All Too Human


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All Too Human is a new-generation political memoir, written from the refreshing perspective of one who got his hands on the levers of awesome power at an early age. At thirty, the author was at Bill Clinton's side during the presidential campaign of 1992, & for the next five years he was rarely more than a step away from the president & his other advisers at every important moment of the first term. What Liar's Poker did to Wall Street, this book will do to politics. It is an irreverent & intimate portrait of how the nation's weighty business is conducted by people whose egos & idiosyncrasies are no sturdier than anyone else's. Including sharp portraits of the Clintons, Al Gore, Dick Morris, Colin Powell, & scores of others, as well as candid & revelatory accounts of the famous debacles & triumphs of an administration that constantly went over the top, All Too Human is, like its author, a brilliant combination of pragmatic insight & idealism. It is destined to be the most important & enduring book to come out of the Clinton administration.




Legislative Calendar


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Hearing on H.R. 6, the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 Title III and Urban and Community Service Programs


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This hearing transcript presents oral and written statements made at a congressional hearing on the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, specifically Title III which supports programs to strengthen institutions and Title XI which encourages colleges and universities to provide urban community service programs. Opening statements by Congressmen Howard P. "Buck" McKeon and Carlos Romero-Barcelo provide an introduction. Statements delivered by the following individuals are then provided: Anne S. McNutt, President, Technical College of the Low Country (South Carolina); Roberto Marrero-Corletto, Chancellor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Frederick S. Humphries, President, Florida A & M University; Thomas Cole, President, Clark Atlanta University (Georgia); Robert A. Corrigan, President, San Franciso State University (California); Charlie Nelms, Chancellor, University of Michigan-Flint; and Elizabeth Van Uum, Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Missouri at St. Louis. Also included are written statements by some of the above individuals and the following additional individuals: Norma Rees, President, California State University-Hayward and John I. Gilderbloom, Director, Urban Studies Institute, University of Louisville (Kentucky). (DB)







Dropout Prevention


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This hearing, which occurred at New Mexico Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, heard from state and local officials about what was working and not working in education. Included are statements on dropout prevention by Congressional representatives and by the Deputy Director of the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department Early Care Prevention and Intervention Division; the Deputy Director of the Emmanuel Baptist Child Development Center and Academy, Farmington, New Mexico; the Director of the Albuquerque Partnership, Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Dean of the College of Education, University of New Mexico; the President of Youth Development, Incorporated, Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Director of the Center for Teacher Education, University of New Mexico; the Associate Superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico; the President of Roger Cox and Associates, Albuquerque, New Mexico; an educational consultant from Albuquerque, New Mexico; a Danforth Fellow at the University of New Mexico Sierra Alternative Program; a student at the Sierra Alternative Program; and a mother from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Statements, letters, and presentations are appended. (SM)




Oversight Hearing on Governmentwide Buyouts and H.R. 4488


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Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.







Community Update


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Focuses on how communities can learn from each other as they improve their schools. Features best practices and model programs from around the nation. Identifies useful educational resources, services, and publications. Summarizes important educational research, conveys important news from the Secretary of Education, along with the progress of Department Initiatives.