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...reasons of health - and the fact that nobody, not even Gore, was heard to be able to get along with him - Tony's gone. Enter William Daley...
...after weeks of speculation about his continuation in the job, for which he was selected last year when the veep's campaign was floundering. While he is credited with bringing discipline to the operation, he has also been a lightning rod for criticism. Gore has asked Commerce Secretary William Daley to replace...
...December, Commerce Secretary William Daley urged the President and Congress to create a national cyber-security center, in which private firms could exchange information on Internet security threats and strategize to prevent them. Following last week's spate of attacks against major web sites, it's an idea whose time has come - President Clinton endorsed the proposal Tuesday and asked Congress to rubber-stamp $9 million in funding. The creation of the center is an acknowledgment that the federal government is going to act more as jailkeeper than patrolman in policing the Internet. The major leads in the case...
Support for the Governor's decision comes from some surprising corners, including Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, who as Cook County State's Attorney during the 1980s prosecuted five of the death-penalty cases that were later overturned. Daley blames the flurry of exonerations on incompetent defense counsel. A recent Chicago Tribune investigation found that at least 33 death-row inmates in Illinois had been represented at trial by attorneys who were later disbarred or suspended...
...mayor. Since 1991, mayors have taken over districts in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit, and now make school-board and superintendent appointments. In the best cases, like Chicago, where the mayor and superintendent present a unified front, the power-sharing arrangement has boosted school performance. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley in 1995 appointed Paul Vallas, a city budget director, to serve as CEO of Chicago schools. Under their leadership, the percentage of elementary school students reading at or above the national average has risen from 27% to 36%. "There are no conflicting visions here," says Vallas. "The mayor can't wage...