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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 05:34 AM
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Bush: "African-American kids aren't reading as well as Anglo kids."
"Anglo" kids? Yes, I know what it means, but does this term have sufficient national currency for a President to use in a policy speech?

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>>Bush said he was proud of "getting things done," including signing the Central America Free Trade Agreement bill on Tuesday and the No Child Left Behind Act.

"We've got too many young African-American kids who aren't reading at the proper grade level, relative to Anglo kids," Bush said.<<

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/news/2005/08/04/TopStories/Conservative.Group.Commends.Bush-965863.shtml?page=2
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slor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 06:07 AM
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1. I always laugh when the chimp makes...
Edited on Sun Aug-07-05 06:56 AM by slor
any comment about our failing educational systems. * had a chance to enjoy some of the best, and has so clearly squandered it all.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 06:09 AM
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2. I like when he complains about things he has had years to address
Like it's all our fault.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 06:51 AM
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3. The dog ate my global warming homework. n/t
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 07:00 AM
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5. Yes, he and his No Child Left A Dime policy
blech
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 06:58 AM
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4. It Is A Mistranslation Between British And American...
Edited on Sun Aug-07-05 06:59 AM by DistressedAmerican
Just like the Downing Street Memos.

Just confusion. No go back to sleep. It will all be OK tomorrow...

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