Editors urge arms treaty over testing amid India Pakistan standoff
Editorials urge restraint and diplomacy as Geneva talks press nations to curb India's nuclear push. Pakistan vows retaliation, cites 1947 wars over Kashmir, while both nations face sanctions and domestic unrest. Call for signing the Non Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
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India
Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif
Pakstan
Sharif
Islamabad
Kashmir
China
Nationalist Party
New Delhi
Asia
Policy shift fuels criticism amid Chinese contributions
The article details how a $100,000 donation to the Democratic National Committee in 1996 linked to California businessman Johnny Chung involved China’s People’s Liberation Army. It connects this to Clinton era policy easing allowing American satellite launches by China and notes Loral Space and Communications’ Bernard L. Schwartz donated $600,000 to Democrats. It argues the moves risk national security and calls for full explanation.
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Democratic National Committee
California
Johnny Chung
People’s Liberation Army
Clinton
China
Loral Space and Communications
Bernard L.schwartz
Telegram & Gazette
Worcester
Mass
Social Security reform debate favors fairness and accounts
The argument urges more than solvency focusing on equity for current retirees and younger workers. It highlights disparities by race and income, proposes personal retirement accounts, and suggests diverting 2 percent of the 12.4 percent tax into private savings. Senator Rick Santorum emerged as a key advocate in 1994.
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Pittsburgh
Social Security
Supreme Court
Ricky Santorum
R-Pa
Senate
Special Committee On
Social Security must stay strong for next generations
Rep Earl R. Pomeroy outlines the need to preserve Social Security’s core protections while pursuing reform. He argues against personal retirement accounts, supports trust fund investment in stocks, and emphasizes solvency through the mid century and beyond. He notes the program’s solvency to 2032 and survivor disability and retirement guarantees. He also recalls his family's use of benefits and his political background in North Dakota.
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America
Franklin Roosevelt
Social Security
Congress
Earl R. Pomeroy
D-N.d
House of Representatives
Pomeroy
North Dakota
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Letter writer questions gun role in Springfield shooting
A reader argues that guns are not the problem in the Springfield Oregon tragedy blaming prescription drugs and media coverage instead. He cites Kinkel and notes concealed carry reduces crime while urging proper investigation into drug side effects.
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Springfield
Oregon
Kinkel
Billy Jones
Graniteville
Kindergarten Graduation Thanks to St John’s Teachers
A parent thanks Gail Soares and St John’s Preschool and Mother’s Day Out in Aiken for patient teaching and care. The writer celebrates the year of learning and expresses appreciation for the teachers who feel like extended family.
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Gill
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Aiken
American Cancer Society
Mary
St. John's United Methodist Church
Gail Soares
St. John's
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