Perfectly Legal to Cheat the Tax System Says David Day Johnston
David Day Johnston of the New York Times argues in Perfectly Legal that tax policy favors the super-rich and shifts burden to middle earners. He cites IRS funding cuts and corporate tax breaks, criticizing Republicans for redefining government aid as welfare for corporations.
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David Day Johnston
The
New York Times
Johnston
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Republican Party
Senate
IRS Oversight Board
Bush
John Kennedy
House
W. Bush
Beauty and celebrity mirror our own flaws in Crown union
A reflective critique of the Charles and Camilla wedding and our obsession with outer beauty. The piece argues the public sexes outrage at the couple while ignoring inner qualities, revealing culture’s narcissism, vanity, and tolerance of scandal among celebrities.
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Prince Charles
Camilla Parker Bowles
MSNBC
Charles
Diana
Cherie Blair
CNN
Camilla
Duchess of Cornwall
People Magazine
Hollywood
Sharon Bush meeting masks conflicts over settlements and leverage
Sharon visits Bush ranch in a picturesque scene that hides disputes over dismantling settlements and controlling blocs. The White House resists recognizing Sharon's leeway, while Abbas faces pressure to act against terrorist groups and to withhold further support. the Gaza withdrawal is framed as a bargaining chip.
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Ariel Sharon
Bush
White House
Sharon
Israel
U.S
Palestinian Authority
Mahmud Abbas
Abbas
Jerusalem Post
Al-Jazirah
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
United States
Gaza
West Bank
U S double standard on ICC noted in Sudan Darfur analysis
The Hindu argues that the United States shows bias as it abstains to back a UN Security Council move to send Darfur war crime suspects to the ICC while undercutting the court through non signing and bilateral pacts with other nations. The piece calls for equal treatment before the court and condemns selective justice.
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Madras
India
International Criminal Court
United States
Clinton
Bush
ICC
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Sudan
Darfur
Khartoum
Peace aid should stay with recipient nations in reform
The article argues that peace and development aid must be controlled by recipient nations to reduce corruption. It contrasts Sudan’s peace efforts and continuing Darfur conflict with donor-driven goals, noting corruption risks and the Afghan central government relying on local warlords. It criticizes Yasser Arafat for avoiding open society scrutiny and urges reforms in Afghanistan and Palestinian leadership under international pressure.
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Bergens Tidende
Bergen
Norway
Sudan
Darfur
Yasser Arafat
Afghanistan
U.S.-led coalition’s evolving role in post election Iraq
The article notes growing Iraqi security capabilities and shrinking American presence two years after Saddam’s toppling. It cites a hopeful shift following January elections, with the coalition maintaining support to stabilize, reform security organs, and deter neighbors while balancing timely withdrawal to avoid legitimizing insurgents or appearing as American rulers.
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Daily Telegraph
London
Iraq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Uncle Sam calls me fat a modern obesity gripe
A satirical tirade questions BMI limits and government labeling as the speaker rails at overweight stigma. It parodies official rhetoric by listing humorous fat indicators and mocks health crisis framing while asserting personal defiance.
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Uncle Sam Eah
Uncle Sam
California
America
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