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...After just three days of clashes and just six hours of full-on fighting, Hizballah militants were openly in control of pro-government areas of West Beirut, making for some incongruous scenes. Bearded men with rifles and rocket launchers secured lingerie shops and a Starbucks in the commercial Hamra district, surrounded the houses of ministers and members of parliament, and watched buses evacuate students from the American University of Beirut. "It was like a field trip for us," said one Hizballah fighter standing on the Corniche, the city's seaside promenade. "Some of them were begging us not to kill...
...first political election to represent Hyde Park in the state senate, using legal challenges to keep rivals off the ballot. But after three years in the state capital of Springfield, he got restless and turned an eye to the seat for the First Congressional District of Illinois...
...First had the longest continuous black representation and one of the highest percentages of African Americans of any district in Congress. Since 1992, the First had been represented by a man with his own claim to history. Bobby Rush co-founded the Illinois Black Panther Party before going mainstream as an alderman and ward committeeman. But Rush stumbled badly in early 1999 when he challenged incumbent Richard M. Daley in the Democratic primary for the mayor's job. Rush lost, doing poorly among black voters and failing to carry his own ward...
...Under strong leadership, the district has made really great strides across the board, and these improvements have been acknowledged by the state,” Walser said. “It’s difficult to find a good superintendent for a complicated urban district...
Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons released a statement yesterday saying that “the next immediate focus is developing updated goals for our district, which will inform our search for a new superintendent.” She noted that upcoming “town meetings on educational topics” can serve as a forum to discuss important issues for the district, including selection criteria for the next superintendent...