Word: magnetizer
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...realize, white Americans will become a minority group. Long before that day arrives, the presumption that the "typical" U.S. citizen is someone who traces his or her descent in a direct line to Europe will be part of the past. By the time these elementary students at Brentwood Science Magnet School in Brentwood, Calif., reach mid-life, their diverse ethnic experience in the classroom will be echoed in neighborhoods and workplaces throughout...
...President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors, is in the latter group. He told the European Parliament last week, "I am haunted by anxiety as well as by hope. Will the Community be pushed to the sidelines, or will it be the pole and magnet for finding a solution to the German question?" Apparently concerned that the Community could be overshadowed by the planned 35-nation summit later this year, Delors proposed calling an E.C. summit immediately after East German elections in March...
During the last month, Silber has characterized Massachusetts as a "welfare magnet" for minorities, charged Jews with racism, compared the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's speaking style to that of Adolf Hitler's and suggested that alcoholism is a less serious problem than drug addiction...
...will have no trouble getting voters' attention. Silber can ignite a media fire storm as easily as he can quote Shakespeare. By day nine of his campaign, he had labeled the Bay State "a welfare magnet"; referred to the city of Lowell, which has a large Asian population, as "the Cambodian capital of America"; and wondered out loud why Massachusetts has "suddenly become so popular for people who are accustomed to living in the tropical climate." In a testy press conference, Silber later denied charges of racism and accused the media of taking his comments out of context. The next...
Major Initiatives in the Bush Education Budget proposed for the fiscal year 1991 .Research, statistics and assessment of education $122million .Math and science education $230million .Drug education and abuse prevention programs $593million .Presidential Merit Schools and Magnet Schools of Excellence $325million .Alternative certification programs $25million .Awards for Excellence in education $7.6million .Endowment grants for historically Black colleges and universities $15million .National Science Scholarship program $5million .Bilingual education $31million .Programs to combat adult illiteracy $226million .Grants for educating the handicapped $1.9million .Chapter 1 grants for disadvantaged children $5million Total request by the Bush Administration $24.6million