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Bush's family profits from 'No Child' act

A company headed by President Bush's brother and partly owned by his parents is benefiting from Republican connections and federal dollars targeted for economically disadvantaged students under the No Child Left Behind Act.

With investments from his parents, George H.W. and Barbara Bush, and other backers, Neil Bush's company, Ignite! Learning, has placed its products in 40 U.S. school districts and now plans to market internationally.

At least 13 U.S. school districts have used federal funds available through the president's signature education reform, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to buy Ignite's portable learning centers at $3,800 apiece.

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Most of Ignite's business has been obtained through sole-source contracts without competitive bidding. Neil Bush has been directly involved in marketing the product.

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Michigan gets national focus: In Michigan, a Sale the GOP Can't Close

The Year of Playing Dirtier

Actor accused of faking ad | Radio host apologises for claim Michael J Fox faked symptoms | Radio host accuses Fox of faking Parkinson's
| Out of Bounds: Limbaugh's callousness on Fox crossed line

Cheney's Remarks on Dunking Terrorism Suspects Fuels Debate: White House Denies Reference to Waterboarding

Staying the Course Right Over a Cliff

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Tomorrow I'm attending a MoveOn.org Call for Change party. This is where strangers affiliated only by politics get together in someone's house to call unlikely voters in contested districts in an effort to change them into likely voters.

I'm bringing brownies.

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In the Libby Case, A Grilling to Remember -- Ha!

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British twins have different skin color: In a rare occurrence, boys inherited different genetic codes from mother

Beautiful.