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A back-story that's more interesting, given that schneiderman is now working with mueller. elizabeth spires is here along with "slate's" michelle goldberg. what was going on a? >> one thing that's important to remember is that the editor of the newspaper at the time was a family friend of the kushner's, a former political operative. he didn't have a traditional journalism background. and so i think he understood what jared wanted to happen or what would be in the best interests of donald trump. so if you read the story, which is a fairly long profile, 7,000 words. i was counting on my phone ho...

Ineffective. given that the evidence showed roughly 275,000 active teachers in the state the extrapolated number of grossly ineffective teachers ranges from 2,750 to 8,250." well, that's a lot of teachers. at least one person had the smart wrd to get to the bottom of where that fig wrure came fr exactly. "slate's" jordan weisman called up the expert behind that statistic who, i'm not making this up, lit rally said, "i pulled that out of the air. there's no data on that. that's just a ballpark estimate based on my visiting lots and lots of classrooms." he also never used the words "grossly inef...

Roughly 275,000 active teachers in the state the extrapolated number of grossly ineffective teachers ranges from 2,750 to 8,250." well, that's a lot of teachers. at least one person had the smart idea to get to the bottom of where that figure came from exactly. "slate's" jordan weissmann called up the expert behind that statistic who, i'm not making this up, literally said, "i pulled that out of the air. there's no data on that. that's just a ballpark estimate based on my visiting lots and lots of classrooms." he also never used the words "grossly ineffective." so there you have it. key empiri...

Democratic district outside orlando. 2012. and he won. sending him back to congress for a second try. in a fascinating new profile, "slate's" dave weigel pronounced grayson the most effective member of the house. what emerges is the picture of a former firebrand making his mark as a quiet, forceful and incredibly effective legislator. grayson launched dozens of under the radar campaigns to win over his republican colleagues. grayson gets their support on amendments to pieces of legislation accomplish small but concrete progressive goals. he's already passed 31 amendments in committee this year...

He was unseated by a republican challenger after one term by 18 points. thanks to redistricting, grayson was able to run in a much more democratic district outside orlando. 2012. and he won. sending him back to congress for a second try. in a fascinating new profile, "slate's" dave weigel pronounced grayson the most effective member of the house. what emerges is the picture of a former firebrand making his mark as a quiet, forceful and incredibly effective legislator. grayson launched dozens of under the radar campaigns to win over his republican colleagues. grayson gets their support on amend...