Word: progressives
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...Afghans, prevents the legitimate growth of economic reform and, perhaps more insidiously, funds the insurgency by virtue of the tremendous revenues that they're able to generate - and it certainly prevents the influence of the government from expanding." - Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on the lack of progress the U.S. and its allies are achieving in Afghanistan...
...line. "It was all warm and fuzzy." The pair spent their first date exploring San Francisco - and even ended up taking the much maligned "long walk on the beach." After two amazing nights together, he jetted back to Paris and she to her New England home. Where things will progress from here is unclear, but Analisa is hopeful. "The idea of living in Paris definitely gels with how I see my future," she admits. "Down the line, that doesn't scare me. But this tentative 'What's next? What do we want?' - that's scary...
...Gleno police station, 30 km southwest of Dili, there are signs of progress. While overworked Australian UNPOL officers complain good-naturedly about having to pay $200 out of their own pocket to buy a cell door, an off-duty PNTL task-force officer brings in a drunken man who has been terrorizing local market traders with a machete. Says an admiring UNPOL district commander, Paul Harvey: "There are PNTL officers here I would rather work with than some officers back home." The long-suffering people of East Timor hope his confidence is well founded...
Although state and local governments pay most of the bill for schools, the feds set the national direction--especially since the 2001 passage of No Child Left Behind, which established standards for measuring student progress. A new Education Secretary could, if he or she so desired, gut the accountability provisions in No Child Left Behind with the stroke of a pen. And in Washington, where the budget is controlled by Congress, Obama's leadership could give Rhee enormous momentum--or shut her down. "It would send a huge message if this Administration actually took a side on where...
...courts and the electorate continue to reach conflicting conclusions, the fight could be a long one. "We've made tremendous progress with our litigation strategy," said Crisler. "Look how far we've come from 2004, when we had the Kerry defeat and ballot measures [that successfully banned gay marriage] in 13 states. But you can only take on strategy so far. What we are looking for now is a real change in the hearts of Americans, making them understand that we are part of their communities, that we worry about homework, play dates, and being good parents - all the things...