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...County, Georgia reads. “She told the precinct supervisor about the problem. It continued to happen 7 times.” Similar incidents occurred in reasonably large numbers—some voters tried to push a button for Kerry or Bush and found that the X would appear next to the name of the other candidate...
...good college course. The study's authors concluded that the practice and understanding of laboratory work--a critical piece of college-level science--was given short shrift both in the AP teacher's manuals and on the exams. They lamented that a "significant number of examination questions ... appear to require only rote learning" rather than a deeper understanding of science...
...small group of independent schools that have said no to AP courses," preferring to offer high-level classes that are more focused, less test-driven and perhaps more engaging. "Learning is about having a passion," observes McGovern. "The threat is that students are so concerned with how they appear to the colleges that they pack in all sorts of AP courses that may not even interest them...
...compound of the concrete-filled oil drums and wrecked cars dumped there to prevent Israeli special forces from landing a helicopter to kidnap or kill Arafat, members of the P.L.O. Executive Committee met to discuss who would assume leadership duties while Arafat was abroad. No leader wanted to appear to be jumping into Arafat's shoes before he was dead, but P.L.O. chiefs told TIME they decided that in the absence of Arafat, Secretary-General of the P.L.O. Executive Committee, Mahmoud Abbas, would become head of the P.L.O. and of the powerful Fatah faction. Abbas will probably keep...
...moment, but new excitement has arrived with That Group of Girls. That Group of Girls are full of energy and fun, and college life is totally tipsy and keen on them. My friend and I mosy over to their circle and initiate dancing contact. At first, they appear receptive and willing to dance. Eventually, my friend and I each pair off with one of the girls and the dancing is hot. Yet after a song or two, That Group of Girls automatically go into Secret Service Mode. I suddenly am made to feel that...