Ambivalent Council
Date: 10 March 2004
By SIERRA PRASADA MILLMAN and JAVAID KHAN
Sierra MILLMAN
In this lesson, students consider the purpose of a constitution and research Iraq’s five major population groups. They then write a letter to the Iraqi Governing Council from the perspective of a member of one of these Iraqi population groups that evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the interim Iraqi constitution and offers suggestions for improvement.
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Ambivalent Council
Date: 10 March 2004
By SIERRA PRASADA MILLMAN and JAVAID KHAN
Sierra MILLMAN
In this lesson, students consider the purpose of a constitution and research Iraq's five major population groups. They then write a letter to the Iraqi Governing Council from the perspective of a member of one of these Iraqi population groups that evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the interim Iraqi constitution and offers suggestions for improvement.
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An Effort on Atomic Waste Is Called a Failure
Date: 11 March 2004
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Matthew WALD
Multibillion-dollar program to deal with millions of gallons of high-level radioactive waste at site in South Carolina is faltering because technicians cannot get waste out of tanks where it has been stored for last half-century (S)
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When Media Giants Bicker
Date: 11 March 2004
Editorial, noting consumers are helpless victims to such bickering as contract dispute between EchoStar satellite broadcaster and Viacom and its CBS unit, urges federal regulators to seek ways to minimize friction; warns of threat to media diversity should such bickering end with merger of distribution systems and content providers
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2 American Civilians Killed by Fake Iraqi Policemen
Date: 11 March 2004
By JOHN F. BURNS
John BURNS
Two American civilians and Iraqi interpreter are killed by terrorists posing as Iraqi police officers; three were traveling to Baghdad from work in Karbala; Polish troops later arrest five suspects (M)
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National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: Pastor Who Posted Sign Quits
Date: 11 March 2004
By Mindy Sink (NYT)
Mindy NYT
Maurice Gordon, pastor of Lovingway United Pentecostal Church in Denver who posted widely criticized sign outside his church that read 'Jews Killed the Lord Jesus,' resigns; posted sign on Ash Wednesday to coincide with release of film The Passion of the Christ; has since apologized and says he did not intend to promote anti-Semitism but rather wanted people to read the Bible; photo (S)
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Schools' Top Lawyer Quits In Uproar Over Nepotism
Date: 11 March 2004
By ELISSA GOOTMAN
Elissa GOOTMAN
Chad Vignola resigns as top lawyer for New York City Education Dept over nepotism issue that forced resignation of Deputy Chancellor Diana Lam; resignations are blow to Bloomberg administration, which has been trying to root out corruption and patronage in school system; Schools Chancellor Joel I Klein has had to retreat twice from positions in which he defended actions taken by both subordinates over hiring of Lam's husband, Peter Plattes, as regional instruction specialist (M)
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Zimbabwe Holds 64 Men Said to Be Part of African Coup Plot
Date: 11 March 2004
By SHARON LaFRANIERE
Sharon LaFRANIERE
Zimbabwean authorities say 64 men on plane seized at airport were mercenaries en route to sow coflict in Equatorial Guinea (S)
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World Briefing | Europe: Easier To Be European
Date: 11 March 2004
European Parliament adopts several laws allowing for greater freedoms for those people who have moved from one European Union nation to another and their families (S)
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Spitzer, Sounding Gubernatorial, Discusses the State of the State
Date: 11 March 2004
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN and MARC SANTORA
Michael SLACKMAN
Atty Gen Eliot Spitzer sounds very much like candidate for governor as he highlights New York's strengths and weaknesses in accepting award from Citizen's Budget Commission (M)
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