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...proposal to allow schools to comply with proportionality by having a 50-50 split of male and female athletes, regardless of the student body makeup, with a leeway of 2 to 3 percentage points, ended on a 7-7 vote...
...president who is best when focusing on one task, the split in Bush's speech tonight raises the old issues about his administration's ability to multi-task. "We can walk and chew gum at the same time," says a senior White House official. But senior officials also joke that the administration has Attention Deficit Disorder and can't stay on message when it comes to domestic programs. In addition to his bold growth package, Bush is also taking on a substantial $400 billion reorganization of Medicare based on the politically charged strategy of inducing seniors into more cost effective...
...music reality-TV stories have a happy ending. Hear'Say, the band formed from Popstars in 2001, split up after being jeered in live performances. But the reality shows undoubtedly will keep coming until the public has had more than enough. CBS just launched an updated version of Star Search, the talent show for singers, models and comedians, with Arsenio Hall playing the old Ed McMahon role of host. The USA network is prepping Nashville Star (guess what kind of music). Endemol is trying to sell a U.S. version of the Soundmix Show, which looks for the best imitators...
...quietly endured the racket of underground dynamite blasts and watched the cracks spread in the walls of their brick houses. By the beginning of last year, however, part of the school had to be demolished because its foundation had become too unstable, and the walls of many houses had split. Finally, the locals determined to speak out, never figuring it would cost some of them their jobs and earn others a stretch in jail...
...fellows, who are selected before the beginning of each term, are split into two groups—resident fellows, who spend their time at the IOP and hold weekly study groups, and visiting fellows, who conduct sessions more infrequently...