BRIEFLY : WILSON WILL ACCEPT FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS.SACRAMENTO - Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that has ended his seven-month standoff with Washington, agreeing to accept $42 million for California schools - as long as the federal government doesn't dictate how the Goals 2000 money is spent or interfere with his own, controversial school plans, officials said Sunday. The decision was laid out in a letter written Friday to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, said Wilson spokesman Sean Walsh Sean Patrick Walsh is a producer on A Current Affair. He was previously a researcher on Today Tonight. He has also worked as a reporter for KMTR in Oregon, and as a News Assistant/Runner during the 2000 Summer Olympics for NBC Nightly News. . The action - which awaits Riley's approval - frees up the bulk of funding for Goals 2000, a series of scholastic reforms that addresses everything from dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human rates and literacy to trustee governance. SOURCE: - Scripps-McClatchy Western Service Robin Williams films going strong Two films starring Robin Williams surpassed the $100 million sales mark over the weekend - ``The Birdcage,'' released last month, and ``Jumanji,'' released last year. ``The Birdcage'' earned $4.9 million and was the No. 4 film at the box office this weekend to bring its total earnings to $104.7 million since its March 8 release, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. figures released Sunday. The comedy remake about a gay couple is the first film released this year to cross the $100 million mark. ``Jumanji,'' released in December, has earned $100.1 million. It was 16th at the box office last weekend. Its rank was not immediately known this weekend. Richard Gere's courtroom drama ``Primal Fear'' retained the No. 1 spot for the third weekend, taking in $6.8 million. SOURCE: - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge broadcasts win press awards Cal State Northridge's KCSN radio won the sweepstakes prize Saturday night at the California Intercollegiate Press Association awards in Irvine. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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