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While the Barksdales were researching literacy programs in May 1999, a Jackson newspaper wrote about their quest. Richard Thompson, Mississippi's superintendent of education, read the article with keen interest. He needed money to expand a reading program that had shown success in some of the state's schools. He called the Barksdales...
Another major reason for the powerlessness of the politicians is the morphing of the old Paris-centered France into a more complex, decentralized nation. A keen observer of this process is U.S. Ambassador to France Felix Rohatyn, who has set up five new American diplomatic posts in various cities in response to it. "I saw that the combination of the euro and the single European market, and the elimination of frontiers, was inevitably going to lead to a decentralization and increase the importance of regional centers and cities as they created their own alliances," says Rohatyn. "More and more businesses...
DIED. JUDD ROSE, 45, co-anchor for CNN NewsStand since 1998, known for his keen wit, lucid prose and sharp reporting; of a brain tumor; in New York City. He discussed living with cancer during one of the broadcasts that marked his 16-year career...
...fast ball, he'll risk a breaking pitch. Martinez in the clubhouse is a sweet soul with a clownish side that at one point last year prompted teammates to tape his mouth shut and tie him to a pole in the dugout. But on the mound, he has a keen sense of machismo. He feels that a man on base is an affront. Opponents are batting just .056 against him when their team has runners in scoring position...
...seeking high posts," he told Al-Wasat, an Arabic magazine published in London. "But I will not evade my responsibilities." Bashar is, in many ways, a more impressive figure than was his brother, says British author and Assad biographer Patrick Seale. "Basil was a very physical man, very keen on dangerous sports like hang gliding, parachuting, fast cars," Seale recalls. "[Bashar] is much more reflective, much more thoughtful. Much more able to implement or pursue the political legacy of his father...