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What will he leave behind? Beyond spurring Britain's remarkable economic performance, Blair led Labour's rise from a rump to a three-term party of government that boosted investment and raised standards in schools and hospitals. But Blair's political skill will complicate his party's future because it has motivated the opposition to copy New Labour's popular centrist policies. After years in the wilderness, the rival Tories have rallied behind Cameron, 39, who is stressing ecology, international development and the promotion of women and ethnic minorities instead of old Tory standards like immigrant bashing and tax cutting...
...Scottish golfing trip, according to Volz's plea agreement, Volz "told Ney what Abramoff wanted him to say" in a meeting with the Tiguas. The Tiguas' lawyer, Mark Schwartz told the Senate Indian Affairs committee that at the August meeting, "Congressman Ney was very animated about Mr. Abramoff's skill and repute as a leader in the lobbying circles." Schwartz testified that "We were told about the impending success of Mr. Abramoff's legislative plan and how much Congressman Ney wanted to help to restore the Tribe's ability to conduct gaming on their reservation." Brian Walsh, a spokesman...
...took over at the CIA, Kappes quit along with his deputy Michael Sulick after declining to fire Sulick following a falling-out with Goss' chief of staff. Negroponte said Kappes "was one of their leading case officers and a leading member of their clandestine service. So I think his skill sets, together with General Hayden's background, will form a very nice balance... I think that's going to be a boost for the morale out there...
...emphasizes the expression of emotion and spontaneous thinking. Rather than work on a highly specific skill, DIR activities tend to include complex social interactions that build many skills at once. In a classroom for 5-to-9-year-olds, eight kids sit in a circle playing a game in which they pick an activity card and a card showing a classmate's face. Children earn cheers as they perform the designated activity with that classmate (giving Olivia a high five, hugging Alex). Instead of tangible rewards, shouts of encouragement, a sense of accomplishment and what Greenspan calls the "warm, pleasurable...
During Nate's first week at Higashi, I got a call from his teacher asking me to send a pair of sneakers with laces. Why does he need laces when there's Velcro?, I wondered. "Because learning to tie shoes is a life skill," his teacher told me. It was an "aha!" moment for me--the first of many. Higashi is committed to preparing students for lifelong inclusion in the community, so it sends the kids home, with detailed vacation goals, for eight weeks of the year. That way, they can generalize the lessons they learn in school...