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...opposed by Democrats, and even a few Republicans, who regarded him as too confrontational for the job, and he was unable to win support in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when Bush first nominated him last year. Rather than accept that rejection, however, the President gave Bolton a "recess" appointment in August 2005, allowing him to take up the high-profile U.N. post without Senate approval...
...established in 1989. There's no more room. Posted around the school's reception area are the same three signs: no place in any class, k-12. A new mosque has just been completed; with most of the senior grades away on camp, the high school is quiet. During recess, the junior kids chase balls, sip flavored milk and munch on sugary packaged snacks. The boys and girls are separated, except in some senior classes. As in most schools nowadays, females are the star performers. In the Class of 2005, 11 of the top 14 university entrance scores were achieved...
...requires that a quarter of the legislature’s 200 members approve an amendment in two consecutive sessions before it can be put to a popular vote, the final hurdle before becoming law. However, because the measure would most likely have the support of 50 legislators, opponents have recessed the legislative session before the amendment could be voted on so as to prevent it from getting on the ballot. The motion to recess early, which needed the backing of a majority of legislators to pass, received 109 votes, including those of Cambridge’s three legislators. The move...
...Danger! Kids Playing Tag" [oct. 30] reported that a Massachusetts elementary school has outlawed tag and other chase games during recess. But why not encase schoolkids in bubble wrap before sending them out to the playground? That's no more absurd than banning tag. Sure, kids often get hurt. It is our job as teachers and parents to help them set effective physical and psychological boundaries through discussion and role play. I suggest that district administrators watch kids in the classroom after a recess without active physical play. Kids badly need this kind of break in their academic day. Being...
...players shouldn't lose all hope, since grownups often change their minds. In the Spokane, Wash., school district, which banned tag at recess last school year, the game is still being played--as part of the P.E. curriculum...