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achers who, in one way or another, have fallen in love with geography, says Robert Dulli, director of education at the National Geographic Society.NGS has invested $85 million to get geography back into classrooms and to train teachers, Mr. Dulli says. Close to 90 percent of the governors are supporting geography education in their states to the tune of $50,000 a year, which is matched by NGS's Education Foundation. Summer institutes and teacher training further the effort.While NGS was at work, educators and geographers were also joining hands to develop specific guidelines for geographic education, which laid groundwork for national standards.The real stamp of approval came when geography was included as a core subject in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act of 1994.That equaled clout in a political sense, says Susan Hardwick, a professor of geography at California State University at Chico. When Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards followed in 1995, there was a fury of excitement, says Ms. Hardw
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 st of his term.A Texas Poll released Thursday shows Bush's approval ratings in Texas, his home state, are 9 points below where they usually are, with 52 percent approving of his performance and 43 percent disapproving. Bush's job approval in Texas is typically10 points above his national average.Generally, the partisan polarization registered by pollsters during much of Bush's presidency  abating only in the aftermath of 9/11  continues. The latest US polls show Bush's job approval among Republicans in the mid80s and in the low teens among Democrats  a gap of about 70 percentage points. He's the most polarizing president we've had in the 50odd years we've been polling the question, says Gary Jacobson, an expert on this issue at the University of California, San Diego.This phenomenon reflects Bush's tendency to play to his base supporters, and bring over a few Democrats to his side as needed. During a major challenge, Bush's strategy of keeping his core of support on his side serves as a political protection, Prof
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 ned to ease some of the fiscal problems and other woes burdening the wards of the National Park Service.This is the most antienvironment Congress in 220 years of American history, Vice President Al Gore charged in boosting the initiative April 22.Many environmentalists concur with Mr. Gore and welcome the new proposals, such as hiking parkuser fees to help pay for backlogs of repairs and badly needed improvements. But they add that many of the steps contained in the administration's plan have been around for some time and fall short of effective cures to the most pressing problems facing the nation's 369 federally run parks and monuments.For that reason, they worry that President Clinton is using the accelerating degradation of natural treasures merely for shortterm political gains.These initiatives are certainly laudable, but do not address the persisting operating needs, says Suellen Keiner, an official of the nonprofit Environmental Law Fund who runs environmental training seminars for National Park Service wo
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 continued under civilian rule: Seven failed coups were launched between 1986 and 1989.This insurrection, which both sides insist is not a coup, is a troubling echo of that period.The government accuses the rebels of being tools of political opponents who want to undermine Arroyo. A senior government adviser said Sunday that ousted former President Joseph Estrada, who is being held on corruption charges, is linked to the junior officers who led the insurrection. He said a police raid on a house allegedly owned by Mr. Estrada had uncovered paraphernalia used by the rebels.They're trying to show their moral authority whereas, in fact, they're there on the instigation of the former president... They have legitimate concerns, but are using them as a cover, says National Security Adviser Roilo Golez.Estrada has in the past been accused of fomenting protests against Arroyo, who replaced him in 2001, with backing from the Army and through public demonstrations.Analysts say that Arroyo's opponents may have stoked the curr
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