McCain voted for the 2001 law, which has given the federal government unprecedented authority over testing, academic standards and the rating of the nation's public schools.

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The CSCSE is the sole national authority to evaluate foreign academic qualifications of higher education for official recognition in China.

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Thus, the apparent need some felt to find a prestigious academic authority supporting fiscal reform.

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The capacity building of journalists and reporters, in collaboration with the State Authority on Radio and Television (SARFT) and national academic partners, on emergency broadcasting, professional reporting on food safety, and investigative journalism.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

It brings together public health leaders and representatives from academic institutions and private health care facilities in Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

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His report has now gone before academic lawyer and former TV host Sir Ian - head of the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) - who said last week it provided a "clear set of recommendations for reform".

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