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When I asked her for an example, she replied, “Every morning, we hold a meeting about how to build that evening’s broadcast. We’ve been doing this for decades. Everybody talks about which stories we’re going to air, what the line-up looks like, and which reporters we’ll have live in the field and which ones will be filing taped pieces. In the past, the left-wing bias was always left unspoken. People just ‘got it,’ because they all thought the same. “Once Obama pulled ahead of Hillary and certainly once he became president,” she said, “the bias came out of the closet....

‘The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan’’ on PBS sounds like a heartwarming documentary, but unfortunately the lives of these juvenile entertainers is anything but. The “Frontline’’ investigation illuminates one more dark corner of that tragic country’s soul. Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi infiltrates the subculture of “bacha bazi’’ — literally, “boy play’’ — in which poor or orphaned Afghan boys become the possessions of powerful men. They dress as women and dance to entertain at all-male parties; later they are used sexually by their masters and other men. It’s “sexual slavery,’’ in the words of a United Nations official, a tradition so...

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Still pushing to get a budget agreement as soon as possible, negotiators from both the administration and legislative leaders went behind closed doors to work on remaining issues - including money for schools and universities, public health programs and local government. Meanwhile, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Monday appointments to a new state commission that will promote his much-anticipated reorganization of the state government. In January, Schwarzenegger promised to "blow up" the bureaucracy to eliminate inefficiency and waste. Since then, a team of about 300 state employees and consultants have been working on the reorganization plan. Although the...

"Lets Roll"!

School plan gets Shelby board's OK in principle Specifics to be negotiated later By Katherine Cromer cromer@gomemphis.com April 26, 2002 The Shelby County School Board on Thursday unanimously endorsed the principles spelled out in the comprehensive school funding reform agreement, but stopped short of approving the document down to the letter. The board had intended to pass a resolution to "endorse and recommend full implementation" of the document. But some members' questions about - or objections to - elements of the plan led the board to agree to the principles and reserve the right to negotiate the details. Thursday's vote...