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Young advocated accelerating the improvement of under-performing groups while continuing to support white and Asian students, as well as expanding the student body to close the achievement gap. Currently, eight of the 11 K-8 public schools in Cambridge have fewer than 400 students...
...Craig was eventually forced out of his job as White House counsel because of fights over policy, and no one is suggesting that Holder faces that kind of pressure. But the ugliness of Craig's departure has officials watching how the debate over KSM's trial venue plays out. Obama backed Holder's decision to hold the KSM trial in a civilian court in Manhattan when it was announced last November, saying, "I am absolutely convinced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be subject to the most exacting demands of justice." Obama has made no statement in support of Holder since...
...White House has decided to move the trial out of Manhattan, and Administration officials speaking on condition of anonymity tell TIME that alternative options are being considered, including other locations in the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of Virginia, the Middle District of Pennsylvania and a variety of military bases around the country. Officials tell TIME that the Administration is also considering making a 180-degree turn by trying KSM in a military tribunal. (See "The Accused 9/11 Plotters: What Happened to Them...
...collapse of Holder's plan to try the case in Manhattan, and bipartisan congressional opposition to a civilian trial for KSM anywhere else, has Democrats inside and outside the Administration wondering about the Attorney General's standing in the White House. Justice officials insist that Holder is working closely with the White House to fix the KSM mess. But other officials see parallels between Holder's predicament and that of Obama's former top White House lawyer, Greg Craig, who fought to implement Obama's campaign-trail positions on counterterrorism but fell out of favor when they became politically unpopular...
...White House officials are concerned about the politics. "The White House is acting like [Holder's] great sin was the failure to read the mood of Congress," says the Administration official familiar with the White House deliberations. Justice officials insist that Holder has the President's support. "Definitely the President is with him," says a senior Justice official. "The President sees it exactly as Holder does." Others are not so sure. "You haven't heard anyone leaping forward to say they back the Attorney General right now," the official familiar with Administration deliberations says...