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...Hamas has long demonstrated a keen ability to stay onside with Palestinian public opinion. That may help explain why the movement - under pressure from Arab governments to make it easier to stand up to U.S. pressure to cut all financial aid - has been debating a move toward a de facto two-state solution. But if the anger generated on the streets by Abbas's referendum ultimatum is sufficiently widespread, Hamas may decide to call his bluff - because they believe they can win the issue where it counts, in the streets...
...Washington State decided that Sue Carvin has the right to argue she's a "de facto" parent. This new classification can apply to any non-biological parental figure - and it specifically mentions stepparents. So while the case appears on first glance to be about gay-and-lesbian rights, it may have a far broader impact...
...Supreme Court has never been pressed to rule whether a stepparent is a real parent, and if so, under what conditions. But when it declined to review Britain v. Carvin, Washington State's test for "de facto" parents instantly became a model for other states to replicate. Through a case everyone thought was about gay rights, stepfamilies just opened the door to the recognition they truly deserve...
Second, the plan is supposed to provide both vocational training for students going directly into the work force and advanced course tracks for college-bound students. These students, however, already have the option of creating de facto specializations by focusing electives on one area if they so choose. Furthermore, shoving a specified menu of additional courses down students’ throats is not the best way to improve work and college preparation for the masses, even though it may work at “science magnets” for select gifted and motivated students. Instead, educators should focus on reducing...
...election-funding system and finishing reform of the House of Lords. But many insiders viewed the demotion as a move by Blair to wrest even more power away from the Foreign Office, especially over Europe policy. This chimes with suspicions that Blair is trying to create a de facto but supercharged Prime Minister's department, allowing him a freer hand in areas important to his legacy. But another reason for Blair to bump Straw, says a longtime Labour aide, is Straw's slightly more dovish attitude toward Iran, "a nuance that is deeply felt" in Downing Street - where, despite...