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...this, and that they should each do their part to try and make the cease-fire hold. I don't think Powell has any major game plan except for pressing for a timetable for implementing the Mitchell Report recommendations. And of course the Palestinians believe the U.S. has a stricter interpretation of Mitchell than Sharon does. But Sharon is going around saying Washington agrees with his interpretation, and the Palestinians don't believe that, so they'll want Powell to clarify that...
Ford execs may have also been worried that NHSTA would eventually declare a stricter safety standard than Firestone's Wilderness tires could meet. Ford asked NHSTA about the possibility last month. When the agency was noncommittal, Ford opted to replace the tires on its own. Firestone protested and asked Ford to show it the data so the tire company could decide for itself...
...Ford execs may have also been worried that NHSTA would eventually declare a stricter safety standard than Firestone's Wilderness tires could meet. Ford asked NHSTA about the possibility last month. When the agency was noncommittal, Ford opted to replace the tires on its own. Firestone protested and asked Ford to show it the data so the tire company could decide for itself...
Such talk, long limited to hushed exchanges in the faculty lounge, has broken into the open. Because teachers are increasingly held to stricter performance standards, they are demanding the same of parents. "We're now discovering that even small class sizes with the best teachers and best materials may not be enough to fix a school," says Heather Weiss, director of Harvard's Family Research Project. "If you get parents on board then you've got a better shot." To lure them back, schools are doing everything from sending teachers on house calls to giving parents a larger role...
Concerns about safe playgrounds are not new; the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission first published guidelines in 1981. But the rules have gradually become stricter, and in recent years, courts, insurance companies and state governments have given these rules the force of law. Now, with federal regulations passed last year requiring wheelchair access to climbing structures, some playground operators can't afford to replace what they have removed. Says City College of New York environmental psychologist Roger Hart: "I think it's gone...