Ballot Box: Education President II; It's official; Early returns; Two men out

When President Bush was asked at an April 10 news conference what single domestic policy goal he would most like to achieve if he wins a second term, he chose educational improvement.

"I think education reform certainly would be right up at the top of that, achieving our goals for education by the year 2000,'' the President said. "Because that would render us much more competitive internationally, which gets you over into the economic side of things, and it will lift a lot of kids out of this impoverished area, the impoverished state they're in, give them an opportunity at the American dream.''

Later, a reporter pointed out that Mr. Bush's education program has been largely rejected on Capitol Hill, and asked what he would do differently...