Glimmer of hope in Mideast as sides pause attacks
Editorial notes a three month Hamas and Islamic Jihad truce and a six month halt by Fatah, hoping the gestures mark a first step toward lasting peace. It cautions that a single incident could derail the fragile pause and presses for leaders to maintain cool heads and pursue Bush's road map.
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Gaza Strip
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
Yasser Arafat
Fatah Movement
Israel
Bush
Arafat
Middle East
Address details for Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard
Instructions list mailing and contact options for letters to the editor at the Aiken Standard in Aiken South Carolina. It provides a P O box address email and a fax number for submission.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Jwallace
Aikenstandard
Allen Standard Publisher Scott Hunter Editor Wallace
The Allen Standard notes Scott B. Hunter as publisher and Jeffrey B. Wallace as editor with Timothy E. O Briant listed in a management role amid a garbled line of names and terms.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Economic and constitutional case against race based college points
An opinion arguing against race based college admissions preferences and for color blind policies. It endorses economic based affirmative action tied to family income, cites poverty statistics, praises the military as non racist, and calls for unity over racial politics while supporting aid for disadvantaged poor Americans of all colors. It emphasizes equal opportunity and condemns favoritism based on race or religion.
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America
USA
Michael Jordan
England
France
al-Qaida
No serious postwar plans in Iraq under Bush admin
The piece argues top Pentagon leaders failed to prepare for the postwar period in Iraq, citing lack of security, infrastructure, and governance plans. It criticizes Cherry-picked exiles, looter damage, and a weak civilian occupation team led by Jay Garner, urging Bremer to adopt a coherent strategy and for Washington to fund reconstruction or withdraw.
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Ahmad Chalabi
Cen
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France
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Saddam
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Garner
Washington
MCI
WorldCom
L. Paul Bremer
Bremer
London Daily Telegraph
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Race, Diversity and the Burden of History in Admissions
The discussion traces how race and ethnicity shape American life from slavery to modern admissions policy. It cites the Bakke ruling, Michigan Law School’s target points, and Texas and Florida plans, with Justice O Connors declaration on inclusive civic life. The piece notes ongoing tensions as courts and politicians weigh open doors against affirmative action.
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South
University of California Regents
Supreme Court
University of Michigan
Michigan
Law School
George W. Bush
Texas
Florida
Sandra Day O'Connor
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