial buildings on the north side prayed for divine intervention. “We were hoping for the Christmas miracle,” says Glen Dennis, 41, who was working his way through a residential drug-treatment program at the CityTeam Ministries shelter. Dennis and the other 11 guys in the long-term program —dubbed the “disciples” — also worked each day to prepare for some 50 to 60 overnight shelter guests, and dish up free hot meals to about 100 people.One Step Closer to a Malaria Vaccine
Malaria vaccine enters phase III clinical trials Success in large-scale studies could see drug to market by 2012 Anjali Nayar The world's most advanced malaria vaccine entered its final phase of pre-approval testing yesterday in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, raising hopes that the drug could be licensed for widespread use by 2012. On 26 May, five infants aged 5–17 months were inoculated with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)'s RTS,S vaccine. In the coming months, the study will become the largest ever trial of a malaria vaccine candidate, involving 16,000 children under the age of two at eleven sites in seven African countries.The Cheney Fallacy
Jack Goldsmith, The New Republic Published: Monday, May 18, 2009 Why Barack Obama is waging a more effective war on terror than George W. Bush. Former Vice President Cheney says that President Obama's reversal of Bush-era terrorism policies endangers American security.The Left has allowed its ideology to distort its perception of global risk.
Best Defense The Left has allowed its ideology to distort its perception of global risk. By Jim Talent In an editorial on Sunday, May 10, the New York Times took the Obama administration to task for not cutting defense spending more deeply. Now, one wonders whether the Times is serious, or whether it is sending some kind of intramural signal intelligible only within the political Left.Nothing But Nets: A $10 Mosquito Net Is Making Charity Cool
A $10 Mosquito Net Is Making Charity Cool http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/02/us/02malaria.html?th&emc=th By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: June 2, 2008 Donating $10 to buy a mosquito net to save an African child from malaria has become a hip way to show you care, especially for teenagers.Hey Obama, how about a real debate?
Unity and Change -- or Not? By Peter Ferrara Published 4/3/2008 12:07:56 AM Probably the most substantive exchange of the Presidential campaign took place within the past two weeks. But it wasn't between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, or between John McCain and either of those two.Student’s program sends PR chaos in Wiki-scandal
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Student’s program sends PR chaos in Wiki-scandal
Thu, 16 August 2007 http://www.maltastar.com/pages/msFullArt.asp?an=14323
One American student sent major corporations, governments and even the Vatican on the defensive after coming up with Wikipedia Scanner, a software program that reveals who changed Wikipedia entries.
Wikipedia.com is an online encyclopedia edited by general users, who write articles on every imaginable subject. Since it is written by users, anyone can edit, delete and arrange the articles on Wikipedia.
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