That's what's been missing in this debate for too long, and that's why this announcement is so important, for it represents not only a change in policy in Washington but the harbinger of a change in the way business is done in Washington.

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The only hitch is that the four other schools have not yet been selected, and there is no indication of who they might be or whether the interest that has obviously been missing for so long finally exists.

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Note: "As long as there are no setbacks, " Oates said, Ward is expected to play Thursday after missing the last nine regular-season games with a left knee injury.

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