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...More importantly, Abbas ran as the consensus candidate of a Fatah movement whose membership ranges from aging diplomatically-inclined men like Abbas to the militants of the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade, which continued to launch attacks on Israeli targets even as it campaigned for a leader who dismisses such attacks as futile and counter-productive...
...reliant on the political support of the Al Aksa Brigades and their kin; it's an open secret in Palestinian society that many of the officers and men of the official Palestinian security services, on whom Abbas will have to rely to implement his decisions, double as the core membership of the Al Aksa Martyr's Brigade and other clandestine Palestinian militia. And even if they are persuaded to accept a cease-fire and resume their day jobs, they're highly unlikely to be willing to round up, at Israel's and America's behest, the Hamas militants with whom...
...nine years ago. Younger people are taking on leadership positions. Rick Callender, president of the N.A.A.C.P. branch in San Jose, Calif., is a third-generation member. His mother Norma helped mobilize support for the class action against Denny's in the early 1990s. Callender, 35, says he raised membership in San Jose from just 100 in 2000 to 2,500 in 2004. With an operating budget of $100,000, his local group weighs in on everything from racial profiling to employment discrimination. "For me, it's about giving back," says Callender, a water-company lobbyist, when explaining...
...Educators are split on the merits of such schools. Paul Orehovec, an enrollment officer for the University of Miami, admits, "I was somewhat of a skeptic. But when I looked into their programs and accreditation, I was excited. UMOHS is the first online school to be granted membership in the National Honor Society." Kevin Roy, Elite's director of education, sees pitfalls and potential in virtual schools. "You will never have that wonderful teacher who inspires you for life," says Roy. "But the virtual school offers endless possibilities. I don't know where education's imagination will take this...
...child entertainers. Educators are split on the merits of such schools. Paul Orehovec, an enrollment officer for the University of Miami, admits, "I was somewhat of a skeptic. But when I looked into their programs and accreditation, I was excited. umohs is the first online school to be granted membership in the National Honor Society." Kevin Roy, Elite's director of education, sees pitfalls and potential in virtual schools. "You will never have that wonderful teacher who inspires you for life," says Roy. "But the virtual school offers endless possibilities. I don't know where education's imagination will take...