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And the president believes very strongly that one of those consequences is that parents should have other options including school choice. |
QUESTION: Ari, the question is, is there room for negotiation on the issue of vouchers or isn't there? |
FLEISCHER: Well at this point, the president is proposing legislation to the Congress. And I think it's way too soon to start talking about negotiating anything. |
QUESTION: Washington is going to frame this as a contest between the two sides, one of which doesn't want vouchers, one of which does, even though both want an education bill. Senator Kennedy said to us, as he was getting in his car, that he thinks that they have the votes to defeat a voucher plan. So that said, how do... |
FLEISCHER: Let me say this. Some in Washington will try to make this one pitted camp against another pitted camp. That is not, and I don't think will be the way President Bush will govern. He is going to look for those areas that bring everybody together and he's going to build the public case that's going to bring tog... |
QUESTION: Is he afraid to say vouchers aloud? |
FLEISCHER: ... is because, his plan is not what has traditionally been called a voucher plan. In fact, if you remember during the Republican primary, he was criticized from conservative Republicans because they thought he didn't do enough in the direction of school choice or vouchers. |
A voucher plan, properly understood, is usually a statewide plan for all schools that everybody has a right to a voucher. That's a voucher plan. It's much more universal. |
This plan is focused on accountability and results. So that if a school is failing, he wants to have consequences. The consequences are for those children who go to Title I schools, which are schools that receive federal aid for low-income communities, low-income schools -- schools in low-income communities, that paren... |
QUESTION: Who decides whether a school fails or not? |
FLEISCHER: That's why you need to have annual testing of all the students every year in grades three through eight. And after looking at the annual testing, schools get measured. |
QUESTION: But that's federal interference and you want all this local control. |
FLEISCHER: President Bush does believe that there is a federal role through government in educating our children. |
QUESTION: (OFF-MIKE) but he's approved of vouchers. So, I mean, the issue is, is it open for negotiation as to whether there should be, after three years of failing schools, whether there should be a $1,500 voucher or money withheld -- federal money withheld. |
And what I'm asking you is, does the president's language, today, stand on its own? When he seemed to suggest that he's got an opinion, he knows it's open for debate and he's open to other ideas. |
FLEISCHER: The president understands in all issues, in all areas that the president proposes and Congress disposes. |
FLEISCHER: But, no, but that's true for everything in the plan. Somebody may say, "Your $5 billion reading initiative is not enough, it needs to be $5.5 billion." I mean, that's part of the process. |
QUESTION: Are vouchers open for negotiation, yes or no? |
FLEISCHER: Everything he does has to be talked through with the Congress, in every issue in every area. |
QUESTION: The president's meeting tonight with Senator Lott. Does the president have any problem with John McCain trying to bring his reform plan up so quickly and to the administration? |
FLEISCHER: Well, as you heard Senator McCain talk over the weekend, he's working through the exact timing about when it will come to the floor with Senate leaders. And the president looks forward to sitting down with Senator McCain to discuss campaign finance reform tomorrow night, as well as some other things. |
And I think one of the things you'll hear them talk about a little bit is going to be spending. Senator McCain has stood strong on Capitol Hill to eliminate pork-barrel spending, and I think the president wants to talk to him about that. |
WATERS: That's Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary, responding to reporters questions about the Bush education proposals released today. He said essentially it's too soon to talk about negotiating anything because we have a Democratic alternative also submitted today. So this process will work itself out and we'... |
Make sure you stay safe on the road - KUAM.com-KUAM News: On Air. Online. On Demand. |
Whether you're walking or running, you always want to make it home safe. Now with nine fatalities just this year and the number of auto-pedestrian accidents on the rise, KUAM News reached out to the running community to shares some tips on what you can do to stay safe on the road. |
"A car hits a pedestrian" is a common headline. The most recent deadly incident happened early Friday morning in Harmon, when a Sliver Toyota Prius struck a man who died, marking the ninth auto-pedestrian fatality just this year. "In my own personal experiences I'll come up to cars and I'll wave my hands because I want... |
Running is a hobby for Hechanova, a volunteer with the Guam Running Club, who shares some tips on how to stay safe on the roads, often choosing places like Tumon or UOG, he runs with a friend were pedestrians expect drivers to share the road. He said, "There's a rule of thumb so cyclists will travel in the same directi... |
The brighter the better, running or walking with lights, bright t-shirts, and reflective gear key to safety. Always keeping your eyes on what's happening on the road. "You always have to be constantly aware of your surroundings and don't assume just because there's a sidewalk or shoulder your safety is guaranteed alway... |
It goes both ways, drivers should be aware of pedestrians, and pedestrians cautious of their surroundings. |
A first edition of a new swimming event seeking to become the sport's version of football's Champions League is due to take place later this year. |
Chen Yiwen helped China to a haul of four gold medals today as action concluded at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix in Bolzano in Italy. |
Four-time Olympic champion Janet Evans is set to secure a place on the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Bureau after USA Swimming nominated her a role on the ruling body. |
Brazilian prosecutors are free to re-open criminal charges against swimmer Ryan Lochte for falsely reporting a crime, after a decision to dismiss the case last year was overturned. |
Nick Butler: An Icelandic swimmer and a quiet revolution over athlete influence in Olympic sport? |
Populism is all the rage in politics these days, from the "taking back control" of Brexit to "Make America Great Again" and numerous European elections in recent years. |
Montenegro frustrated the hopes of the majority of the 4,000 fans packed into the Duna Arena in Budapest as they defeated the host nation Hungary through a penalty shoot-out in the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men's Water Polo World League Super Final gold medal game. |
Mexico won the women’s duet free and team free combination events on the final day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series event on Syros Island in Greece, increasing their total number of victories to seven. |
The "strongest field ever gathered" for an International Swimming Federation (FINA) Marathon Swim World Series leg will compete in Balatonfüred tomorrow with Olympic and world champions vying for top honours. |
An open letter has been sent to all 209 members of the International Swimming Association (FINA) warning them not to cooperate with a mysterious rival league attempting to sign up top athletes. |
Ted Dunbar, a jazz guitarist who performed with some of the leading musicians of his day, died on May 29 at a hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. He was 61 and lived in Kendall Park, N.J. |
The cause was complications of a stroke, said Ethel Wells, a friend. |
In the early 1960's, Mr. Dunbar began to make a national name for himself, substituting for the guitarist Wes Montgomery. By the mid-1960's, Mr. Dunbar had moved to New York and allied himself with some of the bigger, more adventurous names in jazz, working and performing with Gil Evans in the early 1970's and taking p... |
Mr. Dunbar's sound was warm and clean, and he borrowed some of Mr. Montgomery's technique. But he had his own ideas, and his solos regularly used both modern harmonies and blues motifs. |
In 1972, Mr. Dunbar became a professor of jazz at Livingston College at Rutgers University, where he taught, among others, the guitarist Kevin Eubanks. During his teaching career he maintained a busy recording schedule. He also continued to practice pharmacy, his first profession, along with numerology and astrology. H... |
He is survived by two daughters, Anita Kelly of Plano, Tex., and Natalie Dunbar of Pasadena, Calif., seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. |
Students struggle with pregame mood. |
Visitors pray at Notre Dame's Grotto Friday evening. |
Notre Dame students continued to mourn the death of junior Declan Sullivan as the weekend's usual pregame activities were canceled. |
Sullivan, a 20-year-old from Long Grove, Ill., died Wednesday after a scissor lift in which he was filming football practice fell. |
Joe O'Brien, who graduated from Notre Dame in May, attended Thursday night's Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart to honor Sullivan. During his junior year, O'Brien lived two doors down from Sullivan in Fisher Hall. |
O'Brien recognized a change in the pregame atmosphere with the cancellation of the pep rally at the Irish Green. |
"No one's really in the mood to get excited for a football game when you have a tragedy like that three days before it," O'Brien said. O'Brien returned to campus for several home games this football season but may not attend today's Notre Dame-Tulsa game. |
"For me personally, it just really doesn't mean as much anymore," O'Brien said. |
According to Thursday's news conference, football players will wear decals on their helmets for today's game. |
O'Brien said the decals will honor Sullivan's commitment to the team as a videographer at LaBar Practice Complex. |
"He spent hours over there," O'Brien said. "It's a huge dedication to spend that much time with an organization like the football team." Senior John LaBarge said the mood in his dorm, Fisher Hall, has evolved. |
"It's been rough on everyone, but I think things are getting better," LaBarge said. "Everyone has been grieving in their own way." |
For LaBarge, Fisher residents are paying tribute to Sullivan's life. |
"You can see people celebrating Declan rather than only mourning him," LaBarge said. "If he were here and saw us all sad-faced in the room, he would crack a joke and get us to go have fun." |
LaBarge also attended Thursday's Mass. The Basilica met its capacity of 1,000 people, and more than 1,000 gathered outside. "I sort of expected it, yet I was still amazed at the amount of support that the community showed," LaBarge said. "I think Declan was a person that deserved it because he would have done the same ... |
Notre Dame student body president Catherine Soler said the Mass was "therapeutic" for students. |
"I think that has helped people and will hopefully help the game be less somber and more in celebration and in honor of Declan," Soler said. |
Soler said the Halloween weekend is atypical. |
"Everyone on campus has been affected by what is going on," Soler said. "This weekend was originally intended to be one of big celebration and festivity, and I think that's definitely changed because of the incident." Events like Friday's Midnight Drummer Circle went on as planned. |
"Not everything on campus has been canceled, and I think that a lot of Declan's friends and family understand that Declan was enthusiastic and full of life," Soler said. "To have a bit of a balance on campus is good for students." |
Soler said student government may distribute a pin or ribbon to students for the next home game and establish a scholarship in Sullivan's name. |
"There are a lot of ideas being generated," Soler said. |
Soler said the student government office has collected more than 200 letters for the family since the conclusion of Thursday's Mass. Soler and vice president Andrew Bell will deliver the letters at Sullivan's funeral. An assistant band director for 10 years, Sam Sanchez said the band will exit the field after the playi... |
"We were going to keep the normal routine for the band as much as possible and try to keep some normalcy for them," Sanchez said. |
Michael Sullivan has been working for the Notre Dame Hammes Bookstore for 18 months. He sold jerseys, shirts and other merchandise at a white tent by the stadium Friday. |
"The spirit is really not here today," Sullivan said. "The business has dropped off tremendously." |
Notre Dame Leprechaun and senior David Zimmer said he will bring a black tie to today's game. Zimmer expects a strong performance by the Fighting Irish. "I think this university is going to rally around our family at this time of loss, and I think we are going to play a lot harder," Zimmer. |
Although he struggled with the decision to cancel the pep rally, Zimmer said the time allowed students to mourn. |
"Declan would have wanted to continue with the pep rally, but at the same time, this university was hit so hard with his loss that it would have been very difficult to get out there and to have that type of pep rally atmosphere," Zimmer said. |
Zimmer said Sullivan's death has given students perspective. |
"People have come to realize how fleeting life is," Zimmer said. "They realize that they don't have a lot of time here." For Zimmer, Sullivan's death has brought students together. |
"You hear about this Notre Dame family," Zimmer said. "You hear about the tradition and family tie, but you really see how close of a family we really are when we lose someone like that." |
Declan Sullivan Investigation: Where's the common sense? |
The Human Rights Council today concluded its second session in which it adopted 18 texts, including on human rights and access to water, extreme poverty, the occupied Syrian Golan, the right to truth, incompatibility between democracy and racism, Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, persons depriv... |
In a text on human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, the Council determined that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying power, that purported to alter the character and legal status of the occupied Syrian Golan were null and void, constituted a flagrant ... |
The Council also considered the reports of country-specific Special Rapporteurs and Experts, including on Belarus, Somalia, Cuba, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Cambodia, Haiti, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Sudan and Liberia. |
A series of reports were presented to the Council by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Colombia, Guatemala, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and Uganda. The report of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights was also considered by Member Sta... |
The follow-up of decisions and resolutions taken at the first session and during the first and second special sessions were discussed during the session, and a follow-up report by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 was also presented. |
Garstang Hockey Club had a great day on Saturday with all four teams winning their games. |
The firsts were at Preston, where they came racing out of the blocks with well-worked goals from Rebecca Worthington (2), Fran Summers and Summer Muirhead (2). |
Josie Rice then scored late on to wrap up a 6-0 victory. |
The seconds were away to Pendle’s thirds and conceded an early goal when they were caught on the break. |
Sustained pressure by Garstang led to four goals with a hat-trick from Lucy Treadwell and one by Evie Turner earning a deserved 4-1 win. |
The thirds hosted Leyland and Chorley’s seconds in a game with rather too much physical play. |
Garstang’s Ellie Higham recovered from being knocked flying after 10 minutes and scored through sheer persistence late in the half. |
In the second half Garstang gained a degree of dominance but had to defend well before Higham received the ball in front of goal from some well-worked passes to earn a 2-0 win. |
The fourths played a friendly against Leyland and Chorley’s thirds and won 3-0 thanks to Caitlin Ball, Katie Little and Evie Parkinson. |
A printing error affecting more than one-third of the precincts in Los Angeles County left 118,522 registered voters off the rolls during the California primary on Tuesday, the county election authority said in a statement. |
County Clerk Dean C. Logan said that voters left off the rolls can still cast provisional ballots. But the process of verifying and counting a large number of provisional ballots could delay the vote tally in local races, depending on exactly where the affected precincts are. Two battleground House seats, California's ... |
Logan added that poll workers at those locations have been instructed to make sure that voters whose names did not appear on the roster are issued a provisional ballots. |
The 39th District race has been particularly closely watched, with Democratic groups spending millions of dollars to ensure that two Republicans do not advance to the general election and wipe the district off the battleground map. |
Kids With Costly Medical Issues Get Help, But Not Enough : Shots - Health News Children with multiple medical problems are a huge expense for state Medicaid programs. Critics say that care could be managed better, saving money and reducing unnecessary tests and treatments. |
Katie Doderer is a very poised 15-year-old with short blond hair and a wide smile. She's a straight A student who loves singing, dancing and performing in musicals. |
This could be considered something of a miracle. |
"I have a complex medical condition known as congenital central hypoventilation – blah—syndrome. CCHS," Katie explains, stumbling on the full name of her malady. "Basically my brain doesn't tell me to breathe. So I am reliant on a mechanical ventilator." |
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