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...sure, the Federal Government's role in education is limited, since the states and local school boards wield most of the policymaking power. But Cavazos seems reluctant to take charge even in the areas that are clearly his. He has yet to promulgate all the regulations for the School Improvements Act, an $8.2 billion bill passed last year that would extend existing programs and create new ones, including dropout prevention. Legislation to promote alternative certification programs, Bush's suggested method for combatting the teacher shortage, has gone nowhere on Capitol Hill, say detractors, because Cavazos has failed to rally public...
Like Siegel, Williams downplays the power that radio talk hosts wield. "All we did," he says of the anti-pay raise jihad, "was direct passions and emotions to the right place." Not everyone regards him so benignly. Columnist Tom Moroney of the suburban Middlesex News has charged that Williams "does a disservice to the political process" and claims that he isn't legally registered to vote in Massachusetts. (Williams denies the charge; Moroney, he counters, is "evil incarnate...
...light of the recent events and Iran's past pattern of erratic behavior, the U.S. should reevaluate its policy of attempting to normalize relations with Iran. It is clear that as long as Khomeini remains the undisputed leader of Iran, "moderates" will wield little influence. The fact that the leader of an entire nation would repeatedly issue a threat against a single individual proves the instability of Khomeini and his lack of understanding of the sanctity of human life. In the present poisoned climate, normality seems impossible...
...Healy denies that his former employees wield undue influence...
...constitutional issues that disturb Estonians go to the heart of the balance of power between Moscow and the federated republics. Part of Gorbachev's plan to democratize his country involves the creation of a Congress of the People's Deputies, which would wield legislative power over everything from constitutional changes to adjustments in state boundaries. Estonian concern focuses on a bloc of 750 legislators in the 2,250-member Congress who are to be elected by pan-Soviet organizations, such as artists' unions, veterans groups or the Communist Youth League, rather than by voters in local constituencies. Legal experts...