Defender of Source Confidentiality amid National Security Debate
The article argues for journalist source protection while acknowledging limits for national security matters. It cites Judith Miller and Patrick Fitzgerald, mentions Valerie Plame Wilson and Time’s Matthew Cooper, and notes calls for a federal shield law to safeguard whistleblowers and investigative reporting.
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Judith Miller
New York Times
Patrick Fitzgerald
CIA
Valerie Plame Wilson
Robert Novak
Joseph Wilson IV
Novaks
Fitzgerald
Millers
Time
Matthew Cooper
Cooper
Wilson
Miller
Washington Press Corps
Editorial board of The Baytown Sun meets weekly
The Baytown Sun editorial board holds weekly meetings at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays to discuss issues affecting the community. Visitors may attend to present concerns and contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 4-422-8302. Members include Wanda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Jim Finley
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Jane Howard Lée
Submissions Welcome for The Baytown Sun Letters and Columns
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Include writer signature, an address and phone number not for publication, and a photo for columns. Limit one submission per month. submissions may be edited or rejected. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom, P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or fax 281-427-1880 or email sunnews@baytownsun.com.
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Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
The
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Dignified debate on Supreme Court nominees? A partisan history
Morton Kondracke argues that unity is unlikely in the fight over confirmational hearings. Republicans aim for a strict constructionist shift while Democrats tend to attack nominees and employ filibusters. Past confirmations show divergent treatment of GOP and Democratic nominees, suggesting a civil process remains unlikely.
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America
White House
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
Bush
Sandra Day O’connor
Afl-Cio
South Carolina
Clement Haynsworth
Richard Nixon
G. Harold Carswell
Nixon
Harry Blackmun
Bill Clinton
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Ginsburg
American Civil Liberties Union
Byron White
Breyer
Blackmun
Clarence Thomas
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert Bork
Ken Salazar
D-Coro
Janice Rogers Brown
Senate
Justice O’connor
Alberto Gonzales
Today in History Highlights July 12 2005
On this date in history several events are noted including Mondale choosing Ferraro as his running mate in 1984 making her the first woman on a major party ticket. Other items mention the Medal of Honor authorization in 1862 and notable political moments through 1993 1998 and 2004.
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Walter F. Mondale
U.S
Geraldine A. Ferraro
New York
Ferraro
Congress
Philadelphia
George McGovern
Carter
Supreme Court
Hypocrisy Charge Over Perry Property Rights Stand
The piece attacks Governor Perry over private property rights and his support for the Trans-Texas Corridor. It argues the plan would seize about 580000 acres for a privately funded toll road, benefiting a Spanish firm and urban needs, while criticizing party platform rebukes and questioning authenticity in protecting Texans property rights.
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Supreme Court
Perry
Texas
Mexican
Oklahoma
Spain
United States
Trans-Texas
Republican Party
Galveston Invitational golf results and Baytown projects
Seventeen women golfers competed in the Galveston Country Club Invitational with Alma Morgan posting 38 42 to lead the championship flight. Baytown approved 1.1 million for West Texas Avenue drainage work and a Goose Creek bridge. A memorial fund was set up for Arco Chemical Co. explosion victims. A Highlands petition against a late night bar drew 350 supporters. Baytown Nature Center entryway contract was approved. Tropical Storm Claudette was monitored.
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Galveston
Occupational Safety and Heath Administration
Highlands
Thompson Road
Baytown Nature Center
Harvey Boulevard
Bayway Road
Claudette
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