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...Kennedy ’54-’56 is likely in his final term in office, and Kerry would be shrewd to fashion himself as an experienced hand that will overtake the role of Massachusetts’ elder political statesmen in Kennedy’s wake. To do so, Kennedy should cede some control of the numerous constituent services he provides Massachusetts’ citizens to Kerry’s office. Kennedy should also help Kerry take the lead in crafting legislation that will funnel federal money back into the State. In the past, pork barrel politics have largely...
...managed a motel until her late '70s, is relieved that rumors of suicide by Seung-Hui's parents proved false. All the same, she doesn't think it would be advisable for the family, who have maintained their Korean citizenship, to return to their native land in the wake of this horrible tragedy. "It would it would be too difficult for them if they returned here as this is a small country and Koreans are very gossipy," she says matter-of-factly. "We wouldn't let them return and would even try and block them if they tried...
...Presidential campaign gets off to a fast, early start, the notion of tweaking the mental health laws rather than pushing gun control legislation in vain has its obvious appeal, particularly among centrist Democrats who are hesitant to alienate the gun lobby in key battleground states. In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre none other than former President Bill Clinton, who in the past has blamed some national Democratic party losses on the gun control debate, has added his voice to a chorus of others this week calling for a different approach. When Larry King asked Clinton Thursday about...
...things more difficult, there has been a rash of recent high-profile lawsuits involving students who were summarily booted off campus after they were deemed at risk of suicide. Last August, New York City's Hunter College agreed to pay $65,000 to settle such a case. In the wake of these suits, the Governor of Virginia signed a bill last month that prohibits state colleges from penalizing or expelling students "solely" for attempting suicide or seeking mental-health treatment for suicidal thoughts. The law's primary goal is to encourage kids to get help, and it also requires schools...
...That's the question policymakers in Beijing face in the wake of Thursday's report that China's economy had grown at 11.1% during the first quarter of 2007. As is often the case with the Chinese economy, that number took a lot of people by surprise - it was much faster than expected. China's real economic growth has averaged more than 10% per quarter for four years now, and Li Xiaochao, an official at Beijing's National Bureau of Statistics, on Thursday addressed the creeping fears that the Chinese economy might be overheating: "One very important lesson we have...