New Congress opens with Democrats in control and high hopes
The new Congress begins under Democratic rule with aims to raise the minimum wage and tighten ethics rules. Leaders seek bipartisan cooperation, but early days show resistance as Republicans press for amendments and clashes over Iraq policy and intelligence programs. The 100 hour agenda faces vetoes and divided support, testing true comity beyond party lines.
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Hoover Bush critique column labels leadership failure and debt
William McKenzies December column criticizes Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush as failed leaders. It denounces deficits, tax cuts for the wealthy, war in Iraq, and calls out politicians from Ford to Pelosi while urging accountability and constitutional defense. Phillip Heffley Coralville.
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Herbert Hoover
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President Ford tribute and a warning about a faux federal imposition
A missive lauds President Ford as a healer who steadied the nation after Vietnam and Watergate and helped restore trust in government. It then describes an implausible July 4 2008 plan to assign Statute Status Classification and RFID chips to all residents, with harsh penalties and rationed foods for lower categories, framed as a libertarian warning.
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Center For Disease Control
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Crystal ball 2007 previews from a year ago
The piece lays out predicted political moves and sports outcomes for 2007. It forecasts Rick Perry re election, Dems taking the House, Senate gains, Rangers World Series reach, and Iraq troop withdrawals, with a wash of other notable events and candidate twists.
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Iraq
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John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
John Edwards
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Condoleezza Rice
James Baker
Mitt Romney
Joseph Biden
Chris Dodd
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Ford's Controversial Pardon Legacy Debate
The piece argues Gerald Ford is remembered for Nixon’s pardon. It claims he acted as Nixon's escape card and set a dangerous legal precedent. It contends this damaged the rule of law and aided later presidents’ immunity from accountability.
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