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Nearly two years later, the government's case, which had been billed as a slam dunk, is a shambles. On Oct. 2, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said prosecutors could not seek the death penalty for Moussaoui and could not even allege that he had a link to the 9/11 conspiracy. She put those shackles on the government's case because it had denied the defendant, on national-security grounds, access to witnesses who were in a position to say whether he was part of the 9/11 gang--Ramzi Binalshibh, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other key al-Qaeda figures...
...Georgia, Clarke County schools' director of assessment Ginger Davis-Beck says that in anticipation of the revamped test, her district might split Grade 10 into a semester of geometry and a semester of Algebra II for students who didn't get to Algebra I until Grade 9; it would be an unorthodox move that could require hiring more teachers. In Ohio, curriculum specialist Jennifer Manoukian of the Sycamore school system, outside Cincinnati, feels uneasy about the prospect of grammar questions. "Research shows that direct instruction of grammar is not beneficial," she says. "The correlation between that kind of grammar instruction...
Never mind that Skin (FOX, Mondays, 9 p.m. E.T.) is the first network series about a porn czar, that it involves a steamy teen romance and that its title is, well, Skin. According to creator Jim Leonard, the drama--the story of a Los Angeles district attorney's crusade to take down an adult-film mogul and their kids' star-crossed love--is not about sex. It's about politics, anxiety and money...
...What Went Wrong?" Michael Elliott asserted, "If the assumption that Saddam had deadly weapons looks, at least for now, to have been mistaken, it was to an extent understandable." But letting Bush off the hook in this manner is equivalent to saying it is O.K. for a district attorney to tamper with evidence because he truly believes the accused is guilty. Cherry picking only the most supportive intelligence reports, ignoring others and making a case that is much stronger than the evidence warrants in an effort to convince the public that war is necessary are wrong. It doesn't matter...
...HONG KONG: ELEMIS DAY SPA Slap-bang in the middle of the Central business district, this is a luxurious oasis for business travelers. Regulars swear by the Japanese Salt Booster Facial ($127) as well as the full body massage ($102/55...