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May 11, 2006 the Free-Content News Source That You Can Write! Page 1 May 11, 2006 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events In the past few days, US President Ahmadinejad sends letter to •China declassifies its diplomatic George Bush has said he "would George W. Bush files from between 1956 and very much like to end Iranian 1960, including records of the Guanatanamo", but said he had to government Sino-Soviet split. wait for a Supreme Court ruling on spokesman The Federal Open Market whether inmates could be tried by Gholam- • Commitee of the United States' military or civilian courts. This Hossein Elham central bank, the Federal ruling is expected in June. said that Reserve, decides upon an Iranian increase in the Federal Funds Judge delays exit exam president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Rate by 25 basis points to decision until Friday has sent a letter directly to US 5.00%. The US economic growth A California judge has delayed president George W. Bush has been strong so far, with only until Friday his decision on proposing "new solutions for moderate concern of possible whether to stop the state from getting out of international inflationary pressures. requiring high school students to problems and the current fragile pass the California High School situation of the world". Exit Examination in order to UK Attorney General says graduate. UK Attorney Guantanamo should close The Attorney General of the United General says On Monday, Alameda County Kingdom Lord Goldsmith has called Guantanamo Superior Court Judge Robert B. for the closure of the Guantanamo should close Freedman said he would issue an Bay detainment camp at a speech The Attorney injunction against the high-stakes in London today. He said "the General of the United Kingdom test, which was taken Tuesday by existence of Guantanamo Bay Lord Goldsmith has called for the thousands of seniors in danger of remains unacceptable - it is time, closure of the Guantanamo Bay not being graduated unless they in my view, that it should close". detainment camp at a speech in pass, unless the state’s attorneys The United States, which operates London today, saying "the came up with an otherwise the naval base, has been under existence of Guantanamo Bay convincing argument by 2 p.m. remains unacceptable". pressure for some time to close the camp, over fears that Instead, Freedman said he will prisoners have been mistreated wait until Friday to issue his Featured story and are being held for long periods decision. Last American survivor of the of time without conviction or trial. Titanic disaster dies The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lilian Asplund, Lord Goldsmith said: "Not only Richmond High School senior the last would it, in my personal opinion, Liliana Valenzuela and others by American be right to close Guantanamo as a the San Francisco law firm survivor of the matter of principle, I believe it Morrison & Foerster. It contends Titanic, has would also help to remove what that the test violates the “equal died in her has become a symbol to many - protection” concept of the law in home in Shrewsbury, right or wrong- of injustice. The that poor students and English- Massachusetts. She was 99 years historic tradition of the United language learners don’t have old. States as a beacon of freedom, access to equal educations. liberty and of justice deserves the removal of this symbol." If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit e n . wikinews.org Thursday, May 11, 2006 Wikinews Page 2 The ruling would affect about 47,000 California high school “It is not fair to the students to California Governor Arnold seniors, and dozens at James work their hearts out and agonize Schwarzenegger said, "Delaying Logan High School, who have yet over something that has such a the exam's implementation does a to pass the exam and would be large impact on them and then disservice to our children by barred from being graduated if find they didn't need to work so depriving us of the best tool we they don’t. hard. I know there are probably have to make sure schools are students who have not taken the performing as they should be. We Thirty-two James Logan students exam seriously, but the vast must increase our efforts to help were scheduled to take the second majority of Logan students have. all students meet the minimal bar half of the two-day test They deserve better than to not set by the exam, not lower our Wednesday, along with thousands know from one day to the next standards or expectations of of others throughout the state. what they need to do to be them.” granted a diploma. Most of our Last week, state Superintendent of students who are taking the exam "I am disappointed in the Court's Schools Jack O’Connell said that this go around have given up tentative ruling to stop about 47,000 California high electives, lunches or time after implementation of the California school seniors still needed to pass school to prepare for the test,” she High School Exit Exam this year the test or face the prospect of said. but I remain hopeful this will not completing four years of be their final word,” he said. schoolwork without receiving a "I am afraid that the message we diploma. O’Connell wrote the law are giving our students is that you If Freedman grants the injunction, requiring the test while serving in don't need to care,” O’Brien the state’s lawyers say they’ll the state legislature. continued, “Then, one day, the appeal. system will pull the rope tight, and The statistics O’Donnell cited also students will be caught not having Whatever happens with Valenzuela show that, while nearly 90 percent what they need. Yes, they should vs. California, the battle isn’t over. of seniors have passed the test, all be doing their best, but when Next week, Freedman is scheduled only 71 percent of seniors who are the system cries WOLF too often, to hear arguments in another suit English learners have passed, and people tend to ignore the which seeks to block the test. 83 percent of those classified as message.” Lawyers for Public Advocates claim low-income have passed. the department failed to hold until O’Donnell, in a statement released December a public hearing to Of the 50 taking the first part of on Monday, said he would try to consider alternatives to the test, the test at Logan High on Tuesday, make sure the test counts. six years after the Legislature only 13 were native English approved it. speakers. "Recognizing that today’s ruling is not final, I intend to do everything Multi-Million Dollar fraud at Cynthia O’Brien, who is in my power to ensure that at the Boston 'Big Dig' coordinating the administration of end of the legal day we maintain Boston's Central Artery and Third the exit exam at James Logan, the integrity of the high school exit Harbor Tunnel Project (CA/T), said she’d like some certainty exam, and that all graduates in unofficially known as the Big Dig, about whether the test is going to the class of 2006 will enter college plagued by cost overruns and be required or not. or the workforce with a diploma reports of shoddy workmanship, that reflects their mastery of has been hit with yet another “The politicals in STATE and our critical academic skills,” he said. scandal as six employees of its judicial system need to get primary concrete supplier have together and do the right job by “Independent research shows that been indicted for falsifying records the students. If the Exit Exam is because of the High School Exit regarding allegedly inferior going to go forward, then it needs Exam, students are working concrete supplied to the massive to go forward. If not, then it needs harder and learning more, and highway construction project. to be cancelled completely,” she those who are struggling are said after a long day of testing getting the help they need to Federal prosecutors alleged in a Tuesday. succeed,” he said. 135 count indictment that of the If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, May 11, 2006 Wikinews Page 3 135,000 truckloads of concrete, a of Furlong, Pennsylvania, district their conduct was legal and "web" of falsified documents were operations manager; and Keith believed the concrete delivered to used to cover up a conspiracy Thomas, 50, of Billerica, the Big Dig was appropriate." where at least 5,000 truckloads — Massachusetts, a dispatch 1.2 percent of the concrete used manager. Stevenson and Farrar A spokesman for project manager — did not meet specifications. The are no longer with the company. Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff company, Aggregate Industries NE Aggregate says it has suspended declined comment. Inc. was paid US$105 million for the others. the concrete. On August 11, 2005, it was According to the indictments, announced that the Massachusetts Aggregate said in a statement the six Aggregate employees State Police searched Aggregate's Thursday that it will cooperate recycled concrete that had been offices in June and found evidence with authorities. rejected because it had not been of faked records that hid the poor used within 90 minutes of being quality of concrete delivered for "As a result of extensive testing by mixed highway project. On March 19, industry experts, Aggregate in some cases double-billing for 2006, the International Herald Industries is satisfied that all of the loads Tribune reported that the concrete it has supplied on the the workers gave falsified Massachusetts "Attorney General Big Dig and throughout the documentation to project Tom Reilly plans to sue commonwealth is structurally inspectors to show the concrete Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff and sound," the statement said.
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