America betrays Iraqi dissidents in northern Iraq
A Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece argues the United States abandoned Iraqi dissidents tied to the Iraqi National Congress, financed by the CIA and based in Irbil, after Saddam Hussein's invasion, risking their lives and undermining trust in U.S. policy. It contends Washington failed to strike military targets in the north, signaling a betrayal.
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Saddam Hussein
United States
Iraqi National Congress
Hussein
INC
CIA
Irbil
Iraq
America
Congress
U S
U.S
Washington
Philadelphia Inquirer
Keep federal funding for arts programs
Arts America, a 40 year old division of USIA that sent American artists abroad, will close Oct 1 as budget cuts hit personnel and international programs. With a staff of 24 and a $3 million budget, its demise worries observers about government signals on the arts and civic well being.
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Arts America
United States Information Agency
USIA
Joseph D. Duffey
America
Aiken Standard Subscriber Help and Contact Details
Provides contact numbers and addresses for subscription, delivery issues, circulation hours, switchboard, story ideas, and publisher inquiries for the Aiken Standard located at 124 Rutland Drive and PO Box 456 29802. Includes delivery windows and phone contacts 649 5315 648 2311 648 6052 for assistance.
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Rutland Drive
Aiken
Scott
Hunter
Same sex marriage debate stirs national political storm
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Claude Lewis notes a brewing national clash as the Senate passes a bill to block same sex marriage ahead of a Hawaii court ruling. He cites historic parallels, public divide, and calls for direct debate while urging equal protection under law.
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America
Senate
Hawaii
House
Clinton
US Supreme Court
Carol Moseley-Braun
Illinois
Reporters as voyeurs not saviors in Fallows era
Washington columnist James Fallows reshapes US News and World Report into an agenda of public journalism, firing editors and urging staff to purge perceived impure elements. The piece argues this trend shuns ordinary readers, values high tech cave mystique, and critiques the sanctimony surrounding media reform.
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Washington
James Fallows
U.S. News & World Report
Steven Roberts
Fallows
Dick Morris
Jesus
Beltway
Sierra Club
Congress
Fallows Central
Richard Cohen
The
Washington Post
Fallon
US News & World Report
Rush Limbaugh
Internet
C-Span
Star
Swing vote call for Republican efficiency in 1996
In a letter to readers Ralph F. Cullinan urges swing voters to back the Republican slate in the 1996 national elections. He argues for smaller government, tax cuts, and adherence to the Contract With America, warning that a big spend, liberal administration will burden future generations. He criticizes media bias and endorses Bob Dole and Jack Kemp.
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Washington
Congress
America
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
CNN
Repubican
Ralph F. Cullinand
Aiken
Indignation Over Dog Graves Found at Langley Cemetery
A resident voices anger about two dog graves in Langley Cemetery and questions local ordinances. He notes Posey and Sons no longer operate there and urges protections to prevent pets from being buried near kin.
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Langley Cemetery
Langley
Posey and Sons
Aiken Standard Welcomes Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites reader submissions for Letters to the Editor. All letters are subject to editing and condensing for clarity and space. Address correspondence to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken, S C 29802.
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