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1.	Bookmarks: 0	The Congressional Reform Act of 2012 - A Proposal You may not agree with all of these ideas, but this is the kind of change in government that many of us are looking for. It may be difficult to find candidates with the guts to push this agenda, but its worth the effort.
2.	Bookmarks: 0	The Violence Against Women Act - A Powerful Solution Or Vigilantism Senator Joseph Biden just announced his bid for the presidency; a candidacy that will no doubt be embraced by the powerful domestic violence lobby. As sponsor of the Violence against Women Act (VAWA), Senator Biden has championed the cause of eradicating domestic violence and aligned himself with a very powerful feminist special interest. For a Democrat in the Senate, championing this cause is a political no-brainer. The question is will he risk the benefits of this political...
3.	Bookmarks: 0	Inequitable Funding For Some Within The New York Schools In an attempt to get more funding into the poorer school districts and reduce funding for the wealthier districts, Governor Eliot Spitzer replaced the very rigid, long-standing formula for funding of the New York schools. The old formula gave the same per student funding to all New York schools districts without regard to needs or demographic/economic differences. Spitzer convinced Senate Republicans in wealthier districts, such as Long Island, to vote for his final budget b...
4.	Bookmarks: 0	Stem Cell Bill – U.S. Senate approves a bill for funding Senate passes Stem-cell research funding bill to increase spending. Who knew that modern technology would get us this far?
5.	Bookmarks: 0	Confessions Of A War Criminal I am a war criminal. Yes, you heard correctly—a war criminal! Let me explain why.In 1971, then Lt. (j.g.) John Kerry testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and portrayed American soldiers as murderers, rapists and torturers “who ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam . . . [and] razed villages in a fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan.” I don’t know about the rape and torture part, but I do know that every time I took off on a mission in Vietnam I m...
6.	Bookmarks: 1	Abe Lincoln: An Extraordinary Leader Perhaps noted as one of the greatest United States presidents of all time, Abraham Lincoln’s early life may not have reflected his potential greatness. He failed in business. He lost election to the state legislature, Speaker of the House, nomination for Congress, appointment of land officer, U.S. Senate twice and nomination for Vice President. After those eight major failures, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. How many of us would have kept going like Lincoln did?
7.	Bookmarks: 0	Students Should Ask Senators to Eliminate Single Lender Rule Students throughout the country are urged to contact their senators to ask them to eliminate the single holder rule before the Senate votes on the College Access and Opportunity Act, or H.R. 609. The Senate now is in recess and will be back in session April 24, so a vote can occur any time after that date.
8.	Bookmarks: 5	Book Review Of Stuart Nachbar's Book About Education And Politics Stuart Nachbar has created a curious novel in The Sex Ed Chronicles. Using a backdrop of 1980 New Jersey, we are introduced to the murky world of school politics. He has selected the contentious subject of compulsory Sex Education, however the subject could equally have been Religion or Evolution. All are subjects that have strong backers and equally strong detractors.Schools and School Boards may not be the media favorites that the House or Senate may be. But make no mis...