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...medals, for example, were won by people of African origin? Well, let's see: There's most of the Dream Team and the women's basketball team; there's Marion Jones; there's Maurice Greene... need we go on? And it's not just the U.S. either. A substantial number of the medals snagged by countries as diverse as Britain and Brazil, Cuba and Canada, France and Jamaica and a lot more, were won by athletes of African origins. But hey, who's counting...
Harvard endorsed 40 students and alums for the Rhodes Scholarship last night, a near 10 percent increase from the number of students nominated last year...
...stuck to a lesson plan: He says he'd make sure states test the reading and math competencies of students in school that serve poorer areas. If schools didn't improve, he'd make vouchers an option for parents. He also says he'll help states double the number of charter schools in three years. The total cost: about $48 billion. Bush uses poll-tested phrases like "education recession" to describe a school mess, varyingly blamed on bureaucrats, distant teachers' unions, and the culture...
...vice president would spend part of about $115 billion to boost teacher salaries, provided the instructor is certified. He'd force under-performing schools to shape up. He also promises to triple the number of charter schools. Gore would also allow parents to invest in a tax-free savings account for college tuition...
...written examination--a series of thirty Fastest-Finger questions ranging from "Place the following steps for making pancakes in order, from first to last" to "Place the following female authors in order of their births, from earliest to most recent." Finally, after nearly 80 percent passed the test--a number that surprised the show's producers--the interview process began. They said they were looking for "poise and a sense of humor" and that we "should look good on camera." I do not know how good I looked at 11:30 at night, but I figured that my chances...