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...Room for ImprovementOn the campaign trail, Giuliani's foreign policy comments have sometimes come off more confident than competent. In New Hampshire this spring, according to the New York Times, Giuliani said it was unclear whether Iran or North Korea was further along on building a nuclear bomb. (North Korea tested a nuclear device in October 2006. Iran has not done so.) Then, in his speech at the Maryland synagogue in July, Giuliani mocked Democratic candidate Barack Obama for claiming that North Korea was the nation's No. 1 enemy. "North Korea is an enemy. North Korea is dangerous...
Only in San Antonio, Tex. did researchersdiscover learning gains among students who werepart of the choice program. Students in the SanAntonio choice program showed marked improvementon their achievement test scores after one year inthe choice program, but researcher ValerieMartinez of the University of Texas found that 32percent of San Antonio parents were collegedegree-holders, compared with 12 percent ofparents whose children were not in the choiceprogram...
Appiah feels unequivocally that the "don't ask,don't tell, don't pursue" policy is no improvementon the military's stance on gays. "The currentpolicy is in some ways worse because it explicitlyrestricts speech," he said...
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