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South Carolina last year removed the Confederate flag from atop the state capitol, but the N.A.A.C.P. still boycotts the state because the flag now flies elsewhere on the capitol grounds. Last month in Virginia, when Governor Jim Gilmore replaced the old, pro-rebel state proclamation of Confederate History Month with a new one honoring "all Virginians who served in the Civil War," the Sons of Confederate Veterans condemned him for "honoring people who...murdered, raped and pillaged." In Selma, Ala., a battleground in the 1960s civil rights movement, whites are militant in defense of a new statue of Confederate hero...
...previously scheduled afternoon event, Rudenstine journeyed to Capitol Hill to thank alumni serving in Congress for their support during his tenure...
...make a statement and turn up the pressure on Jiang. But there were domestic political pressures at play as well. The White House was keen to show that Bush was in charge, setting the tone, weighing the options. Cheney would spend the week conspicuously busy on Capitol Hill, worrying about the budget. As for Rumsfeld and Powell, now playing tug-of-war with their second generation of Bush Presidents, it was the more moderate Powell who had the lead. "It's our air crew--they are military people," Pentagon spokesman Craig Quigley said. "But if you think of a military...
...often PRESIDENT BUSH declared education reform to be his top priority, he doesn't seem to be breaking a sweat to save his proposal from the quiet dismemberment it is getting from Congress. His plan to give private-school vouchers to children in failing public schools arrived on Capitol Hill pretty much dead, thanks to Democratic opposition. Since then, conservative Republicans have stripped the bill of other remnants of "accountability." It is far from clear whether the bill that passed the Senate education committee would even require states to use a uniform test to measure how their students are performing...
...Could the possibility of a backlash on Capitol Hill further undo the relationship...