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...another public, private or parochial school. The idea is to liberate kids and shame schools into shaping up. But it also contradicts the rest of Bush's proposal, since private schools abide by none of the accountability measures so dear to the Governor. His solution would allow students to flee from the standards-and-testing system he wants to create...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Who Gets the 'A' in Education? | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

Personally, I don't like breaking the law, particularly federal law. So, rather than pay a fine or flee to Canada, I've decided to complete my form even more fully than the government wants me to, on the assumption that true privacy is impossible in the modern world and in the hope that the additional information will cause the bureau's computers to malfunction. What follows is a selection of actual questions from Census 2000, along with my replies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thanks for Asking | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

...cops were in an unmarked car and were not in uniform. It is possible that Diallo thought he was being held up by street thugs. The tendency would be to fight or flee. And flee he did. R. RAJARAMAN Chennai, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 27, 2000 | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

...which you can play wirelessly against your Cybiko-toting pals. I was particularly taken with the idea of CyLandia, which features a virtual creature that's like Pokemon except that you can beam it to other users. (Indeed, if you don't take care of it, it will supposedly "flee" to any open Cybiko...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Girl and Boy Toys | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...move in the delicate Middle East, however, leaves a wide wake. After Israel's withdrawal, the militia groups in Lebanon that Israel currently supports will likely disband and flee, leaving the Hezbollah, the Islamic terrorist group financed by Iran, in control of the southern half of the country. Hezbollah could continue to fire missiles at Israeli cities, and the withdrawal will certainly make it a greater threat to the weak Lebanese government and to Syria, which has tried, like Israel, to balance the situation in Lebanon in its favor...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Brave Pullout from Lebanon | 3/8/2000 | See Source »

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