Word: supportive
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Attempting to further distinguish his tax plan from that of Republican challenger Gov. George W. Bush, Gore expressed support for targeted tax cuts for families with children in college, as well as grants and scholarship programs...
While most of the speech drew strong support from the crowd, a small group of demonstrators positioned behind the press area briefly disrupted the rally...
...wife's freshman debate; he plans to watch from the White House. But, as several papers report, his aides have left part of his day completely open, so a surprise arrival isn't out of the question. Hillary may be hoping her husband stays in Washington; whatever psychological support gained from his presence could be overshadowed by the nagging fear that he'd be tempted to leap onto the stage, rip the microphone from her hands and launch into a diatribe detailing his own accomplishments...
...gauge the success of other school reforms. Recent studies detailed soaring test scores among black students who used vouchers to enroll in private schools, and among California immigrants after that state required they be taught only in English. Despite noisy protest rallies in Massachusetts and Virginia last spring, support for high-stakes testing remains strong. In a new poll for the Business Roundtable, 68% of those surveyed say students should pass statewide tests to graduate; 75% think that even those in elementary schools should do so to progress to the next grade. Said Bush last week on a six-state...
...most vulnerable, frail and lowest-income people." Simply put, would the elderly be able to buy an adequate plan with the sort of subsidy Bush wants to give them? As people near the end of their lives, growing steadily sicker, is it choice they need--or reliable support...