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...cash, Bush would be raising private funds to pay for the preparations. (At a Monday cabinet meeting which Gore did not attend, Clinton did create a special transition commission to help - when all the issues are settled. The Bush team will file with the IRS as a "Texas nonprofit.") Cheney named Austin chief of staff Clay Johnson as executive director of the transition, and campaign spinner Ari Fleisher as its press spokesman. And he hinted that Bush's administration might well include some Democrats...
After surveying 405 parents and 687 teenagers, the Liberty Mutual Group and the nonprofit Students Against Destructive Decisions came to the conclusion that many parents adopt an unrealistic "not my kid" attitude. They underestimate the frequency of such unsafe behavior as driving drunk because they overestimate their own ability to communicate with their kids; although 98% said they discussed sensitive issues with their kids, 24% of the teens said it never happened...
Grogan said current proposals include a plan to provide job training and professional development for community leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors, a project that will be spearheaded by the Harvard Business School and the Kennedy School of Government...
...been consulting with deans and faculty...particularly where a single school is going to play a leading role," Grogan said. "We're working very closely with the two mayors and their staffs, city councillors, nonprofit leaders [and] school systems...
...timing of Pay It Forward's release is certainly serendipitous, given the current acrimony between Washington and Hollywood over content. The folks behind the film are eager to do their bit. J.P. ("Rick") Guerin, chairman of Tapestry Films, which produced the movie, helped Hyde set up the nonprofit Pay It Forward Foundation to make sure the idea (which he calls a "chain letter of kindness") survived beyond the theater. "Most movies leave you laughing or happy or excited," he says, "but few send you out feeling like you want to do something. Hollywood could use a few more movies like...