Is the partisan party finally over? Former Gov. Angus King is among those seeking a solution.

January 17, 2008

Angus King, former independent governor of Maine, was among 17 prominent politicians who met recently to seek solutions to the partisan acrimony that has so poisoned national affairs. Crosscut talked with him during a recent Seattle visit about independent politics, bipartisanship, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's possible candidacy for president.

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Crosscut: One of the hallmarks of your administration was a program to supply a laptop computer to every 7th and 8th grader in Maine. How has that worked out?

King: It's a success beyond even my inflated expectations. It's grown to 40,000 laptops, 5,000 teachers, and 35,000 students. It's the largest educational technology project in the world. I've been to Vienna, Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia to talk about this program. I'm going to Alaska, New Jersey, and Sweden. In education circles, it's a world model.

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