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Claremont McKenna SAT scandal: More at stake than rankings? - Washington Post (blog)
One dean answered on the record, another on condition of anonymity. “My guess is there is/was some internal pressure he was facing in reporting 'progress' in academic quality to the president or the board,” said the unnamed dean, a veteran of the ...
Wonkbook: Some (relative) optimism on Europe - Washington Post (blog)
Mr. Obama's plan for fiscal year 2013, which starts Oct. 1, will mirror the September proposal, senior administration officials said. In presenting his plan, Mr. Obama will argue for new spending in targeted areas, tax cuts to spur manufacturing and ...
Hackers release call between FBI, Scotland Yard - Washington Post (blog)
The transatlantic conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard proceeded despite internal warnings by some agents that the calls needed to be secured, according to a person familiar with the breach and who spoke on the condition of anonymity to ...
@ DavidNakamura : Riding high on jobs report, President Obama at Arlington ... - Washington Post (blog)
A campaign official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss strategy, said the chart had already become one of the campaign's most popular social media items, having been e-mailed and posted on Facebook and Twitter hundreds of thousands of times ...
Newt Gingrich's Nevada campaign appears in disarray - Washington Post (blog)
“You're a Republican presidential candidate coming into a state with a Republican governor,” said one irritated Gingrich adviser who requested anonymity to speak freely. “It's common courtesy to meet him.” Calls to Sandoval's office were not ...
UN-Iran talks yield further meetings but not tangible progress - Washington Post (blog)
“This was just a start,” said one European diplomat, who insisted on anonymity in keeping with diplomatic protocol. Speaking with reporters after arriving at the Vienna airport, delegation leader Herman Nackaerts said the UN team was “committed to ...
Obama to appear in Falls Church to announce mortgage refinancing plan - Washington Post (blog)
Up to 3.5 million people who do not currently have federally backed loans might be eligible for the program, administration officials said, and another 11 million people who currently hold government-backed loans from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could ...
Mitt Romney to get Secret Service protection - Washington Post (blog)
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters, confirmed the first report late Tuesday night by ABC News. Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul declined to comment on the matter.
President Obama's small business bobble - Washington Post (blog)
In a statement, an administration official said: “The President elevated Administrator Mills to the Cabinet because of his commitment to small business and he was pleased to have her at the Cabinet meeting today for a discussion of immediate new steps ...
Too early to make a call on Peyton Manning - Washington Post (blog)
We don't know those questions,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “I think everybody would want Peyton Manning, if he was healthy. You'd be crazy not to want Peyton Manning if he was healthy. Nobody knows now if he's going to ...
College leaders question Obama's tuition plan - Washington Post (blog)
An Education Department source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was too early to divine the details. In any case, he said, sector leaders such as McPherson and Broad would be consulted before any policy went forward.
The Circuit: Google privacy, LightSquared, Apple labor practices - Washington Post (blog)
“We've known about labor abuses in some factories for four years, and they're still going on,” one former Apple executive told the paper on the condition of anonymity. “Why? Because the system works for us. Suppliers would change everything tomorrow if ...
Obama tangles with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer over immigration book - Washington Post (blog)
A White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private conversation, said that Obama told Brewer he would be happy to meet with her after receiving her invitation. However, the official added, Obama “did note that after ...
After angering Catholics, White House honors teachers - Washington Post (blog)
Obama administration officials said the event was timed to the upcoming 39th annual Catholic Schools Week, sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association. “We are thrilled to recognize these extraordinary Champions of Catholic Education at ...
Wonkbook: What the State of the Union won't do - Washington Post (blog)
The IMF voiced concerns Monday that the deal being discussed by Greece and the creditors would leave the country with a higher-than-expected debt burden in the years ahead, people familiar with the matter said. That sets up a difficult choice: Press ...
Wonkbook: Newt Gingrich's elite anti-elitism - Washington Post (blog)
But people familiar with the matter said that the IMF and Germany were pushing for a lower rate, concerned that Greece's debt wouldn't return to sustainable levels if the average coupon on the new bonds was around 4%." Webcomic interlude: xkcd on the ...
She The People - Washington Post (blog)
The strategist, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, echoed long-held conventional wisdom and years of electoral results showing that women, in particular, are less likely to vote for political candidates with a history of marital infidelity.
Meet Aquille Carr, Baltimore's “Crimestopper,” a YouTube sensation and, at 5-7 ... - Washington Post (blog)
“He's a defensive nightmare,” says one assistant at a Big East school that recruited him who asked not to be named because college coaches are not allowed to discuss potential recruits until after they have officially signed with a school. ...
Redskins assistants Jackson, McCardell won't return - Washington Post (blog)
Jackson and McCardell, the sources said, were not among several assistants who received contract extensions at the beginning of the season. Apparently, Shanahan intends to bring back the majority of the group that has an 11-21 record during his two ...
A few minutes with DC United's Dave Kasper: MLS draft, international signings ... - Washington Post (blog)
However, a source said Dudar remains on United's radar. I asked Kasper why, amid a flurry of activity around the league, United hasn't announced anything. “I don't think it means anything. We're all running up against the international window [Jan. ...
Newt Gingrich veers from nice to nasty, with few advisers to guide him - Washington Post (blog)
“Contrary to what some misguided pundits assume, there is not much that Newt Gingrich does that isn't well thought through and with a sense of purpose,” said the strategist, who also requested anonymity to speak freely. ...
Wonkbook: Romney's rough Sunday - Washington Post (blog)
... for federal workers reports Ed O'Keefe: "After a two-year freeze in federal workers' salaries, President Obama will propose a 0.5 percent pay increase for civilian employees as part of his 2013 budget, senior administration officials said Friday. ...
Rick Santorum to get Gary Bauer endorsement Sunday - Washington Post (blog)
By Dan Balz Gary Bauer, a leader in the social conservative movement, will endorse Rick Santorum's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Sunday in South Carolina, according to a person close to Bauer. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum ...
Rick Santorum to get Gary Bauer endorsement - Washington Post (blog)
By Dan Balz Gary Bauer, a leader in the social conservative movement, will endorse Rick Santorum's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Sunday in South Carolina, according to a person close to Bauer. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum ...
Santorum ignores harebrained report, keeps his focus - Washington Post (blog)
An Iowa Republican with knowledge of the voting process but who was not authorized to speak on the record told me in all likelihood nothing will change. He explained that every campaign was allowed to have representatives at each precinct and at the ...