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Supported primarily by federal funds, the Philadelphia Parent Academy's "curriculum" runs the gamut from a 10-week math-literacy course to a multipart social-etiquette class to a one-day session on attendance and truancy that teaches parents about "compulsory education and attendance law." It's all targeted toward...
The legislation proposes billions to repair and protect the largest estuary on the West Coast. The twin goals of the legislation are a massive restoration of the Delta's ecosystem, a project akin to saving the Everglades in Florida, and a new modern conveyance system to move water through the...
Indicted on federal corruption charges in November 2007 and on tax fraud and other charges in May 2009. He was accused of failing to report $200,000 in rental income and failing to disclose a $250,000 loan to White House officials vetting him for the Homeland Security role...
His bail was revoked and Kerik was sent to jail on Oct. 20 by an angry federal judge who accused him of leaking legal information to an outside attorney, who later provided that information to the Washington Times, seeking favorable coverage (the newspaper did not print the material). Kerik...
"He sees the court's rulings as an inconvenience, something to be ignored and an obstacle to be circumvented." - Federal Judge Stephen Robinson, revoking Kerik's bail and describing him as a "toxic combination of self-minded focus and arrogance." (New York Times, Oct. 20, 2009)