Bush backs talks with North Korea while warning of risk
President Bush urged North Korea to embrace freedom and reassured allies he does not seek war. He endorsed South Korea’s sunshine policy and said talks with Kim Jong Il are possible if Pyongyang frees its people, labeling NK, Iran, and Iraq an axis of evil. He spoke at Dorasan near the DMZ, urging unity and an end to starvation under a closed regime.
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South Korea
Bush
U.S
North Korea
Kim Dae-jung
United States
Kim Jong I
Iran
Iraq
Kim
Dmz
Dorasan
Demilitarized Zone
Kim Jong Il
Yong San Army Base
Kim Dae Jung
Korean Peninsula
Justices rule peer grading legal under privacy law
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that students may grade each other’s work in class without violating federal privacy protections. The decision supports common classroom practice of exchanging and correcting homework and quizzes as the teacher reviews results aloud. Justice Kennedy led the majority with Scalia concurring, noting peer grading reinforces material and respect among students amid Kristin Falvo’s challenge in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Anthony M. Kennedy
Antonin Scalia
Kennedy
Oklahoma
Kristin Falvo
Mother-in-law says Andrea Yates not normal during trial
Dora Yates testified that Andrea Yates would feed and diaper her children but stared off for long periods and scratched until bald spots appeared. She described her daughter-in-law as very precious and recalled visiting from Hermitage, Tennessee, to Houston last April and staying several months.
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Houston
Andrea Yates
Dora Yates
Andrea
Hermitage
Tenn
Petroleum academy honored by U S Commerce Department
The Applied Petroleum Technology Academy of the Permian Basin received the Export Achievement Certificate from the U S Commerce Department at UT Permian Basin C E E D building in Midland. Congressman Larry Combest and James Mied praised the academy for helping small businesses export opportunities and local job creation. Industry veteran Jim Henry organized APTA to leverage Permian Basin expertise in petroleum technology.
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U.S. Commercial Service
Applied Petroleum Technology Academy
APTA
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
C.E.E.D
Midland
Applied Petroleum Technology Academy of the
U.S. Commerce Department
Commerce Department
America
James Mied
Mied
Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
Jim Henry
Permian
New Mexico
Henry
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