Friday, December 13, 2002
Cardinal Law resigns. So little and so late.
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
katecohen is taking a little holiday hiatus while I visit sister Tracey back east. In the mean time: Season's Greetings! [thanks Val!]
Monday, December 9, 2002
Oily Dick Cheney can keep his secrets. AP says, federal judge — Bush appointee and former Ken Starr lieutenant — John D. Bates “rebuffed congressional efforts to gather information about meetings that Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force held with industry executives and lobbyists while formulating the administration's energy plan.” Read more.
Wednesday, December 4, 2002
The No Child Left Behind Alone law “Signed last January, pumps billions into education but also gives military recruiters access to the names, addresses and phone numbers of students in 22,000 schools. The law also says that schools must give the military the same access to their campuses that businesses and college recruiters enjoy. School systems that fail to comply could lose federal money.” — AP via Wired. The Pentagon says 95 percent of schools are in compliance.
Parents: Has the Pentagon set its sights on turning your bouncing baby recruit into an Army of One? Get wise: Tune In, Turn On, Opt-Out. Schools are supposed to provide opt-out forms for parents to sign and return to remove their child's name from the lists provided to the Pentagon. And let your legislators know that you prefer that military recruiters do their work in the adult population — who might have a better idea of what it means to fight and die outside of a hot recruitment computer game.
Tom Tomorrow on your permanent record in This Modern World. [via mefi]