Editorial roundup on Bush, terrorism and security funding
The White House promotes a bold, steady wartime image while Congress frets over an underfunded domestic security budget. Critics warn of mis management or tax-cut squeeze at Homeland Security, echoing Richard Clarke fears of neglected terrorism response since Sept 11, 2001. The Star Tribune notes a troubling national trend.
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Bush
Congress
Department of Homeland Security
Richard Clarke
Star Tribune
Minneapolis
Minn
Is Iraq Bush's Vietnam or Lebanon in disguise
The piece weighs analogies between Iraq and past wars. It notes Vietnam’s 18 year duration and high American toll as limits to the comparison. It questions whether Iraqis broadly support the overthrow and warns the Lebanon parallel predicted negative outcomes. It ends with a grim question on global consequences.
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Iraq
Vietnam
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Lebanon
Israel
Beirut
PLO
Hezbollah
Baghdad
Condoleezza Rice Testimony Faces 9/11 Commission Scrutiny
The 9/11 commission hears Condoleezza Rice offer a passive account of the Bush administration’s terrorism response. Critics say her tone deflects responsibility and questions whether she was fully informed or in the loop on intelligence before 2001.
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Condoleezza Rice
National
Bush Administration
United States
Ms. Rice
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Meets Weekly for Public Comments
The Baytown Sun invites community members to visit its editorial board which meets weekly at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays to discuss issues affecting the area. Appointment requests should be directed to Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8202.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
The Baytown Sun invites public letters and columns
The Baytown Sun welcomes unsigned letters or guest columns up to 300 or 500 words respectively on public topics. Include a signed name, address, and phone for publication, limit one submission per month, and expect editorial editing. Submissions may be refused.
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Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
The
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Prohibition Party veteran Earl Dodge seeks 2000 bid for White House
Earl Dodge, 71, pursues a sixth presidential run for the Prohibition Party. He cites the party platform opposing drinking and promoting Bible reading in schools while backing judiciary reform and voting rights for women and minorities. Dodge notes limited U.S. network coverage and recalls Prohibition as the era’s noble experiment.
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Prohibition Party
Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Julia Dent Grant
U.S
Earl Dodge
William Rehnquist
Antonin Scalia
Dodge
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
America
National Prohibition Party
Anti-Saloon League
United States
Fletcher Dobyns
Dobyns
Willett, Clark
George Bush
Colorado
Boston
Boston Common
Earl
Barbara Dodge
Denver
Dodges
On This Day April 17 History Highlights
Today is April 17 2004 a Saturday the 108th day of the year with 258 days left. Notable events include Ford unveiling the Mustang at the 1964 New York World's Fair and Luther facing charges at the Diet of Worms in 1521.
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Martin Luther
Worms
Giovanni da Verrazzano
New York Harbor
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Virginia
Yugoslavia
Germany
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Jere Mock
Columbus
Ohio
Los Angeles
Baytown area memories span fires floods and school shifts
A Cedar Bayou family lost their home to a 1951 fire. In 1976 Baytown faced a declared emergency from floods with tides forecast up to seven feet in low areas. Lee College weighed drug testing policy changes in 1991. 2001 contract talks with Baytown Firefighters progressed. Goose Creek trustees in 2003 delayed plans to split high school populations between two campuses amid years of consolidation moves.
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Baytown
Lee College
City of
Baytown Professional Firefighters Association
Perry's gamble for dollars in Texas tax plan
Gov. Rick Perry’s school finance reform plan centers on sin taxes. A proposed increase on cigarette sales to at least a dollar and a per customer fee on strip clubs are key points. The plan also targets gambling through Las Vegas style slot machines at racetracks and credit card purchases for lottery tickets, which critics say could expand gaming in Texas.
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Rick Perry
Texas
Lottery Commission
Texas Lottery
Perry
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Wesley Clark
NATO
Slobodan Milosevic
Kosovo
London
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Barzan Ibrahim Hasan
Bechtel Corporation
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