Feds ease No Child Left Behind rules amid criticism
The Education Department tweaks enforcement of No Child Left Behind in response to criticisms about standards and funding. Secretary Rod Paige extends timelines for teacher qualifications, allows state standards to determine competence, and adjusts test applicability to learning disabled and non native English students.
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Beginning of the end for U S in Iraq argues for withdrawal
The piece argues U S actions in Iraq worsen conditions as Shiite riots rise and the occupation declines into a costly, unintended venture. It criticizes the Bush administration and local puppet governance while linking oil interests and Cold War meddling to the current crisis and argues for reevaluating U S strategy.
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Iran
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Fallujah
U S and Allies Must Unleash Broad Strategy in Iraq
Editorial urges the United States and allies to press a worldwide barrage—military political and economic—in Iraq to avert a sec ond Fallujah like catastrophe. It argues patience and planning, UN partnership, and a gradual shift of burden to international forces while predicting a free democratic Iraq in coming years.
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Mama returns to Washington to back her boy in 2004
The piece sketches a mother nicknamed Mama preparing to rejoin her son in politics, trading in casual wear for power suits, and offering blunt support as he faces critics and a presidential bid. It notes her influence, past memoir revelations, and her Aug 15 return to stand by him.
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Viking Publishing
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Vanity Fair Magazine
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Simon & Schuster
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