Wash. Rep Says Her 1-Month-Old Son Has Down Syndrome
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday that her month-old son, Cole, has been diagnosed with Down syndrome
May 31, 2007
New Hampshire News Roundup
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The big stories of the coming week. Inside the statehouse, there s debate around seatbelt laws. Across the state, opposition to Governor s Lynch s education funding amendment on education gathers steam / and across the nation, more fallout from presidential primary leapfrogging… Florida moves ahead of super duper Tuesday, and Iowa becomes an even earlier first in the nation state.
Hurricanes Could Temporarily Save Oceans From Global Warming
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Study finds hurricanes bring up cold water from tropical depths, powering global ‘conveyor belt’; stronger hurricanes would keep tropical oceans relatively cool, but not forever. Full Story
To market, to market
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Daniel Henninger in today's WSJ:
"Why … would Republican politicians and conservative writers want to run the risk of undermining, perhaps for a long time, their core belief in the broad benefits of free-market economic forces in return for a law that hammers these illegal Mexicans? If I'm a liberal or progressive Democrat, I'm gleeful to see conservative foes who have preached "the market" at me since the days of FDR now arguing that these millions of workers are an artificial, "unskilled" labor force whose presence merely prevents "the market" from replacing them with machines. . . .
"No matter how principled conservatives may think themselves on this issue, the fact remains that at crunch time they sent the market to the back of the southbound bus. Sounds much like the extra-market case their opponents make for the Kyoto Treaty. It also sounds like an argument for sending a $2,000 contribution to Hillary Clinton, so the country can be run by people who truly believe in managed economies."
Henninger has been taking a beating from some conservatives (see here) since a WSJ editorial board discussion of immigration was posted online.
UPDATE: National Review's editors challenge the Journal edit board to a debate!
Adequacy school aid bill gets Senate support
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May 30, 2007
CONCORD The Senate Education Committee heard strong support Tuesday for adding six new elements to the House definition of an adequate education: teachers; class size; kindergarten; support services such as nursing, special education and guidance; staff training; and library facilities and learning technology.
Needy schools that merit “enhanced” support would get experienced teachers, small class sizes and a full day of kindergarten.
Both versions of House Bill 927 recognize a core curriculum the state must pay for, including English and language arts, math, science, social studies, the arts, world languages, health, gym and technology education.
The Senate amendment sponsored by Sen. Iris Estabrook, D-Durham, sets up a commission to issue a report by Feb. 1 next year on the cost of an adequate education. The Legislature would have until June 30, 2008, to approve a plan to deal out that money based on the differing needs of students and schools. Full Story
Edwards Wants Probe Of High Gas Prices
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Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says a wave of mergers in the oil industry should be investigated by the Justice Department to see what impact they have had on soaring gasoline prices.
New Hampshire News Roundup
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The big stories of the coming week. Inside the statehouse, there s debate around seatbelt laws. Across the state, opposition to Governor s Lynch s education funding amendment on education gathers steam / and across the nation, more fallout from presidential primary leapfrogging… Florida moves ahead of super duper Tuesday, and Iowa becomes an even earlier first in the nation state.
Dems Hope to Reverse High Court Ruling on Pay Discrimination
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Congressional Democrats said Wednesday they would try to reverse a Supreme Court decision that limits the time that workers have to sue their employers for pay discrimination Full Story
To market, to market
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:
"Why … would Republican politicians and conservative writers want to run the risk of undermining, perhaps for a long time, their core belief in the broad benefits of free-market economic forces in return for a law that hammers these illegal Mexicans? If I'm a liberal or progressive Democrat, I'm gleeful to see conservative foes who have preached "the market" at me since the days of FDR now arguing that these millions of workers are an artificial, "unskilled" labor force whose presence merely prevents "the market" from replacing them with machines. . . .
"No matter how principled conservatives may think themselves on this issue, the fact remains that at crunch time they sent the market to the back of the southbound bus. Sounds much like the extra-market case their opponents make for the Kyoto Treaty. It also sounds like an argument for sending a $2,000 contribution to Hillary Clinton, so the country can be run by people who truly believe in managed economies."
Henninger has been taking a beating from some conservatives (see here) since a WSJ editorial board discussion of immigration was posted online.
UPDATE: National Review's editors challenge the Journal edit board to a debate!
Adequacy school aid bill gets Senate support
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May 30, 2007
CONCORD The Senate Education Committee heard strong support Tuesday for adding six new elements to the House definition of an adequate education: teachers; class size; kindergarten; support services such as nursing, special education and guidance; staff training; and library facilities and learning technology.
Needy schools that merit “enhanced” support would get experienced teachers, small class sizes and a full day of kindergarten.
Both versions of House Bill 927 recognize a core curriculum the state must pay for, including English and language arts, math, science, social studies, the arts, world languages, health, gym and technology education.
The Senate amendment sponsored by Sen. Iris Estabrook, D-Durham, sets up a commission to issue a report by Feb. 1 next year on the cost of an adequate education. The Legislature would have until June 30, 2008, to approve a plan to deal out that money based on the differing needs of students and schools. Full Story