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...Yale more frequently on the stump. Some thought he was doing it to reassure voters that he had the intellectual heft to be president. But friends said it had more to do with the fact that one of his twin daughters had been accepted by Yale and planned to attend...
...moderate ranks. Jeffords has clashed with the White House over environmental and education funding, particularly over programs for disabled students. The strains have resulted in a notable behind-the-scenes slight: Soon after Jeffords cast a critical vote against the Bush tax plan, the Senator was not invited to attend a Teacher of the Year ceremony at the White House honoring a Vermont high school teacher. Such invitations are a routine courtesy...
...Branegan: It's certainly being perceived as a change by Beijing. The U.S. in the past has tried to discourage activities by Taiwanese leaders in the U.S. The last time Chen was here, Washington advised him not to attend a reception some congressmen wanted to hold for him in California. Now, the new administration is saying it's useful and that it serves U.S. interests for members of congress to meet with the president of Taiwan...
...parents more involved--but those schools often work against a strong headwind. In a poll conducted earlier this year by Public Agenda, a nonprofit research organization, 70% of parents said they had not volunteered to tutor or coach in the past two years, and 60% said they had not attended a single community event held at their child's school. In a U.S. Education Department survey in 1999, 1 in 4 parents said he or she does not attend parent-teacher conferences...
...when Girl Bar, a lesbian dance club, held a preseason pep rally. Members lined up to meet players (but not star Lisa Leslie, who apparently had a prior engagement) and buy season tickets. The partnership will continue June 5, after the Sparks' first home game, when players will attend a cocktail party with Girl Bar members; the Sparks' June 14 game is designated "Gay Pride Kick-Off," also in connection with Girl Bar. The outreach is a far cry from 1999, when GWENN A. BALDWIN of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center paid about $16,000 to sponsor the Sparks...