Supreme Court expands Title IX scope to protect whistle blowers
The 5-4 decision extends the sex bias law to cover teachers and coaches who report discrimination, allowing retaliation suits against schools. Justice O'Connor wrote that Alabama high school coach Roderick Jackson could pursue a Title IX claim after being fired for complaining of unequal treatment. The ruling sparked praise from women’s advocates and concern from school boards.
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Jackson Prays With Terri Schiavo's Parents In Florida
Rev. Jesse Jackson joined Terri Schiavo's parents outside her Pinellas Park hospice as conservatives urged lawmakers to reinstate feeding. The family says Terri would want to be kept alive while husband Michael Schiavo continues to pursue removal of the feeding tube.
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Children show improvements but obesity and poverty persist
The Child Well-Being Index tracking 28 measures finds declines in teen births from 20 per 1000 girls in 1992 to 10.9 in 2004 and teen binge drinking down from 36.9 percent in 1975 to 29.2 percent in 2004 while obesity and poverty rise. Experts attribute civically engaged parenting and better policing, plus economic improvements, to reduced youth crime and risk behaviors.
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Iraqi lawmakers fail to elect a speaker in stalled session
Iraq’s 275 member National Assembly failed to choose a parliamentary speaker, prompting acrimony and a decision to end the session in secret. Live feed was cut as protests rose and cameras were removed amid broader delays in forming a transitional government.
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Intelligence panel urges internal debate to curb intelligence failures
A presidential commission reviewing Iraq war intelligence will urge reforms to boost dissent and information sharing among agencies. Proposals include competitive analysis, devil's advocacy in estimates, an ombudsman, better tradecraft, and a dispersed nonproliferation center to counter weapons of mass destruction.
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