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Benjamin Lummis—who lost his committee seat last November—agreed, saying that Fowler-Finn had put in place a good reform program and that it would take time for the results to show up in test scores...
Following the 150 minute session filled with talk about report card reform, a few minutes spent on the achievement report, and no mention of the superintendent’s contract, the committee adjourned to executive session. There it discussed the contracting of an attorney to negotiate the Fowler-Finn contract. The name of the attorney was not disclosed beforehand, and the committee—over Walser’s objection—did not cap his fees...
Farewell to FEMA? Another hit to the disaster agency The Senate voted last week to replace the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a new disaster-relief office. But the House wants to reform, not ax, FEMA--which means it may live to see another hurricane season...
...lost everything when Egyptian industries were nationalized in 1963. The family struggled back with small enterprises, at one point transforming a waste product generated by Ideal, another nationalized appliance company, into decorative moldings. Sallam's business has been transformed with Egypt's gradual implementation of economic reform, notably since 2004, when Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif took office in a Cabinet that included leading ex-businessmen. Sallam, who retains a 52% stake in the company, credits the government's moves to devalue the Egyptian currency, reduce tariffs and slash corporate taxes with enabling Olympic exports to take...
...Meanwhile congressional Democrats, who've long complained that the prescription drug benefit is a disaster, were quick to pounce on these findings as more evidence of flaws in the program. "The poor quality of information is inexcusable," says Rep. Henry Waxman, senior Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee. "Seniors with basic questions about Medicare drug benefits are being left in the dark...