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Privatization isn't the answer for schools
Robert Enlow ( "No More Half Measures," Nov. 13) certainly convinces me of the need to work harder on school improvement. The costs of failure are astronomical, and not just for those who leave school without degrees poorly prepared for what follows. We...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Government, Company Privatization, Examinations
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NY's top court rejects refunds for prison phone rates; groups, families sued state in 2004
Associated Press WriterALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's highest court ruled Monday that families forced to pay high phone rates to talk to relatives in state prison won't receive refunds for the cost. The lawsuit was first brought by the inmates' families in 2004. In a 5-...Tags: Eliot Spitzer, Lawyers, Prisons, Family
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Third-party candidate for 15th District to hold "Towne" meeting
OF THE MORNING CALLAs the major parties gear up for a slugfest in the 15th Congressional District between Democratic Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and Republican incumbent Charlie Dent, independent Jake Towne is toiling to get noticed above the fracas. The 30-year-old...Tags: Assault, National Government, John Callahan, Migration, Government
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Fear, not PC, the enemy
Re the recent letter, "Political correctness not right": It was "distasteful" to intern U.S. citizens after Pearl Harbor? Not only were Japanese Americans interred, but their property and livelihoods were taken as well. Detention without charge and...Tags: Recording Industry Association of America, National or Ethnic Minorities, National Security, Minority Groups, Terrorism
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9-11 trial: Government interrogation techniques will be issue
Earlier this month, the government announced it would prosecute alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-conspirators in federal court. Given the government's acknowledgment that "KSM" and his co-defendants were subject to harsh...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Trials, Al-Qaeda, Lawyers, Felix Frankfurter
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Terror trials: Civilian courts more independent; military tribunals easier on evidence
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for...Tags: Trials, Colleges and Universities, George Bush, Eric Holder, Barack Obama
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Justifying current wars a difficult task
In regard to Mr. Moring's Nov. 12 article, ''Disregard myths from Vietnam era and show respect for our veterans'': Mr. Moring notes the difference of opinion about military service between World War II vets and the current college population. Perhaps...Tags: Vietnam, Whitehall, World War II (1939-1945), Defense, Armed Forces
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Herbert "Jack" Miller Jr., 1924-2009: lawyer who brokered Nixon pardon
The Washington PostHerbert "Jack" Miller Jr., who led the Justice Department's war on organized crime in the 1960s and later brokered the pardon of former President Richard Nixon and prevented the release of Nixon's White House tapes after the Watergate scandal, died Nov....Tags: Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, Lawyers, U.S. Department of Justice, Hospitals and Clinics
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California lawmakers, officials face 18% pay cut
California's Legislature went to state Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown recently seeking relief from a future pay cut and on Thursday received an unwelcome surprise: An 18% reduction for lawmakers and other elected state officials can begin next month instead of...Tags: Sacramento, Executive Branch, Lawyers, Government, Darrell Steinberg
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Short takes: Gloucester security measures sensible but unfortunate; Hampton council shouldn't be gagged
This has been an interesting week for local government in this area, a week that affirmed, again, that it's at the local level where citizens see their government most clearly, with all its warts, and watch it most closely. It's where many decisions...Tags: Lawyers, Public Officials, Government, Gun Control, Democracy
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, experienced litigators, fully realize that in civilian court, the Qaida quintet can and will demand discovery of mountains of government intelligence. ... As civilian "defendants," these war...Tags: Heads of State, Eric Holder, George Bush, Barack Obama, National Government
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Kenyan draft constitution to avoid repeat of election violence unveiled; referendum in 2010
Associated Press WriterNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A government-appointed panel this week unveiled a draft constitution that is part of wide-ranging efforts to avoid a repeat of political violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed after Kenya's December 2007 presidential...Tags: Sociology, Kenya, National Government, Mwai Kibaki, Referenda
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