Politics Take Back Seat to Reading on March 1; NEA's Read Across America Draws Supporters from Both Sides of the Aisle

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: February 27, 2002 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As more than an expected 35 million Americans celebrate the joy of reading on March 1-2, politicians of all stripes will be among them. The occasion is the National Education Association's (NEA) fifth annual literacy celebration, Read Across America, which coincides each year with the birthday of the late Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel).

"It's a day when Enron, the war, campaign finance reform, and the November elections take a back seat to reading," said NEA President Bob Chase. "The importance of reading and the joy it provides is something that all ...

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