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They'll all be together onstage this week, but going into the final moments, it was still unclear whether even Barbara would be allowed a speaking part. Dad will be saluted Tuesday night, safely wrapped in a tribute to all past Republican Presidents. But certain traditions will still be honored: brother Jeb will be doing the talk shows; Laura speaks on Monday night; the star of the next generation, Jeb's son George P. Bush, is supposed to get a slot. "Every Bush family member is an asset," says convention co-chairman Andy Card, who was, as it happens...
...from the superintendent's office. Those who do come to summer class are likely to find a change in focus. Because students in many cities must retake standardized exams at summer's end, those classes have morphed into all-day test-prep sessions. The merits of such cramming are unclear. Last summer only 40% of New York students who failed the city's exam managed to pass on a second try. Seattle canceled its summer "academic boot camp" after many students made only meager gains on tests...
...health. Assuming that the Bush camp has already taken various doctors' assessments and volumes of medical information into account, they must have concluded (incorrectly or not) that Cheney's past heart problems will not be an issue in this election. And they may well be right: It remains unclear whether the Gore ticket will launch an attack on Cheney's physical qualifications for the veep slot (a route that might be considered too tasteless even for American politics...
...while it is unclear whether Mahuad will continue teaching, Phillips said he was under consideration to stay at the University in the fall...
...Marvel Entertainment Group, publisher of the original X-Men comic series, and coproducer of the movie, has only just recently come out of bankruptcy and still carries a large amount of debt. How much the company depends on the success of the movie to carry it along is unclear...