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...Kennedy, produced one, his first son, Donald - and then proceeded to make sloppy campaign appearances in an admittedly sleep-deprived state. And when Prime Minister Tony Blair launched Labour's manifesto flanked by six Cabinet ministers all standing at space-age lecterns, one question was inevitable: "Who is the weakest link?" - a reference to the TV game show where the worst-performing contestants get voted off. The reporter suggested it might be Blair himself, whose popularity has been flagging, especially compared with that of Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. Labour's loudest grinding ax, economic competence, was potentially blunted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That's Showbiz | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

During her first season, Vitt registered a 8-0-0 record and an impressive .954 save percentage against the Crimson’s weakest opponents...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman and Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Vitt Maintains Role as Solid Backup | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...Collectively, educational administration programs are the weakest of all the programs at the nation’s education schools,” Arthur E. Levine wrote in the report, which is available on the Teachers College website...

Author: By Matthew J. Woodward, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Report Blasts Education Schools | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

...growth." But TIME's experts aren't convinced. They expect Bush will have to pare spending regardless of how strong the economy grows. Already there are signs that momentum may be slowing: the estimated 3.1% annualized growth rate posted in the U.S. in the fourth quarter is the weakest in two years. Nam even predicts a battle in Washington between fiscal conservatives, who advocate a hands-on approach to managing the budget, and what he calls "starve-the-beasters," more ideological proponents who would like nothing more than to see some public programs bankrupted. (Here, too, are echoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Brink of Trouble? | 2/22/2005 | See Source »

...reading and math test scores in Grades 3 through 8 across all racial and demographic groups, parents are worried that teachers will naturally focus on getting as many students as possible over the base line and not have as much time to spur the strongest kids or save the weakest. Some educators argue that you can agree on the goals of accountability and achievement, but given the inequalities in the system, not all schools have the means to achieve them. "A really cynical person who didn't want to spend any more money on an educational system might get parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents Behaving Badly | 2/13/2005 | See Source »

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