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When asked on what specific grounds he’d appeal his case, Bonifaz responded, “All of them. We totally reject the doctrine applied today...
...commission is expected to submit a final report by the end of this month to Education Secretary Roderick R. Paige, who is then responsible for making the final recommendations to President Bush. It is crucial that he reject any misguided proposals the commission endorses, uphold Title IX and urge its vigorous enforcement. Otherwise he—and ultimately the Bush administration—will have to defend their inexcusable actions to more than half of the population. Title IX helped many women and any attempt to weaken this landmark law will not escape their notice...
...hours with the Communist tyrant last February, and the movie represents a compilation of those interviews. To say that the director lobbed him a series of softball questions would be a gross understatement. In fact, before Stone was even allowed to begin taping, Castro reportedly demanded the right to reject any questions he didn’t find acceptable. Also, he was allowed to order the filming stopped at any point he wished. Though Castro apparently never exercised either of these rights (what does that say about Stone’s questions?), it is very telling that Stone...
That vision causes TFA to reject all but the most superlative applicants. Crystal Brakke, a recruitment director for TFA, says the low acceptance rate is due to the necessity of ensuring that those who are accepted can overcome great adversity. “Our admissions process must be extremely rigorous because in order to reach our vision of educational equity for all, we must recruit individuals with the leadership qualities and commitment necessary to be successful in the face of daunting challenges,” Brakke writes in an e-mail. “We ask our corps members...
...legislative group called the Mediation Committee. Meeting in a soundproof Berlin conference room with no natural light - it's referred to as the Dark Room by pundits - this secretive political council hammers out agreements on legislation that has been adopted by the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, but rejected by the upper house, the Bundesrat. While the SPD won control of the Bundestag in September, last week's elections gave the CDU increased power over the Bundesrat. That means almost every new piece of legislation must be negotiated by the Mediation Committee - whose 32 members, drawn from both houses...