202 Clinton Helping Clinton

Kellys — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:22:26 -0500

Hillary Rodham Clinton's not-so-secret weapon — her husband, Bill — is raising cash and enlisting support for his wife's presidential bid, focusing in part on keeping black Democrats from bolting to rivals Barack Obama and John Edwards.
The former president has mostly remained in the shadows as his wife has stepped into the spotlight of her groundbreaking campaign, defining herself for voters who largely remember her as first lady.

Candidate Fred Thompson

Kellys — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:57:10 -0500

On March 11, 2007, Thompson appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the possibility of a 2008 candidacy for president. The announcement spurred several grassroots draft movements, including a well-organized draft campaign started by Dean Rice, a former Thompson political aide, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

AISD's Strategic Compensation Initiative

Kellys — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:53:34 -0500

The Austin School District appreciates The Education Trust for spotlighting a serious concern of public education today, i.e. ensuring that all children are taught by highly effective teachers. These reports surface a national issue that Austin ISD has been working to address in its schools for several years: that differences exist in the experience levels, and therefore in the expenditures on salaries, of teachers working in schools serving divergent populations of students.

Washington DC Right to Vote

ErinT — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:20:41 -0500

As a taxpayer & resident of Washington, DC, I don't know why Congress is trying to keep me & my fellow citizens from having voting representative on the Hill. It's a travesty. We pay federal taxes like everyone else, yet we don't have a voting representative in the US House or Senate. Why is that? Whatever happened to taxation without representation. Please urge your Congressmen & women to support our right to vote.