Immigration Raids Shake California Schools Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:00 -0400 Raids by federal authorities on undocumented immigrants in Northern California panic parents and school officials as fears spread that students might be targeted. Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and other big-city mayors are denouncing the raids. Ex-Congressman Throws Hat in Presidential Ring Mon, 12 May 2008 15:22:00 -0400 NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving discusses former GOP Rep. Bob Barr's decision to run as a Libertarian candidate for president. He also explains why Sen. Hillary Clinton's expected win in West Virginia on Tuesday isn't making big waves. Are College Degrees a Waste of Money? Mon, 12 May 2008 14:51:00 -0400 Author and career coach Marty Nemko argues that when kids are not adequately prepared for college, they are simply wasting their time and money on four years of college-level course work. He calls the bachelor's degree "America's most overrated product."
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Over Not Out Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000 When the polls closed in Indiana and North Carolina last Tuesday evening, a lot of Barack Obama supporters braced themselves for bad news. Their candidate had just gone through a harrowing month, divided neatly in two by his thumping in the Pennsylvania primary. He had been repeatedly gored by a . . . Mamet Talk Lillian Ross Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The playwright and screenwriter David Mamet was in town recently to talk about his new film, “Redbelt.” He sat patiently for an interview on a white wire chair in the sculpture garden of the Museum of Modern Art, one of his favorite haunts. He wore orange-rimmed glasses, a black . . . Fly on the Wall Adam Gopnik Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Yasmina Reza, the French playwright (“Art,” among other works), was in town last week, talking about her newly translated book on Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, entitled “Dawn Dusk or Night.” Sarkozy allowed Reza, a newcomer to political journalism, to trail his steps and record his words--hour by hour . . .
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