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...Prize, or second place), about a Mafia clan's reach throughout the country, and Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo (the third-place Jury Prize), a snazzy-looking, corrosively cynical biopic of three-time Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. When he was shown the film before Cannes, Andreotti called it "the act of a scoundrel." After Il Divo won its prize, he took the longer view. "For anybody in politics, it seems to me, to be ignored is worse than to be criticized," he said, adding, "I'm happy for the producer. If I'd had a share in the profits...
...many accredited colleges awarding bachelor's degrees don't require the SAT or ACT for any applicants...
...that the SAT and ACT aren't an accurate measure of a student's ability...
Social workers should take race into account in adoptions, according to a new report from the nonprofit Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute--despite a 1994 law that prohibits doing so. While supporters of the Multiethnic Placement Act say attempting to match black children with black parents lengthens the time kids spend in foster care, the report argues that white parents are often ill-prepared to handle race-specific identity issues. It recommends race-related training for white parents as well as a drive to get more black parents to adopt...
...Arguably more than any other American legislator of the late twentieth century, Senator Kennedy has made a profound impact on our society. He stood on the front lines of the legislative struggle for the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. He was an architect of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which opened the nation’s doors to millions from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. First introduced by Senator Kennedy, the Americans with Disabilities Act has broadly protected the nation’s disabled population from discrimination. He has also been the Senate’s preeminent...