Word: recessing
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North Korea's tough-guy bargaining and brazen attempts to retract concessions already given were so unyielding that the U.S. asked for a recess and recalled its negotiators to Washington for consultations. Was the impasse just aggressive brinkmanship by the hard men of Pyongyang or the end of the diplomatic opening begun in June during Jimmy Carter's visit with North Korean strongman Kim Il Sung? The negotiators were not sure, but a State Department official was worried that "we're on the brink of a serious breach...
Casey says it is fortunate that Rowe joined the office during as election year. A Congressional recess for the campaign season will give Rowe and his new colleagues time to brainstorm new lobbying strategies and to review upcoming higher education legislation, Casey says...
...kept backing away from both men last week. During his travels around the country in recent weeks, Dole said, he has detected in the public mood that "health care has sort of disappeared from the radar screen as a big issue." Dole also cited the proximity of the October recess. "Every time you look at health care in that context, it looks smaller and smaller...
...Blaster and Reader Rabbit boost students' grades or test scores, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that kids love them -- and that the best ones can be useful teaching aids. Garry Breitstein, a teacher at Seattle's Hawthorne School, says his fifth-graders often spend their lunch hour and recess logging on to programs like Microsoft's Creative Writer, which helps children write stories by suggesting possible situations and opening lines. Another favorite is Microsoft's Encarta, a best-selling encyclopedia on CD-ROM. "It's had a huge impact, especially in their writing," Breitstein says. "They don't even...
...expected to wrap up by Friday, is now on hold till next month so the members can try to salvage the crime bill. Majority Leader Richard Gephardt said the health care debate will begin by Sept. 8 at the latest, when they return from a held-over summer recess. The scheduling may leave Democrats in the soup: the longer the bill is delayed, the harder it will be to enact reforms considered essential to Democratic prospects in November's congressional elections...