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In 2000, George W. Bush came into office determined to follow through on a campaign promise to get serious about education accountability. Emboldened by his experience as Governor of Texas, he introduced an ambitious testing plan (which borrowed heavily from Democratic proposals made during the Clinton Administration). The proposal churned...
...Georgia's provision, like the ones proposed in Arizona and Texas, must be approved by the Justice Department because of the history of voter discrimination in these states. Georgia's law could be a tough sell: residents can fill in a provisional ballot without a photo ID but must return with one within 48 hours or the ballot won't be counted. "You may not be turned away," says Tim Storey, elections analyst for the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures, "but whether your vote will be counted is another question...
I don't buy it, Wayne. The Florida courts, like those elsewhere, have long acknowledged that shooting someone in self-defense is, on occasion, a tragic necessity. It's just that, until now, most states have held to the notion that lethal force should be avoided whenever a reasonable alternative...
Limit the Harvard Progressive Alliance from taking direct political action. The Alliance should facilitate action by others, but never take action on its own. Making this provision will help to make the Alliance inclusive and broad, while limiting the responsibilities it would have to try to take on. If the...
Bureaucratic oversight is often a necessary evil at a university. The administration’s unprecedented takeover of a federal grant given to a researcher at the School of Public Health (SPH) is a perfect example of this. In February of 2004, Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Phyllis Kanki...