Word: charters
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...banded into an alliance, called Play Fair 2008, to spotlight conditions in plants where the right to organize is denied. The report concluded: "The Olympic games is both a symbolic and practical opportunity to ensure that these global sporting events live up to the ideals enshrined in the Olympic charter and that people who enjoy the games can also know that the souvenirs and garments they wear are produced in factories where basic human dignity and labor rights are respected...
...renowned for her pioneering—and controversial—research into the benefits of charter schools and school vouchers, and is often credited with employing novel methods to test whether increased competition among schools can raise student achievement...
This research has made Hoxby a star in the economics profession and, despite the fact that her father served in the Carter administration, a darling to conservative supporters of charter schools and vouchers...
...Muslims have long felt marginalized by the Buddhist majority, and the sense of alienation may get a lot worse. This spring, thousands of Buddhist monks took to Bangkok's streets clamoring for their beliefs to be designated in the constitution as Thailand's sole state religion. On June 4, charter writers rejected the call for an official faith, but growing pro-Buddhist (and, by extension, anti-Muslim) sentiment could doom the new constitution when it faces a referendum in August...
...should react firmly when Russia tries to bully its neighbors. America should insist that Russia ratify the European Energy Charter to dispel fears of energy blackmail. The U.S. should continue to patiently draw Ukraine into the West so that Russia will have to follow suit or risk becoming isolated between the Euro-Atlantic community and a powerful China. And, above all, the U.S. should terminate its war in Iraq, which is so damaging to America's ability to conduct an intelligent and comprehensive foreign policy...