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The No Child Left Behind education reform would attract married mothers. The faith-based initiative, opposition to abortion and Bush's coded religious language would motivate lower-income white evangelical Christians. A promised amnesty for illegal immigrants was intended to woo Hispanics. And so on, all the way down to a last-minute commitment to protect West Virginia steel from foreign competition. This method of policymaking by analogy has not served America or the Bush Administration well. As a professor of mine used to remark: "History never repeats itself - it only appears to do so, to those who neglect the details." And so it proved. Unlike Hanna's campaign of 1896, Rove's campaigns of 2000 and 2004 were not huge Republican triumphs - and they do not seem likely to lead to an era of Republican political dominance.
Chicago Auto Show blog: A few, final thoughts
The "Si" in Honda Civic Si must stand for "steal it" based on the number of parts missing from the red coupe at McCormick Place. By Friday, the shift knob, shifter boot, cupholder cover and the ends of both steering-column stalks were gone. Wonder whether the billet-style pedals made it through the weekend? When a couple who appeared to be seriously car shopping were inspecting a Dodge Journey, the woman noticed that it had a third row of seats. "Great," said the man. "Your mother can sit back there." The Chicago Automobile Trade Association, the dealers' group that sponsors the show, had a wonderful exhibit commemorating this as the 100th show, but many of the 1.2 million or so visitors may have missed it. It was in the back of the North Hall, tucked behind the General Motors fleet and commercial display.
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TheStar.com | News | More black-focused schools?
Hundreds of people were speaking in favour. And I realized multiculturalism isn't about having a standard system for everyone, but working together to make sure we don't leave any group behind. It's about understanding the cultural challenges some students face, not suspending them. You know, some people think the community is being demanding, but people have been waiting 30 years for this kind of school. Actually, I think we've been pretty passive." Stephnie Payne "I voted against it because there was a process in place from four years ago, where the board began an Africentric committee to look at an inclusive, Africentric curriculum, the whole Africentric way of teaching. ... The committee members and myself did not think having a black school was appropriate for the reasons that it's not just the schools, it is the community and the parents and it starts in the home.
Dunham to Bush: Unindicted co-conspirator in CIA tape case?
If he gets too close to making a compelling case against administration officials Bush might demand Dunham be fired. This could lead to a mini-Saturday Night Massacre where Dunham's immediate superior, acting deputy attorney general Craig S. Morford and Attorney General Mukasey himself resigns. Assuming that the investigation moves past January 20, 2009 before indictments are handed down and trials begin, Bush won't be in a position to grant clemency as he did for Scooter Libby. I'll leave it to the legal experts to determine whether he can issue January 19th pardons to officials who haven't been indicted, let alone convicted. While we may dream of him actually being indicted and tried for this or other crimes, I don't think this is realistic. More likely is that if it can be shown he was informed of the plan to destroy the CIA tapes he'll be an unindicted co-conspirator.
State Of The Union Address/Democratic Response Coverage - Monday ...
And I use that verb “see" deliberately. The last time anything like this happened, 1928, with Calvin Coolidge. There was, of course, no TV. No Mr. Coolidge's speech, then still known by its formal title, the President's Annual Message to Congress. It was nationally broadcast on radio as long ago as 1923. So that's the historical oddness of the thing, Mr. Matthews. Let's pick up on the point that I interrupted you at, at the start of the hour here, the idea that we may have just seen a vice presidential candidate walk in. CHRIS MATTHEWS, MSNBC ANCHOR: Condoleezza Rice, despite the difficulties of this foreign policy, including the war, which is immensely unpopular—a very small number of Americans like the war in Iraq or the decision to go to war in Iraq—Condoleezza Rice has escaped largely unscathed by that.
Tax and politics 'prove popular among US internet users'
This increase made tax the top-gaining category in January. IRS.gov was the most popular site, experiencing 12.5 million visitors, while TaxACT saw 5.8 million people view it and H&R Block received a total of 5.3 million visitors.Meanwhile, with the presidential primaries in full flow in the US, political sites also experienced a boost in popularity, rising by 65 per cent and reaching a total of 13.8 million viewers. BarackObama.com led the surge, with 2.2 million visitors, while HillaryClinton.com also proved a hit, attracting 1.1 million people.In addition, web searches for jobs in the US rose by 31 per cent in January, while real estate sites experienced a gain in popularity of 28 per cent.Commenting on the findings, Jack Flanagan, executive vice president of comScore, stated: "The new year represents a time for Americans to reflect on the past year and plan for the coming year, whether it's searching for a new job, a new residence, or preparing for tax season."Recently, comScore reported that, during December, retail sites experienced significant growth, with fragrances and cosmetics being named the top-gaining category, climbing 30 per cent over the period.
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