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Philadelphia parents hit Bennett school contract
October 14, 2005Philadelphia parents and education advocates are incensed that science curriculum materials in the city’s kindergarten through third grade are supplied under a $3 million contract by a company run by William Bennett, former secretary of education...
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Texans oppose marriage-ban amendment
October 14, 2005HOUSTON — A state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages will be voted on Nov. 8 in Texas. If passed, Proposition 2 could eliminate gay unions all together. Progressive activists, advocates, and some politicians are outraged at...
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World Notes
October 14, 2005Japan: Court rules shrine visits ‘unconstitutional’ The Osaka High Court ruled Sept. 30 that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visits to Yasukuni Shrine, a religious institution honoring Japanese World War II dead, including the worst war criminals,...
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Haiti elections turning into a farce, critics charge
October 14, 2005The Bush administration is ignoring serious structural defects that threaten to turn Haiti’s upcoming elections into a farce, critics charge. Haiti’s interim government, headed by U.S.-installed Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, is planning to hold local, legislative...
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Venezuelas health care revolution
October 14, 2005In late August President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela announced a new stage in his country’s fight for health care. The government will spend $2.5 billion. “The first and most important use [of the money] is to...
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