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Bush Criticized on Social Security
tration to address the long-term
problem s the system faces now ,”
said Bond, the N A A C P’s chair­
man. “Recognizing the shorter life
expectancy o f people o f color is
com m endable, but placing them
further at risk is no solution.”
G overnm ent statistics show
that the average life span for a
(AP) - Black leaders on Monday new born black male is 69, com ­
accused President Bush of “play­ pared with 75 for a newborn white
ing the race card” in his pitch to sell male. C ritics o f B ush’s plan say
his proposed Social Security over­ black mortality figures are skewed
by higher death rates am ong in­
haul.
NAACP leaders Julian Bond and fants and a higher exposure to
Dennis Courtland Hayes said Bush violent crim e. They cite statistics
should focus on addressing the show ing that by the com m on re­
underlying health care reasons why tirem ent age o f 65, life expect­
blacks have a shorter life expect­ ancy for black males becomes 79.6
ancy instead of citing it as a reason years, com pared with 81.6 years
they should support his idea of for while males.
“D on’t use the fact that A fri­
private accounts.
“R ather than playing the race can-A m ericans have a low er life
card to set A m ericans against e x p e c ta n cy as an e x cu se for
A m ericans, we urge the adm inis­ privatization,” said Rep. Elijah
Accused
of playing
race card
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H ayes, the N A A C P’s acting
president and CEO , said the c re ­
ation o f private accounts could
trigger changes or reductions in
Social S ecurity’s survivor or d is­
ability program s, both o f which
are beneficial for blacks.
“ U nfortunately for A frican-
A m ericans, our experiences here
in A m erica are c o lo r-c o d e d ,”
H ayes said. “We have to be con­
c e r n e d a b o u t m u ta tio n s , o f
changes that occur that we som e­
tim es d id n ’t foresee w hen we
thought we were doing som ething
g o o d .”
As exam ples, he said co nstitu­
tional am endm ents on behalf o f
blacks after the C ivil W ar led to
Jim Crow laws curbing black vot­
ing rights, and court decisions
ou tlaw in g se g reg ated sch o o ls
triggered w hite flight from cities
and racial profiling in suburbs.
Olympic Bomber Admits Guilt
Also to confess
other bombings
( A P)— Eric Rudolph has agreed
to plead guilty and admit setting off
a deadly bomb at the 1996 Atlanta
Olympics and blasts at abortion
clinics and a lesbian nightclub in a
deal that allows him to escape the
death penalty. Justice Department
officials said Friday.
The plea deal calls for four con­
secutive life sentences without the
possibility of parole. Rudolph had
faced a possible death sentence.
Rudolph, 38, was charged with
carrying out a series of blasts in
Georgia and Alabama in
lina, where the former
the late 1990s.
soldier used survivalist
O ne w om an w as
techniques to live off the
killed and more than 100
land for more than five
people were injured in
years - all while being on
the O ly m p ic b la st,
the FBI’s list o f 10 Most
caused by a bomb in a
Wanted fugitives. Then
backpack. In the next
in May 2003, he wascap-
two years, he allegedly
tured after being seen
set off bombs at a les­
scavenging forfood near
Eric Rudolph
bian nightclub in Atlanta
a grocery store trash bin
and at two abortion clinics - one in in Murphy, N.C.
Alabama and one in Atlanta. The
Word of the deal came amid re­
Alabama abortion cl inic blast killed ports that agents have confirmed
an off-duty police officer and criti­ the location of about 250 pounds of
cally injured a nurse.
dynamite that Rudolph had hidden
Rudolph then slipped away into in the mountains o f western North
the mountains of western North Caro­ Carolina.
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By
Reg Weaver,
President,
National
Education
Association
You're never too
old, too wacky,
too wild to pick
up a book and
read with a
child.
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N A T IO N A L
E D U C A T IO N
ASSOCIATION
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nea.org
Great Public Schools
fo r Every Child
NEA’s 2 7 million
members are the
nation's leading
advocates for
children and public
education
Kids who read - and kids who are read to - do better in
school and better in life. It’s a fact supported by research
and the com m on sense wisdom of parents everywhere.
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This week, more than 45 million students, parents, grandpar­
ents, teachers, education support professionals, and others
are taking part in the National Education Association’s Read
Across America day.
But reading can’t be just a one day event. Kids need to expe­
rience the joy o f reading every day. It’s more than a way of
helping students in school. Family reading helps strengthen
families. Strong families help build strong communities.
Reading and lifelong learning are at the core o f our founding
generation’s highest aspirations for the United States of
America.
NEA’s Read Across America is one example o f NEA’s work to
make sure every child has a public school as great as
America’s best public schools. NEA’s Read Across America
events bring others into the school com m unity who might
not otherwise get involved. School-based and community-
based Read Across America events draw com m unity leaders,
politicians, athletes, musicians and actors into contact with
students and with schools. Some o f those connections
between com m unity leaders and schools evolve into ongoing
efforts to he engaged with the school year-round.
In the same way, it provides an opportunity to highlight what
NEA knows works in the classroom - the same ingredients
that are supported by research by parents and by teachers
and education support professionals: strong parental
involvement, qualified and certified teachers, small class sizes
that allow for individual attention, and hooks and materials
aligned with high standards - and high expectations - for
every child.
So on March 2 - and every day - take a m om ent and read
with a child. Visit NEA.org to find out more about how you
can get involved in activities in your area.
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