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...suspects they tried and summarily executed for their part in carrying out the truck bomb attack that killed 19 U.S. military personnel. U.S. investigators, however, have been quick to point out that the Yemeni experience has been nothing like the stonewalling by the Saudis; only that it has fallen well short of what has been requested...
...year. In addition to suspending her, her school also confiscated her private journal and forbade her from wearing or drawing any Wiccan symbol in school. In its lawsuit, the school maintains that Blackbear, who formerly had a sterling record, has become a pariah among her peers and has fallen behind in her schoolwork as a result of the allegations. Brandi's father, Timothy Blackbear, told the press that "it's hard for me to believe that in the year 2000 I am walking into court to defend my daughter against charges of witchcraft brought by her own school...
Voter turnout in presidential elections has fallen from 63 percent in 1960 to less the 50 percent in 1996. Although these statistics are often cited as proof of voter apathy, many non-voters in Boston yesterday said they had reasons for not voting...
...easy half of the Gore plan--the teams of experienced educators with extra money--is inspired by North Carolina, which has brought great improvement to some low-performing schools. But once the teams leave, some schools have fallen back onto the failing list. And the costs of the program, if fully funded, are huge: North Carolina's $6.6 million a year in turnaround money pays for only 14 teams to assist the state's 44 low-performing schools. Gore's national turnaround budget is $500 million a year, and he moves failing schools to the front of the line...
...That's because Al Gore and George W. Bush, battling for the all-powerful AARP vote, appear to have completely forsaken an entire, potentially invaluable voting bloc. Generation X, accompanied by new voters in Generation Y, have fallen off the radar screen. And while both candidates could pay a steep price for leaving young people behind, Gore is likely to suffer more visible wounds...