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Trying to conceal my amazement, I asked what Buckwheat thought of Ebonics. "In my opinion," he replied, "the entire controversy could have been avoided easily if the Oakland school board knew how to speak better English. They had the right idea, after all. It makes perfect sense to help teachers understand that youngsters from underclass neighborhoods speak differently from other Americans and that their distinctive speech patterns don't mean the kids are stupid." He continued, "In fact, school systems in California and other states have been using this idea since the 1970s, when some scholars concluded that Black English...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EBONICS ACCORDING TO BUCKWHEAT | 10/20/2005 | See Source »

...thrilled, he wanted the U.S. President to come straight from the airport to meet him. Mao had been seriously ill for weeks: resuscitation equipment was hidden behind potted plants in his residence in case he collapsed during the meeting. The Chairman was fitted with a new Mao suit to conceal edematous bloating. That morning he had his first haircut in five months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting To Know One Another | 9/12/2005 | See Source »

...fierce do-gooder, to Kenya, where he resumes his job in the embassy and she goes off crusading--to what end, Justin knows not. After her death, he must confront the forces that ended her life and are threatening his. That's when he discovers how genial manners can conceal hearts of darkness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Ever Happened to Ralph Fiennes? | 8/15/2005 | See Source »

...split into three sections, and you really have to work to be in violation of any of them. Part A says a government official with access to classified information about covert personnel who intentionally exposes an operative, knowing that the U.S. "is taking affirmative measures to conceal" the operative's identity, can face up to 10 years in prison or a $50,000 fine or both. A similar section applies the same standard, but with lesser penalties, to an official who has security clearance in one area, learns the identity of a covert operative in another area, and intentionally discloses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: What Can You Say About A Spy? | 7/17/2005 | See Source »

...investigation has been bizarre from the start. For one thing, it's still unclear whether any laws were broken in the Plame revelation. (Deliberately disclosing an operative's name is illegal but only if the government is actively trying to conceal its relationship with that person.) Yet Fitzgerald's wide-ranging investigation has involved subpoenas of at least five journalists, and several, including Cooper, NBC's Tim Russert and the Washington Post's Walter Pincus, have testified on at least a limited basis. The courts have repeatedly denied Cooper and Miller privilege to protect their sources. After the Supreme Court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Inc.: When to Give Up a Source | 7/3/2005 | See Source »

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