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...According to the Department of Transportation, the national on-time arrival rate in January was 71%. That?s worse than the 72% rate during the delay-plagued summer of 2000. If trends continue, fliers at fifteen of the nation's biggest airports can expect to be delayed on at least one out of four flights this summer, a calculation from Airports Council International, a Washington, D.C. group that represents large airports...
However, Kirby and professors downgraded their expectations at a meeting of the Faculty Council yesterday. They now hope to pass legislation concerning general education and concentrations, but delay voting on more minor aspects of the review until next year...
...Many Republicans haven?t been trying. Party leaders in the House had urged members to have town halls in their districts to help sell Bush's ideas on Social Security, but only about 1/3 of the 232-strong GOP delegation did. House Majority Leader Tom Delay admitted he was "disappointed' more of his members didn't hold town halls. This of course gave ammunition to the plan?s opponents, as Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Republicans didn't want to sell a proposal that is "very unpopular." Republicans offered varied reasons for not having town halls; with one Senator...
While administrators had hesitated for several years to respond to calls for a 24-hour library, Cline said that recent events had spurred HCL to open the library overnight. Cline cited the UC report and HCL’s plans to delay a sweeping renovation of Lamont as the primary factors driving the decision...
...problems inherent in any system which gives the power of redistricting over to politicians. In addition to the advantages of computer technology in crafting elaborate districts, the timetable for these battles has shifted. A recent unprecedented effort at mid-decade redistricting in Texas, orchestrated by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), succeeded in picking up five Democratic seats this past November. While politically motivated redistricting schemes have long been de rigeur, the timing of DeLay’s actions have set a dangerous precedent. Assistant Professor of Law Heather K. Gerken explains, “The rules were, fight...