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WHAT ELECTION?:
A miniscule turnout
of district residents elected Cheryl Siskin to the Brandywine school
board. She will take the seat currently occupied by her opponent, Aletha
Ramseur, who was appointed by the board last year to complete the term
of Nancy Doorey, which runs through June, 2009. Siskin will serve,
beginning in July, for the remaining year. Her victory margin was 56.4%
to 43.6%, but only 929 votes were cast on May 13. The 2007 board
election attracted slightly larger participation, 1,123 votes, but both
fell well below the 13,889 votes cast at the June, 2007, tax referendum.
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PRINCIPAL APPOINTED:
The Catholic diocese reached into the Philadelphia
archdiocese to select a principal for the merged St. Helena-Holy Rosary
elementary school. According to a notice in the local diocese's
newspaper, Monica Malseed, assistant principal of St. Maximilian Kolbe
parish school in Westtown, Pa., got the job. Neither Holy Rosary
principal William Beliveau nor his St. Helena counterpart, Patricia
Quinter, responded to a Delaforum request for comment. The diocese
refers to the merged school as new. Opening in September at the St.
Helena site near Bellefonte, it will be known as Pope John Paul II
School. (CLICK
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Bush Arrives for
Middle East Tour
He landed in Israel, the first stop on a
five-day, three-country Middle East tour that will mix ceremony with substance
as he marks the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding while trying to prod along
faltering peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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Clinton Crushes Obama
in West Virginia
Primary
While her win does not
change the dynamics of the
race, the margin was
striking given that much of
the Democratic political
establishment has already
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Inflation Threatens
Living Standards
Nearly seven in 10 Americans are worried about
maintaining their standard of living, as concern has spiked higher in just the
past five months, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Soaring
consumer prices are a major challenge, with many people struggling under the
weight of the rising costs of fuel, food and health care.
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Rescue in China
Uncensored
The earthquake rescue effort playing nonstop on
Chinese television is remarkable for a country that has a history of concealing
the scope of natural calamities and then bungling its response.
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China
Death Toll
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to 12,000
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IRAQ:
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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aCURATOR
PROPOSAL REJECTED: The proposal by B.T.L.
Foundation to be resident curator of historic Ivyside House in Bechtel
Park has been rejected. C.R. McLeod, communications director for County
Executive Christopher Coons, did not give a reason why its bid was
turned down. He did say that and other properties in the program will be
re-offered
"with a modification of
some requirements and the clarifying of the necessary standards as
well." B.T.L Foundation submitted the only proposal for Ivyside. None
were received for houses in Jester and Talley-Day Parks, the other
Brandywine Hundred properties offered. (CLICK
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China Moves Quickly
with Quake Relief
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao flew to Chengdu less
than two hours after the quake hit. He told reporters en route that government
leaders have "asked officials at all levels to be at the front line of the
fighting the earthquake and lead the people in their rescue work."
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In Burma, There Is
Frustrated Quiet
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Cigarette Bill Treats
Menthol With Leniency
Some public health experts are questioning why
menthol, the most widely used cigarette flavoring and the most popular cigarette
choice of African-American smokers, is receiving special protection as Congress
tries to regulate tobacco for the first time.
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Candidates' Signatures
Say Volumes
The country can't help but marvel: John McCain,
once a longshot, wouldn't lie down. Barack Obama, the new kid, charmed voters.
And Hillary Rodham Clinton has yet to surrender. But Arlyn J. Imberman would say
clues to the nomination fight were in plain sight, every time a candidate wrote
a thank-you note, inscribed a memoir or autographed a pair of boxing gloves.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
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BIRD'S EYE VIEW:
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County Councilman Robert
Weiner 'released' this
aerial photograph of the
cleared site in Claymont
formerly occupied by
Brookview Apartments.
The view, looking south,
he said, illustrates the
strategic location of
the future Renaissance
Village between
Interstate 495 (lower
left), the Amtrak
right-of-way (along the
Delaware River) and
Interstate 95 (right). Site
preparation is underway
with initial
construction said to
begin during the coming
summer. Woodshaven-Kruse
Park is at the lower
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Truce Reported
in Sadr City
Shi'ite groups brokered a reported cease-fire
with militants fighting U.S. and Iraqi forces in Baghdad's Sadr City. It may not
necessarily end the seven-week-old clashes which the U.S. military has
attributed to breakaway groups.
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Stores Out To Grab
All of Your Rebate
The government wants the checks to spur the economy through consumer
spending. But the oxymoronic nature of the marketing campaigns — spend money to
save money — has prompted finger-wagging from some corners, particularly about
offers that require consumers to spend hundreds of dollars at only one store.
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Jenna Bush's Wedding --
'Crawford's Last Big Fanfare'
The President's daughter and Henry Hager said "I
do" in a private, closely guarded Methodist ceremony
attended by about 200 relatives and close friends at the family's ranch. The
White House doled out only sparse tidbits about the 'wedding of the year'.
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Burmese Still
Without Aid
All told, the storm killed at least 22,000 people
and left 40,000 missing, the Burmese government has said; U.S. diplomats have
suggested that the death toll could reach 100,000. About 1.5 million survivors
are in urgent need of aid, the United Nations said, as concern turned to a
potential second wave of deaths caused by infectious diseases and malnutrition.
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Obama Takes
a Victory Lap
Even as Hillary Clinton persisted with her
campaign for the nomination, Barack Obama made a celebratory return to the
Capitol, where he received an enthusiastic reception on the House floor in an
appearance staged to position him as the party’s inevitable nominee.
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Big Oil Launches
Massive
Ad Campaign
The industry is trying to convince voters -- who,
in turn, will make the case to their members of Congress -- that rising energy
prices are not the producers' fault and that government efforts to punish the
industry, especially with higher taxes, would only make pricing problems worse.
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One Dad Vail Rower
Had Long, Hard Pull
Rowing attracts a certain kind of spirit, someone
committed more to strength and endurance than flashy moves. That brio helped
Hilary Armstrong reclaim her dream of competing for St. Joseph Universitys,
which had recruited her for its team.
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Clinton Closer
to Endgame
Her last best hope, analysts say, is for some
factor to intervene that makes Senator Obama appear unelectable to
superdelegates – Democratic elders and elected officials – who will decide the
outcome.
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Did
Limbaugh
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Indiana?
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Burma Relief
Efforts Hampered
Aid workers and supplies from some U.S. nonprofit
groups are not being allowed into the country, and some of those charities said
yesterday that they are refusing to funnel aid through the Burmese government.
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