Medicare canard should wither, journalist editorial
The Gazette argues Democrats cling to a misquote about Newt Gingrich and Medicare. It notes the 1995 speech suggested market options for Medicare benefits, not ending Medicare or Social Security, and condemns the ongoing misrepresentation as harming public debate and Medicare reform efforts.
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Keeping God in the pledge amid debates on religion and Iraq
A guest letter defends keeping "under God" in the pledge while warning against religious zealots using political power to threaten the Constitution. The writer questions Iraq war assertions, criticizes secrecy around reconstruction funds, and urges a transparent inspector general role to prevent waste and corruption in nearly $20 billion in U.S. funds.
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Darran Whiting
Congress
Whiting
Iraq
Bush
Inspector General
AIDS funding and media framing questioned in critique
The piece argues that AIDS funding dwarfs other diseases and targets a narrow group. It cites NIH spending of 1.34 billion annually, about 31 453 per death, and contrasts with heart disease at 958 million and 1 297 per death. The author contends media and government mislead by implying AIDS affects everyone.
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Man
National Institutes of Health
Bush energy bill sparks renewed U S nuclear weapons debate
Daniel Sneider argues the signed energy bill funds mini nuke research and bunker busters, refurbishes the Nevada test site, and could reset post Cold War arms control. He warns of renewed testing and a potential global nuclear arms race driven by the Bush administration and defense planners.
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Hiroshima
Nevada
Linton Brooks
Nuclear Labs
Ellen Tauscher
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San Francisco Bay Area
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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North Korea
Iraq
Iran
Livermore
Michael May
Stanford University
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