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...questions that generate racial disparities are tossed out before they appear on SATs that count. "The SAT is probably the most thoroughly researched test in history," says College Board president Gaston Caperton. He attributes the test-score gap to the "different educational opportunities these students have had." Says Donald Stewart, one of Caperton's predecessors and the first African American to hold the job: "Poor kids are getting a lousy education. It's as simple as that...
International support seldom counts for much in a Washington power struggle, but in the looming battle over Iraq policy it may be crucial. Secretary of State Colin Powell appears to be shaping up for a showdown with administration hard-liners such as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and even Vice President Cheney - supported by a number of key Republicans on Capitol Hill - over the question of easing sanctions against Iraq. Powell has used his tour of the Middle East, which ended Tuesday, to build support for a revised sanctions package that lifts many of the economic restrictions on Iraq but tightens...
...APPOINTED. DONALD TSANG, 56, as Chief Secretary of Hong Kong's civil service, replacing Anson Chan, a vocal defender of the territory's autonomy who announced her resignation a month ago because of alleged differences with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa over the pace of democratic development; in Hong Kong. The appointment was made by Tung with the approval of the Chinese government. Although Tung has been criticized for subservience to Beijing, the choice of Tsang, Financial Secretary since 1995, is seen as a nod to continuity...
While U.S. officials like Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talk of aggressive new strategies to get rid of Saddam, Powell speaks mainly of reinvigorating the sanctions. To do that, he will need to convince Arab and European allies that Saddam is playing and winning a propaganda game by letting his people starve. And to bring the allies back aboard, Powell will need to draw up an approach that reduces civilian hardships while concentrating embargoes on things that count. Powell has taken to saying sanctions are really about ensuring that Iraq complies with 1991 cease-fire agreements...
...more to come. Three years ago, a group of hawkish national-security mavens publicly called on President Clinton to launch an all-out U.S. air war and a proxy ground war to topple Saddam Hussein. Several of those experts are now on the Bush team, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, his designated deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, and the nominee for No. 2 at the State Department, Richard Armitage...