Clinton to push stronger school standards and teacher removal
President Clinton will urge local schools to weed out incompetent teachers and adopt national reading and math testing for fourth and eighth graders. He cites New York City and Cincinnati programs with unions as models and notes Defense Department schools will participate in testing.
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Interior probes Democratic solicitation of tribes
The Interior Department will investigate treasury fund-raisers alleged to solicit poverty-stricken Indian tribes for political contributions and business favors. House Republicans urge broader probes by Justice and Interior, as FBI contacts raise jurisdiction questions about meetings with tribal officials and a prominent Gore fund-raiser.
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Army rejects independent probe into sex scandal at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Secretary Togo West rejected an outside inquiry into how the Army handled a sexual harassment probe at Aberdeen Proving Ground. He said U S oversight is sufficient after meetings with NAACP President Kweisi Mfume and amid calls from the Congressional Black Caucus for a racism review.
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