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...argument put forward by Mansfield regards the disparity between the SAT scores of black and white admits to Harvard. He notes the discrepancy with glee, as if the fact of its existence somehow demonstrates the insidiousness of affirmative-action programs. But the very purpose of affirmative action is to supplement criteria like test scores with a more complete view of applicants' other qualities. In his report, President Rudenstine acknowledges the gap, but rightly points out, first, that a fair admissions program does not look at numbers alone, and second, that black SAT scores have been gradually converging with white scores...
...long as it receives a monetary benefit. So eager is the government to do this, in fact, that it runs its own gambling ring--lotteries. Deals like the one with Foxwoods, and state lotteries even more so, are often upheld on the ground that their revenues are used to supplement funding for important social programs that have widespread support, thus giving the people what they want while keeping taxes low. This rhetoric is nothing but the usual prattle that regularly drips from politicians' mouths...
...increased by only two percent. Florida established its lottery for the same purpose; since it began, funding has decreased by five percent. Lotteries have been windfalls for these states, so why are the earmarked programs not benefiting as they should? The reason is that lottery revenues supplant instead of supplement funds, allowing the previous monies to be diverted to politicians' pet projects...
...want the council to centralize the multitudes of information available to students and supplement it where it is insufficient, serving as a clearinghouse...
...terrorist attack. With such a calamity in mind, Vice President Gore and Clinton counselor Thomas F. ("Mack") McLarty are carefully overseeing the Games. Gore recently spent three hours in a bug-proof FBI vault questioning agents about their security plans. Almost 10,000 U.S. soldiers are slated to supplement workers in jobs where unscreened temps could make mischief, from bus drivers to cooks. The Federal Emergency Management Agency paid for some 110 Georgia state and local officials to attend a weekend course where they practiced how they would handle problems from mass heat stroke to terrorism. Another exercise this month...