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To: Saturn V who wrote (180221)	2/22/2005 9:21:05 PM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 186894

Arthur Ryan, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial, said business leaders aren't happy with the pace of change. "Improving one high school at a time or one state at a time simply isn't fast enough," said Ryan, co-chairman of Achieve. The high school graduation rate, meanwhile, remains the subject of debate. The new report by the nonprofit Educational Testing Service shows that the high school completion rate was 70 percent in 2000, down from 72 percent in 1990. It dropped in all but seven states. [ More drop outs today than before]... "one third of students failing to graduate" story.news.yahoo.com

To: Saturn V who wrote (180221)	2/23/2005 6:35:35 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

RE: "Race to the Moon, which captured the imagination" cnn.com Federal spending for research and development is significantly reduced under the proposed 2005 Bush budget, the speakers said. "Overall the R&D budget is bad news," said Bierbaum. She said the National Science Foundation funds for graduate students and for kindergarten through high school education has been slashed. "Moon and Mars is basically going to eat everybody's lunch," she said. ------------ Maybe someone should tell Bush this isn't the 60s... Regards, Amy J

To: Saturn V who wrote (180221)	2/23/2005 3:37:41 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel says dividend will rise slowly over time Wed Feb 23, 2005 03:35 PM ET PHOENIX, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest chip maker, is aiming to increase its dividend slowly over time and vary its stock repurchase level to keep its cash position at a target level, Chief Financial Officer Andy Bryant said on Wednesday. Speaking at an investor conference, Bryant reiterated Intel would "think long and hard" before making a major acquisition and said he believed the company's attempts to break into the cell telephone chip business could still succeed without having to buy a company with an existing market position.