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...American West of the 1870s, nonviolent but ready to zap troublemakers with the self-defense art of kung fu. The title character of NBC's "Banacek" (one of three rotating shows in the NBC "Wednesday Mystery Movie") is not only a rugged insurance sleuth but also a walking lightning rod for Polish jokes...
...same day the Senate passed its version of President Bush's education proposal containing strict new provisions for statewide testing, Education Secretary Rod Paige lunched on rubbery chicken and chatted about urban education at an event hosted by the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Asked the inevitable question about the growing backlash against high-stakes state exams, Paige paused for a moment and gave a curiously honest answer: "We know there are some bad tests out there." Then he launched into his spiel about the importance of assessments to ensure that no child is left behind...
...lightning rod, Harvard draws a lot of attention from all sorts of individuals and groups,” Power says. “People see a lot of money and they are nervous about what Harvard will...
...With reporting by Anne Berryman/Conyers, Edward Barnes/Edinboro, Stephen Barnes/Jonesboro, Nancy Harbert/Albuquerque and Springfield, Broward Liston/West Palm Beach, Michelle McCalope/Clifton, Natalie Phillips/Seward, David Schwartz/Phoenix, David Thigpen/Paducah and Rod Walton/Fort Gibson
...sense that they felt better about the first execution being Tim McVeigh rather than someone who raises systemic issues about the application of the federal death penalty," said Bruce W. Gilchrist, one of Garza's lawyers. "McVeigh is less likely to be a lightning rod...