Daily Telegraph Editorial Board Note on Civil Liberties
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board states that the opinions in the following columns reflect a consensus on civil liberties. It asserts Congress may not establish religion nor curb free exercise, speech, or press, and affirms the right to peaceful assembly and petition.
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Jaeger Town Featured On Today Show After Financial Collapse
Editorial recounts Jaeger's June shutdown due to canceled liability insurance, a missing bridge tax total, and a cashaide audit while residents celebrate a national TV segment. The piece highlights community resolve as Town officials face lingering questions and a bid to recover.
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NBC
Dale Adkins
Adkins
Town Recorder
B&o
Today Show
Today
Jaeger
Clinton backs hard line on soft money reform limits
AP analysis notes Clinton supports banning soft money while not alienating the Democratic Party. McCain Feingold faces GOP isolation as reform seeks a Senate vote. Mondale warns optimism is scarce as 1998 fundraising accelerates and PACs loom large for both parties.
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Clinton
Congress
Federal Election Commission
Democratic Party
Washington
Mayflower
John McCain
R-Ariz
Russell Feingold
D-Wis
McCain
Feingold
Senate
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
FEC
Republican Party
David Rehr
National Beer Wholesalers Association
Rehr
Vital center politics boost Clinton plan across parties
President Clinton praised a bipartisan budget plan at a news conference, crediting Republicans and centrist Democrats for progress. The DLC's Mark Penn poll shows strong voter optimism as two thirds see the economy improving, with Gingrich and Gephardt also weighing in on bipartisan efforts.
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Clinton
NATO
China
Old State House
Little Rock
Democratic Leadership Council
DLC
Mark J. Penn
Penn
House
Newt Gingrich
Dick Gephardt
Gore
White House
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Mark Penn
Opposition to State Stock Investments for Pension Funds
A reader objects to a plan by Speaker Kiss to let pension funds buy stocks saying state ownership equals socialism and risks corruption. The letter argues investments belong in municipal, school, and road bonds to fund pensions while boosting capital for local infrastructure and economic development.
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Kiss
Billy Bob
Wall Street
A. James Manchin
Arnold Margolin
West Virginia
Global warming debate taints climate policy rhetoric
Cal Thomas argues against climate activism, labeling environmentalism as fundamentalist and citing EPA and corporate cost concerns. He criticizes Babbitt and supporters for expanding government power, warns of higher taxes, energy costs, and safety impacts, and invokes a religious framing to cast environmentalism as radical.
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Washington
Clinton
Bruce Babbitt
Redneck
United States
Kyoto
Japan
Bambi
Environmental Protection Agency
China
North Korea
Mexico
Brazil
EPA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Harvard
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