Notable quotes span markets to politics and crime
A compilation of brief quotes covers stock market turmoil with Ned Riley and Richard McCabe, local government on dam management, forest logging protests, gun laws in worship spaces, voter registration plans, school threats, and officials discussing the Columbine anniversary and related attendance notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Riley
State Street Global Advisors
Abortion Debate Splits Republicans Over Religion and Power
Washington argues GOP must embrace religious conservatives or face annihilation. Whitman and Ridge oppose strict prolife stance as politically dangerous, while defending faith based moral standards. They warn against Clinton era moral laws and urge allowing religious voices in public debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Christine Todd Whitman
Tom Ridge
GOP
John McCain
Pat Robertson
Jerry Falwell
Whitman
Ridge
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Bill Clinton
Clinton Crew
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
George Washington
God
NAACP boycott over Confederate flag succeeds in South Carolina
A reader argues the NAACP economic pressure led to the Confederate banner removal from the State House. The letter questions motives, cites past racial harms, praises the compromise, and challenges James Gallman and allied leaders to focus on current African-American issues.
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NAACP
South Carolina
State House
Senate
James Gall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
James
Galiman
al Sharpton
Jesse Jackson
Gallman
Protests in Washington Target World Bank IMF Critics
Thousands rallied in DC this week denouncing World Bank IMF policies as blamed for hunger, pollution, labor abuses, and Third World debt while leaders talk reform. The crowd included young activists and a calm police presence as commentators noted the clash of ideals and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
World Trade Organization
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
District of Columbia
California
Bank
IMF
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Richard McCabe
Merrill Lynch and Co
Augusta
Bob Young
Savannah Bluff Lock
Forest Service
Martin Litton
Sierra Club
al Gore
North Lauderdale
Fla
Roy Liddichott
Dim Haines
Discovery Channel
Solks
Morton Brilliant
Jim Hodges
State Department
Benjamin Gilman
University of South Carolina
John McHenry
Gamecock
Devil
John Harte
Aiken County
Fred Christensen
School For the Family Foundation
Moneta
Midland Valley
Tammy Newman
Columbine High School
Colorado
Aiken County High School
Lisnard
Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Garth R. Groshans
Tessroom
Ames R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Bosnia
James D. Wolfensohn
Nottinghamshire
Ned Ludd
Luddites
Serio
Aas