| Lieberman Peddles the Old Iraq-9/11 Connection
You also know but for any who have forgotten: Lieberman was a Democrat, then lost his party's 2006 primary to the anti-Iraq-war candidate Ned Lamont, then ran for the Senate anyway as an Independent, and won almost all of the Republican vote and 20% of the Democratic vote. And he's an Independent in the Senate, but is counted as a Democrat.) On the Situation Room, McCain talked about the surge is working, the surge is working. (Violence is down, and now we can stay there babysitting and shooting and getting shot for the next 10 to 20 years. Yippeee!) And then Lieberman, asked about his 2006 campaign, said it was important he had defeated the pro-Lamont, antiwar part of the Democratic party because once the 2008 Presidential campaign came around the Lamont part of the party would have trouble with "the American people, who know we're at war with a brutal enemy who attacked us on 9/11." "We are at war with a brutal enemy who attacked us on 9/11." Really, Senator Lieberman, and who would that be? Are we back to looking for Bin Laden in Afghanistan? Have we decided to hell with Musharraf and we've invaded Pakistan to track down Al-Qaeda? Have we deposed the royal family in Saudi Arabia, where most of the hijackers came from, and we've decided to impose democracy on that country? I'm not in favor of invading Pakistan or deposing the Saudi Arabian royal family, but as ideas they at least CONNECT with 9/11.
School has a Means to lead
Means' daily charges are more than 2,100 students in 10th through 12th grades who attend classes at the district's central campus. The sheer number of youths under his supervision makes establishing personal relationships, or even having face-to-face interaction, diffi cult.
Part of it is just being present, Means said.
"It's a challenge. I try to be out in the hallway" when students are changing classes, he said.
He also does lunch duty at least two or three times a week.
"And it's going to various activities, whether that's the school musical or athletic events," he said.
Often, parents tell Means that they hope their children have never been in his office. But the truth is, it probably is a good thing if they have.
Biofuels: GM looking ahead with buy-in on maker of cellulosic ethanol
General Motors is appropriately looking to the future, not the present, with its investment in ethanol firm Coskata. At the Detroit Auto Show on Sunday, GM announced an unspecified investment in the Illinois firm, which is working to produce cellulosic ethanol commercially. Unlike the corn-based ethanol now found at pumps and so popular with the political crowd, cellulosic ethanol does not rely on huge swaths of American farmland. And cellulosic ethanol is less polluting than its corn cousin. .
A Spirited Disposition Debate
Supporters of a traditional curriculum have argued that evaluating students based on their commitment to social justice is an inherently subjective practice with ideological undertones. Late last year, the National Association of Scholars filed a complaint with the Education Department saying the accreditor encourages standards that violate students' First Amendment rights. Arthur E. Wise, president of NCATE, has argued that the “disposition" component of evaluation helps education schools measure how their students would respond in a classroom setting. On Monday, as Wise sat before the Education Department’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, which has the power to extend the council’s authority or set the agenda for changes, a set of critics raised the issue once again.
Matthews unveils Clinton plan to make higher education more accessible
Increasing a tuition tax credit, increasing Pell grants and simplifying the student aid process are a few of the proposals Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton campaign officials unveiled Thursday morning as part of her effort to make college more affordable and accessible.Sen. John Matthews, a state co-chair of the Clinton presidential campaign, presented Clinton's educational plan during a press conference held on the s.jpg of Claflin University's Tingley Memorial Hall.Speaking to about 20 students gathered behind him, Matthews stressed the impact Clinton's plan would have on them and thousands of other college students."If we can reduce your cost to go to college, more of our children will have access and all of us will be better off," Matthews said. "This plan is intended to make sure that lower income students have a chance to compete in this knowledge-based economy by getting a college degree and reducing your burden when you get out of college.
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