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Stevenson, Todd /'J
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
~ i ' s s ~ Milne [missyswanberg@yahoo.com]
Saturday, January 10, 2009 11:54 PM
Lead Determinations
Section 101 Determinations of Certain Materials or Products NPR
I run a small sewing business. I create one of a kind outfits for children. The price range of my outfits is $50 to
$100. This new law would require me to spend well over $300 to have that one set tested. Clearly, this will
cause a significant hardship for my small .business.
My small income is what puts food on my table for my family of 5. Please consider putting fabrics, including
printeddyed fabrics, zippers, buttons, elastic, etc. on the list of itmes not needing testing.
Blessings!
Missy
Stevenson, s odd 76
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
LOIS JARVIS [loisjarvis@usa.net]
Sunday, January 1 1,2009 12: 14 AM
Lead Determinations
Impact on Small Businesses
D. Impact on Small Businesses
Under the Regulatory F l e x i b i l i t y Act (RFA) , when an agency issues a proposed rule, it
generally must prepare an i n i t i a l regulatory f l e x i b i l i t y analysis describing the impact the
proposed rule i s expected t o have on small entities.
5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA does not require a regulatory f l e x i b i l i t y analysis if the head of the
agency c e r t i f i e s that the rule w i l l not Have a significant effect on a substantial number of
small entities.
7
The Commission's Directorate f o r Economic Analysis prepared a preliminary assessment of the
impact o f relieving certain materials or products from the testing requirements of section
102 of the CPSIA if they were found t o be inherently under the lead content l i m i t s
prescribed. The number of small businesses that w i l l be d i r e c t l y affected by the rule i s
unknown but could be considerable. However, it w i l l not result i n any increase i n the costs
of production for any f i r m . I t s only effect on businesses, including small businesses, w i l l
be t o reduce the costs that would have been associated with testing the materials under
section 102 of the CPSIA. Based on the foregoing assessment, the Commission preliminarily
finds that the proposed rule would not have a significant impact on a substantial number of
small
TO THE COMMISSION'S DIRECTORATE FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS:
What about individual a r t i s t who make baby q u i l t s or hand dye cotton onies f o r infants? These
are the small e n t i t i e s that the CPSC w i l l have a significant effect on. Many of these artisan
support themselves by s e l l i n g hand crafted items. The high cost o f testing EACH item w i l l
p u l l a drab blanket of colorlessness i n t o the l i v e s of many children and force the artisan t o
find another way t o support themselves that they w i l l not enjoy as much as creating beautiful
and colorful items f o r children.
Sincerely,
Lois Jarvis
Madison, W I
Stevenson, s odd 97
From:
Sent:
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Subject:
Robert Carriveau [robel2@centurytel.net]
Sunday, January 11,2009 8:06 AM
Lead Determinations
exempt products
How about non toxic acrylic paint that you get from craft stores or any paint from the U.S. as it
contains no lead.
and wood from the lumber co. That has no lead in it so why should it be tested. Looks like you have a
lot opf work to do to refine HR4040. That will put a lot of crafters out of business and a loss of income
to them and the state.
Robert Carriveau
Stevenson, s odd Pf
From: Shawn Foy [shawnmu97@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 11,2009 9:57 AM
To: Lead Determinations
Subject: Section 101 {a) Determinations
Attachments: MSDS.txt; Faultless Heavy Spray Starch.pdf
Here are some test results from 1 company that I and most ribbon buyers use.
Thank You
Shawn
http://search.ebav.com/ W00QsassZshawnmu97QQfrpvZ5OQQfsopZ10QfsooZ1 QQrdZO
~aultless~ Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Page 1
November 11, 2008
1, MANUFACTURER / PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Product Identification
Product Name: ~aultless~ Heavy Spray Starch
Product Number: 20822,20220,20520,20521,20722,
20729,20754,20802,208161208291
20830,20832,20854,20856,20926,
27764,28822,28864,28884,29540
Company Identification
Faultless Starch / Bon Ami Co.
1025 W 8th Street
Kansas City, MO 64101 USA
1-816-842-1230 (For product information)
1-800-424-9300 or 1-703-527-3887 (For emergencies)
Reason For Issue. ..: Add CPSIA regulatory information
Approval Date . . . . . . : November 11, 2008
Supercedes Date....: November 11, 2008
MSDS Number ........ : 20822 ......... RTN Number : 00020822 (Official Copy)
NFPA Rating:
Health - 1, Flammability - 0, Reactivity - 1
2.. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Chemical Name
BUTANE
PROPANE
ISOBUTANE
Amount
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
CAS Number
106-97-8
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
BUTANE
OSHA PEL: 800 ppm
PROPANE
OSHA PEL: 1000 ppm
~aultless" Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
Page 2
November 11, 2008
3. PHYSICAL / CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
FORM .................. : Aerosol
COLOR ................. : Clear to hazy
ODOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Pleasant
BOILING POINT ......... : 212 F
SOLUBILITY IN WATER ... : 95% - 96%
SPECIFIC GRAVITY . . . . . . : 1.008 g/ml (Water = 1)
PH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : -6.5
4. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES
COC Flash Point: N/A
Autoignition Temperature: N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR
LEL: N/A
UEL: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
Water, carbon dioxide, foam or dry powder.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
Use procedures recommended when aerosols are present.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
As with all aerosols, fire or excessive heat can cause containers to
rupture.
5. REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY:
Stable.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
Exposure to heat.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):
Oxygen and strong oxidizing materials.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS:
If incinerated, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide will be generated.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
Will not occur.
~aultless" Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
Page 3
November 11, 2008
6 . HEALTH HAZARD DATA
INHALATION RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
No hazard in normal industrial use.
SKIN / EYE CONTACT RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
Not a skin or eye irritant.
SKIN ABSORPTION RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
None known ..
INGESTION RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
Not toxic according to Federal Hazardous Substance and Labeling Act.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC) :
Not an eye, skin, or respiratory irritant, nor toxic by ingestion
according to Federal Hazardous Substances & Labeling Act Regulations. No
health hazards known after many years of constant exposure to production
employees, laboratory personnel, and consumers.
CARCINOGENICITY INFORMATION:
Not listed by IARC or NTP as a carcinogen.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
None known.
EYE CONTACT FIRST AID:
Hold eyelids apart and flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15
minutes.
INHALATION FIRST AID:
No specific treatment is necessary since this 'material is not likely to be
hazardous by inhalation.
7 . PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
ACTIONS IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
No special requirements.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
No special method required. Liquid can be flushed into sewer because no
hazardous materials are contained in the liquid phase.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE:
Contents under pressure. Do not expose to heat or store at temperatures
above 120 Deg F (as required with all aerosols). Use reasonable care when
using.
~ a u l t l e s s ~ Heavy Spray Starch Page 4
MSDS Number: 20822 November 11, 2008
(section 7 continued)
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
Avoid spraying into eyes and inhaling spray. Read and follow label
CAUTIONS carefully.
8. CONTROL MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
Not required.
VENTILATION:
All aerosol products should be used with adequate ventilation.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
Not required.
EYE PROTECTION:
Recommend approved safety glasses.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
None required.
WORK / HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
Observe resonable care, cleanliness, and caution.
9. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
PRODUCT LABEL. ......... : Faultlessm Heavy Spray Starch
D.O.T. SHIPPING NAME ... : Consumer Commodity
D.O.T. HAZARD CLASS .... : ORM-D
UN NUMBER....... ....... : N/A
10. REGULATORY INFORMATION
CHENICAL INVENTORY INFORMATION:
This material or all of its components are listed on the Inventory of
Existing Chemical Substances under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
No toxic chemical(s) subject to the reporting requirements of section 313
Title I11 and of 40 CFR 372 are present. This product was evaluated by
the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company and is certified to be in compliance
with the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Section 102(a) (l), as applicable. This product was manufactured at the
location listed in Section 1 of this MSDS. The date of manufacture is
stamped on the product container. No testing is required to certify
compliance with the above-mentioned regulation.
F'aultless@ Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
Page 5
November 11, 2008
11. DISCLAIMER
The information accumulated herein is believed to be accurate but is not
warranted to be whether originating with the company or not. Recipients

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-4040
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Congress > Legislation

H.R. 4040:

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008

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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2007/janqtr/pdf/16cfr1616.1.pdf

1616.61 Enforcement policy.

1616.62 Policy regarding retail display requirement

for items.

1616.63 Policy regarding garment production

unit identification.

1616.64 Policy regarding recordkeeping requirements.

1616.65 Policy scope of the standard.

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otherwise noted.

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Consumer Product Safety Commission § 1616.2

1

Information Service, 5285 Port Royal

Street, Springfield VA 22151. The ordering

number for PS 54–72 (CS 153–48), on girls’ apparel

sizing, is COM 73–50603; the ordering

number for PS 36–70 (CS 155–50), on boys’ apparel

sizing, is PB 86125648.

Copies available from the National Technical

Subpart A—The Standard

A

67 Stat. 112, as amended, 81 Stat. 569–570; 15

U.S.C. 1193.

UTHORITY: Sec. 429, Pub. L. 105–276; Sec. 4,

§ 1616.1 Scope and application.

(a) This Standard provides a test

method to determine the flammability

of children’s sleepwear, sizes 7 through

14 and fabric or related material intended

or promoted for use in such

children’s sleepwear.

(b) All sleepwear items as defined in

§ 1616.2(c), are subject to the requirements

of this Standard.

(c) Children’s sleepwear items which

meet all the requirements of the

Standard for the Flammability of Children’s

Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X

(FF 3–71) (subpart A of part 1615 of this

chapter) are in compliance with this

Standard. FF 3–71 was issued July 29,

1971 (36 FR 14062), and amended July 21,

1972 (37 FR 14624).

(d) As used in this Standard,

pass and

fail

while

acceptance or rejection of a production

unit under the sampling plan.

(e) The flammability standards for

clothing textiles and vinyl plastic film,

parts 1610 and 1611 of this chapter, are

superseded by this part 1616 insofar as

they apply to items defined in

§ 1616.2(c).

refer to the test criteria for specimensaccept and reject refer to the

§ 1616.2 Definitions.

In addition to the definitions given in

section 2 of the Flammable Fabrics

Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1191), the

following definitions apply for purposes

of this Standard:

(a) Children’s sleepwear means any

product of wearing apparel size 7

through 14, such as nightgowns, pajamas,

or similar or related items, such

as robes, intended to be worn primarily

for sleeping or activities related to

sleeping, except:

(1) Diapers and underwear; and

(2) ‘‘Tight-fitting garments’’ as defined

by section 1616.2(m), below.

(b)

defined as 7 through 14 in Department

of Commerce Voluntary Product

Standards PS 54–72 and PS 36–70, previously

identified as Commercial

Standards, CS 153–48, ‘‘Body Measurements

for the Sizing of Girls’ Apparel’’

and CS 155–50, ‘‘Body Measurements for

the Sizing of Boys’ Apparel’’, respectively.

Sizes 7 through 14 means the sizes

1

(c)

sleepwear or any fabric of related

material intended or promoted

for use in children’s sleepwear.

(d)

such as ribbons, laces, embroidery, or

ornaments. This definition does not include

(1) individual pieces less than 2

inches in their longest dimension, provided

that such pieces do not constitute

or cover in aggregate a total of

more than 20 square inches of the item

or (2) functional materials (findings),

such as zippers, buttons or elastic

bands, used in the construction of garments.

(e)

char length and the maximum char

length which a sample of specimen may

exhibit in order to pass an individual

test.

(f)

from the original lower edge of the

specimen exposed to the flame in accordance

with the procedure specified

in § 1616.5

the tear or void in the charred, burned,

or damaged area, the tear being made

in accordance with the procedure specified

in § 1615.5(c)(2)

and evaluation.

Item means any product of children’sTrim means decorative materials,Test criteria means the averageChar length means the distanceTest procedure to the end ofSpecimen burning

(g)

of glowing of parts of a specimen after

flaming has ceased.

(h)

unseamed length of fabric, one

or more of which make up a unit.

(i)

any quantity of finished fabric up to

4,600 linear m. (5,000 linear yds.) for

Normal Sampling or 9,200 linear m.

(10,000 linear yds.) for Reduced Sampling

which has a specific identity that

remains unchanged throughout the

unit except for color or print pattern

as specified in § 1616.4(a). For purposes

of this definition, finished fabric means

Afterglow means the continuationFabric piece (piece) means a continuous,Fabric production unit (unit) means

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http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia09/pubcom/leadcontent2.pdf

16 CFR Ch. II (1–1–07 Edition) Pt. 1616

the facts and circumstances present in

each case. Relevant factors include:

(i) The nature of the product and its

suitability for use by children for

sleeping or activities related to sleeping;

(ii) The manner in which the product

is distributed and promoted; and

(iii) The likelihood that the product

will be used by children primarily for

sleeping or activities related to sleeping

in a substantial number of cases.

(3) The factors set forth in this policy

statement are guidelines only, and are

not elements of the definition of the

term ‘‘children’s sleepwear’’ in

§ 1615.1(a) of the Standard. For this reason,

a particular fabric or garment

may meet the definition of ‘‘children’s

sleepwear’’ set forth in the Standard,

even though all factors listed in this

policy statement are not present.

(d) Retailers, distributors, and wholesalers,

as well as manufacturers, importers,

and other persons (such as converters)

introducing a fabric or garment

into commerce which does not

meet the requirements of the flammability

standards for children’s

sleepwear, have an obligation not to

promote or sell such fabric or garment

for use as an item of children’s

sleepwear. Also, retailers, distributors,

and wholesalers are advised not to advertise,

promote, or sell as an item of

children’s sleepwear any item which a

manufacturer, importer, or other person

(such as a converter) introducing

the item into commerce has indicated

by label, invoice, or, otherwise, does

not meet the requirements of the children’s

sleepwear flammability standards

and is not intended or suitable for

use as sleepwear. ‘‘Infant garments’’ as

defined by § 1615.1(c) and ‘‘tight-fitting’’

garments as defined by § 1615.1(o) are

exempt from the standard which requires

flame resistance. They may be

marketed as sleepwear for purposes of

this section. Additionally, retailers are

advised:

(1) To segregate, by placement in different

parts of a department or store,

fabrics and garments covered by the

children’s sleepwear standards from all

fabrics and garments that are beyond

the scope of the children’s sleepwear

standards but which resemble items of

children’s sleepwear;

(2) To utilize store display signs indicating

the distinction between types of

fabrics and garments, for example by

indicating which are sleepwear items

and which are not; and

(3) To avoid the advertisement or

promotion of a fabric or garment that

does not comply with the children’s

sleepwear flammability standard in a

manner that may cause the item to be

viewed by the consumer as an item of

children’s sleepwear.

(Sec. 5, Pub.L. 90–189, 81 Stat. 569, 15 U.S.C.

1194; sec. 30(b), Pub.L. 92–573, 86 Stat. 1231, 15

U.S.C. 2079(b); 5 U.S.C. 553)

[49 FR 10250, Mar. 20, 1984, as amended at 64

FR 2832, Jan. 19, 1999; 64 FR 34533, June 28,

1999]

PART 1616—STANDARD FOR THE

FLAMMABILITY OF CHILDREN’S

SLEEPWEAR: SIZES 7 THROUGH 14

(FF 5–74)

Subpart A—The Standard

Sec.

1616.1 Scope and application.

1616.2 Definitions.

1616.3 General requirements.

1616.4 Sampling and acceptance procedures.

1616.5 Test procedure.

1616.6 Labeling requirements.

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6) The animal studies have also documented considerable evidence of direct toxic effects of fluoride on brain tissue, even at levels as low as 1 ppm fluoride in water (Varner 1998). These effects include:

-- reduction in nicotinic acetylcholine receptors;
-- reduction in lipid content;
-- impaired anti-oxidant defense systems;
-- damage to the hippocampus;
-- damage to the purkinje cells;
-- increased uptake of aluminum;
-- formation of beta-amyloid plaques (the classic brain abnormality in Alzheimer's disease);
-- exacerbation of lesions induced by iodine deficiency; and
-- accumulation of fluoride in the pineal gland.

Subpart B—Rules and Regulations

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1616.31 Labeling, recordkeeping, retail display

and guaranties.

1616.32 Method for establishment and use of

alternate laundering procedures under

section 5(c)(4)(ii) of the standard.

1616.35 Use of alternate apparatus, procedures,

or criteria for testing under the

standard.

1616.36 Use of alternate apparatus or procedures

for tests for guaranty purposes.

Subpart C—Interpretations and Policies

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2007/janqtr/pdf/16cfr1616.1.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rhee
Excerpt:
Early life, education, and personal life
Rhee's parents, Shang and Inza Rhee, immigrated to the United States from South Korea in the 1960s. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rhee was raised in the Toledo, Ohio metropolitan area, where she graduated from Maumee Valley Country Day School in 1988. She graduated from Cornell University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and later earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.^[7] Rhee is divorced from Teach For America Executive Vice President of Public Affairs Kevin Huffman.^[8] The couple has two daughters, Starr and Olivia,^[9] who attend DC Public Schools.^[10] Rhee is engaged to Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, California and former NBA basketball player.^[11]

[edit] Professional life

Rhee taught in Baltimore, Maryland as a recruit of Teach For America for three years. According to her resume, over a two-year period she moved students scoring on average at the 13th percentile on national standardized tests to 90 percent of students scoring at the 90th percentile or higher. This claim, however, could not be verified, as the relevant Baltimore records could not be located. ^[12][13] Rhee recalled the difficulties she had her first year of teaching. ^[14]
In 1997 she founded the New Teacher Project, a non-profit organization which works with needy school districts to recruit and train new teachers. In ten years, the New Teacher Project has expanded to forty programs in twenty states and recruited more than 10,000 teachers.
Through the DC Teaching Fellows program, Washington, D.C. participated in the New Teacher Project, and was successful in recruiting highly qualified applicants.^[15] On June 12, 2007, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced that he had chosen Rhee to replace superintendent of D.C. public schools Clifford Janey and become the schools' new chancellor. Rhee initially rebuffed Fenty's offer, but relented when promised wide latitude and significant authority in decision-making as well as strong mayoral support for her proposed initiatives.^{[16][17][18][19][20]} New York City Public Schools Chancellor Joel Klein highly recommended her to Mayor Fenty.^[21]
Rhee has served on the advisory boards for the National Council on Teacher Quality,^[22] National Center for Alternative Certification, and Project REACH.^{[citation needed]} She was a special guest of First Lady Laura Bush at President George W. Bush's 2008 State of the Union address.^[23]

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/12/obamas-americorps-scandal-and-the-first-ladys-meddling/
Excerpt:
President Barack Obama plans to fire the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs amid a controversy between the IG and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star.
The IG, Gerald Walpin, was criticized by the U.S. attorney in Sacramento for the way he handled an investigation of Johnson and his nonprofit group, St. HOPE Academy, which received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants from the Corporation for National Community Service. The corporation runs the AmeriCorps program.
On Thursday, Obama said in a letter to Congress that he had lost confidence in Walpin. Neither the president nor deputy White House press secretary Josh Earnest would give details. The president must give Congress 30 days’ notice before removing Walpin, who is being suspended with pay for the 30 days. Earnest said, “The president will appoint a replacement in whom he has full confidence as the corporation carries out its important mission.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in a letter to Obama, pointed to a law requiring that Congress be given the reasons an IG is fired. He cited a Senate report saying the requirement is designed to ensure that inspectors general are not removed for political reasons. Grassley said Walpin had identified millions of dollars in AmeriCorps funds that were wasted or misspent and “it appears he has been doing a good job.”

http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.com/2010/05/st-hope-academy.html
Excerpt:

REPORT: D.C. SCHOOLS CHIEF RHEE MISHANDLED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT SCANDAL: RHEE, FIANCE INVOLVED IN 2007 COMPLAINT AT CALIF. SCHOOL , November 21, 2009, The Washington (DC) Times

A congressional report released Friday includes allegations that D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee mishandled a complaint that Kevin M. Johnson, her current fiance, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a student at a California charter school in 2007.

At least one staff member at the St. Hope Academy resigned in protest over the handling of the case, according to the report, released jointly by Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, and Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican.

The staff member, Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez, reported a student's charges to Ms. Rhee, according to the report. Ms. Wong-Hernandez later told an independent investigator that Ms. Rhee replied that "she was 'making this her number one priority, and she would take care of the situation,' " the report said.

Soon afterward, Ms. Wong-Hernandez said, she heard that the student had been contacted by a personal lawyer for Mr. Johnson, who was a founder of the school. He is now the mayor of Sacramento, Calif…

Erik Jones, a St. Hope teacher who alerted police to complaints about Mr. Johnson, said he resigned for reasons similar to Ms. Wong-Hernandez, according to the report.

"St. Hope sought to intimidate the student through an illegal interrogation and even had the audacity to ask me to change my story," Mr. Jones wrote in his resignation letter.

The findings involving Ms. Rhee were a small but surprising detail in a 62-page report on the firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which manages the youth service organization AmeriCorps.

Mr. Walpin had been looking into the reported misuse of $850,000 in federal grant money by Mr. Johnson, a friend and supporter of President Obama who was accused of spending AmeriCorps grant money by having members wash his car, run personal errands, and engage in partisan political activities.

Ms. Rhee, a controversial figure in the District who has pushed a package of school reforms and closed several schools to address falling enrollment, was a member of the St. Hope's board of directors at the time. Mr. Johnson, a former professional basketball player, was the school's executive director… [Rhee and Johnson are engaged]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/10/rotten-to-the-americorps/?feat=home_top5_shared
Excerpt:
Rep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Republican, attempted last year to prohibit groups “engaged in political or legislative advocacy” from receiving taxpayer dollars through AmeriCorps. The left saw this as a direct attack on what has become a prime source of income and blocked the effort. As a result, the state of Oregon hosts on its official Web site a job listing for an AmeriCorps “volunteer” to accept an $11,100 living allowance and a $4,725 education award to work full time for a local Planned Parenthood office. The position requires a “commitment to the mission of Planned Parenthood,” which - among other things - is to maximize the number of abortions performed by Planned Parenthood. Support in the past also has gone to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and various homosexual advocacy groups.

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/DEAs/hager.html
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Making a Grand Slam With a Curve Ball

John Hager was 34 and life was flowing smoothly. He had just been given the biggest promotion of his career, he and his wife, Margaret, had recently welcomed their first child, and he was on his way to the top of the corporate world. That was one day in August 1973; the next day, his life changed forever.
Polio, which had disabled thousands of Americans in the 1950s, had been nearly eradicated by the Salk vaccine. But when his infant son was inoculated against polio with the live-virus Sabin vaccine in August 1973, Hager contracted the disease from the vaccine and nearly died. After four months of hospitalization and rehabilitation, he emerged–without the use of his legs–to a new life.
“I had gone to the top and got knocked down to the bottom,” Hager says. He had lost his promotion with American Tobacco Company but rejoined the company and worked his way back to the top, demonstrating the spirit and diligence that has propelled him since. He retired as American Tobacco Company’s senior vice president, Leaf and Specialty Products Division, when the company was sold to British American Tobacco

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John Henry Hager
37th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office January 14, 1998 – January 14, 2002
Governor	Jim Gilmore
Preceded by	Don Beyer
Succeeded by	Tim Kaine
Born	August 28, 1936 (1936-08-28) (age 74) Durham, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Margaret Chase Hager (1971-present)
Children	John Vigil Hager (b.1973) Henry Chase Hager (b.1978)
Profession	Politician, Entrepreneur

John Henry Hager (born August 28, 1936 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American politician who served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia from July 2007 until May 2008. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002, and as an assistant secretary within the United States Department of Education from 2004 to 2007.^[1]

[edit] Family and early life

Growing up in Durham, Hager started a neighborhood newspaper in 1945.^[2] While an undergraduate at Purdue University he ran a vending machine business, was an active member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and was a member of ROTC. One term, his course load was 25 credit hours - about two thirds more than normal. He was graduated with a BSME (mechanical engineering) in 1958. Both his parents, Virgil and Ruth Hager, were 1928 Purdue alumni.^[3] Hager earned his MBA at Harvard in 1960, and subsequently served in the Army, rising to the rank of Captain.^[4]
Hager married Margaret Dickinson "Maggie" Chase on February 27, 1971; whom he have two sons, John (b.1973) and Henry (b.1978). Hager's younger son, Henry, married former President George W. Bush's fraternal twin daughter, Jenna on May 10, 2008 at her parents' Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas.^[5] He contracted polio when his son was vaccinated for the disease with live virus vaccine in 1973.^[3] As a result, he uses a nonmotorized wheelchair for daily ambulation - and competes in wheelchair races.^[6]

[edit] Career

After his active duty military service, Hager began work for the American Tobacco Company in Richmond, Virginia. The company retired him after his bout with polio, but he returned - beginning at the bottom again. At American Tobacco, he served as a government affairs representative. Hager was forcibly retired from the American Tobacco Company after the company's sale in 1994.^[2]
In 1975, he volunteered for Lieutenant Governor John N. Dalton, and in 1984 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. In 1994, he co-chaired the Senatorial campaign for Oliver North.^[3] He ran for state party chairman in 1992,^[7] and was treasurer of the state Republican Party in 1994.^[8]
Hager has served as the director of Virginia's homeland security under Governors Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner. Hager was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1997, defeating Democrat Lewis F. Payne, Jr. Hager is believed to be the first disabled individual to serve in an elected statewide office in Virginia.
In 2001, Hager ran for Governor of Virginia, but lost the Republican nomination to Virginia's then Attorney General, Mark Earley.
Hager is the former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. He was nominated to this position by President George W. Bush on May 24, 2004, confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 2004^[4] and resigned effective August 1, 2007.
In July 2007, Hager was elected to serve as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.^[1][6] He was defeated for reelection by Delegate Jeff Frederick in May 2008.^[9]

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