Alfie Kohn: Competitiveness vs. Excellence: The Education Crisis That Isn’t
From any reasonable moral standard, we’d want kids to succeed regardless of where they call home. If progress were being made worldwide, that would be terrific news.
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U.S. And Russian Militaries Team Up For Terrorist-Tracking Exercise
OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — In a historic first for Cold War adversaries, U.S., Canadian and Russian military officers directed fighter jets and ground controllers…
Former Mexico president supports legalizing drugs
Vicente Fox, the former Mexican president who was a key U.S. ally in the war on drugs, has backed the legalization of drugs, saying prohibition has failed to curb Mexico’s spiraling violence and corruption.
Canadian ‘cancer’ victim swindles thousands from donors
A 23-year-old Canadian woman shaved her head and eyebrows, claimed to have terminal cancer, and swindled thousands of dollars from well-meaning donors before being jailed on fraud charges.
Robert Gates Outlines Military Budget Cuts, Including 10 Percent Shaved From Contractor Funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people…
Sen. Tim Johnson Hospitalized
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was in a Sioux Falls hospital on Monday after being admitted with a fever that might have…
Crist Reaches Out To Democrats While Insisting He’ll ‘Caucus With The People’
Despite his vows of neutrality, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is likely to caucus with the Democrats or the Republicans should he advance to the Senate,…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hopes For Senate ‘Return To Collegial Bipartisan Spirit’
SAN FRANCISCO — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told the country’s largest lawyers’ group Monday that she hopes Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees can…
Bill Clinton Records Robocalls For Romanoff
With just one day until the Colorado primaries, Democrats in the state are receiving robocalls from former president Bill Clinton encouraging them to vote for…
Canada’s Inuit block Arctic scientific study
A judge in Canada’s northern Nunavut province has blocked a series of joint German-Canadian Arctic experiments after Inuit residents said the tests would hurt sealife, government sources said.
Don’t get too excited about Gingrich’s Iowa trip
The latest from the Gingrich-media industrial complex is this CNN item that reports Newt Gingrich is making his sixth recent trip to Iowa to attend the state fair this week, “giving political insiders there plenty of reasons to believe he’s finally serious about running for the White House.” He’s also meeting with “several GOP donors” and speaking at a couple of fundraisers.
