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...temporarily to run the Ministry of Interior when accusations of harboring death squads pushed Bayan Jabr from that post. But the Sunni leader had repeatedly complained that he was being sidelined by the prime minister and his top aides. He recently told an interviewer that his authority did not exceed that of a junior government employee. And he also differed publicly with al-Maliki over a mass kidnapping of Sunnis by purported Shiite militiamen in July, saying that Shiite-dominated security forces had been to blame for failing to maintain order...
...North Carolina and Charlotte offer monetary incentives of up to $1500 to teachers and even larger bonuses for principals whose schools meet or exceed certain performance criteria. Among those criteria are high school graduation rates, a factor that should, in theory, encourage schools to keep kids in school, not push underachievers out. But school documents obtained by TIME suggest that Myers Park found a way around this: reporting that students who had dropped out had instead transferred out of the district...
...China's total coal output, are commonly subcontracted by local governments to individuals. With some 17,000 of these small mines now operating (as well as thousands of illegal mines), supervision by government authorities is virtually nonexistent. To maximize profits, mine owners ramp up production far above sanctioned levels, exceed the regulated number of miners and neglect safety equipment and procedures. Mine owners often bribe local officials into turning a blind eye to their practices and have been known to ship corpses to other provinces to escape regulations requiring them to report any accident in which more than three miners...
...perpetuate a terribly inaccurate stereotype about the Republican Party. Detractors can now giddily point to “Find the Illegal Immigrant” or the “Whites-only” scholarship as proof positive of GOP mindlessness. If their Democratic counterparts neglect the meaningful issues, CRs exceed their lethargy by making senseless and pointless games out of them...
...March, Harvard will announce its tuition and fee increases for the 2007-2008 academic year. If past practice holds, this year’s hike will again exceed inflation. There will be an official explanation pointing to rising costs, the improved quality of education, and increases in financial aid. Little controversy will ensue, for students and their families will figure that, in the long run, the price of a Harvard education will more than pay for itself...