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...Republican side, we urge voters to cast their ballot for McCain. McCain's straight-talking, brash style has earned him the affection of the media, much to the chagrin of his party's establishment. But more importantly, McCain has given the GOP a rare opportunity to reevaluate its current party base. He has courageously condemned the leaders of the religious right and their pernicious influence, particularly in the form of religious litmus tests. Although we are far from comfortable with many McCain's socially conservative positions--such as his stances on abortion and gun control--McCain's commitment to campaign...
...wife researchers at Johns Hopkins University more than a decade ago, the program aims to get at-risk kids academically up to speed with 90 minutes of daily intensive reading. The founders specify that 80% of a school's teachers must vote to adopt the program by secret ballot. Once they do, Success for All micromanages everything down to telling teachers to write questions for the class on Post-it notes to themselves ("What do you think this word means?"). The specificity allows understaffed schools to use all faculty members, including art teachers and librarians, as teachers and to reduce...
...Republicans are moderate, but N.Y. politics is machine politics, and it's Bush's machine. The party almost kept McCain off the ballot. But ever since Bush's Southern right turn, McCain's support has grown. Recent polls have the two in a dead heat. Voters cast ballots for delegates rather than the candidates themselves...
...this open primary, Reagan Dems in Cleveland may help McCain, while social conservatives near Cincinnati could flock to Bush. The party is behind Bush (with the exception of Senator Mike DeWine) and has hinted it may enforce rules requiring voters who want a G.O.P. ballot to sign an affidavit swearing allegiance to the party in November...
...three Illinois Republicans slugging it out for the GOP nomination for the House seat held by Democrat Lane Evans is using high-caliber weapons to secure his spot on the ballot. Michael Curtiss, M.D., a general practitioner from western Illinois, raised about $50,000 in funds by raffling guns on the Internet. Currently up for grabs is a .50-cal. rifle that Democratic Chicago representative Rod Blagojevich is trying to ban - the ArmaLite AR-50. Curtiss snidely refers to it as the "Blagojevich Special." At least 1,000 tickets at $20 a pop have been sold. Curtiss insists that...