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Nader contends that the corporate-financed CPD debates constitute illegal campaign contributions to Vice President Al Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Gore and Bush are the only two candidates who are polling at least 15 percent in national polls, which is one of the CPD's criteria for entrance into the debates...
...BUSH: Sounds like the vice president is not very right many times tonight. I've just told you the criteria in which I'll appoint judges. I've had a record of appointing judges in the state of Texas. That's what a governor gets to do. A governor gets to name Supreme Court judges, and I've given...
...call for the bipartisan CPD to allow him into the commission's three scheduled debates. The commission currently requires that candidates be winning at least 15 percent those surveyed in a number of national polls. Only Vice President Al Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush meet those criteria. Nader has consistently polled in the single digits and is now at three percent, according to a Zogby poll released Monday...
...Sometimes a book is removed. This usually happens because the selection criteria were not fully met or the process for reconsideration of materials was not followed, or if, upon reflection, the book is deemed to be inappropriate for that age level. In most cases, the complainants begin to look at the book in light of the whole process and realize that although they may not want their child to read a book such as "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson because it has several profanities, it is actually a very fine book that other parents might want their own children...
...cannot read and understand five words in the first paragraph, the book is probably too hard for them to read by themselves. In this way, children will grow up to be discriminating adult readers. I remember my own daughter, who at the age of eight had already created several criteria to help her select recreational reading materials. She would not read any book in which the main character was older than she was at the time - actually, not a bad beginning criterion for a young child to have...