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Should the Supreme Court decide in favor of TA, says Naomi Gittins, deputy general counsel for the National School Boards Association, "it would be detrimental to the whole framework of collaboration to figure out what an appropriate education for a particular child is ... A lot of private schools for which parents want reimbursement don't have to meet state standards. How does that really serve the interest of children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Oregon School for Troubled Teens Is Under Scrutiny | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...series. He added that both non-fiction and fiction writers have a moral responsibility to their readers. “The fact that fiction is not real is not the point: the reader responds as it if is real,” he said. He characterized serial fiction in particular as a type of contract between writer and reader in which the reader agrees to keep reading as long as the writer produces satisfying work. McCall Smith said that he accepts this obligation. “It considerably constricts my freedom of action, but in a way that I don?...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Author Discusses Fact and Fiction | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...would like to place Zubaydah in a cramped confinement box with an insect. You have informed us [the Department of Justice] that he appears to have a fear of insects. In particular, you would like to tell Zubaydah that you intend to place a stinging insect into the box with him. You would, however, place a harmless insect in the box. You have orally informed us that you would in fact place a harmless insect such as a catapiller in the box with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Torture Memo Approved Use of Insects | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...come to this? Even some of the most ardent Clinton loyalists are cringing. But as just about every loser learns, "this is the hardest money to raise in politics," says former Federal Election Commission (FEC) chairman Robert Lenhard. Clinton's operation in particular relied heavily on traditional big donors, most of whom maxed out during the campaign on the amount they were legally allowed to give. Meanwhile, amid hard economic times - and absent the political intensity of a hard-fought campaign - it is more difficult to get small donors to open their checkbooks. Still, Clinton is determined to clear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Clinton's Campaign Pay Mark Penn? | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...cool during the meeting and even broke into a smile several times, appeared to be taking the financial crisis in stride, even if it has captivated his own interest. “I might pull it up,” he said as he searched his computer for a particular graph to answer a question from Putnam. “Because it’s so interesting,” he continued drily. ONE MORE TIME Joseph Levy, a senior human resources consultant and associate of Adams House, stepped to the podium to ask Smith to clarify his priorities...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Diverse Stakeholders Take the Mic To Question FAS Leader | 4/15/2009 | See Source »

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