Debt Mounts as U S Debt Ceiling Near Six Trillion
The editorial notes the national debt looming toward 6 trillion with a goal to raise the limit to 6.7 trillion. It traces deficits since 1998 to 2001 and cites the Concord Coalition urging pay as you go, while recalling past balanced budgets and the political battle over fiscal policy.
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Washington Post
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Paul Tsongas
Warren Rudman
Clinton
Bush
Los Angeles Times
Lesson from Buddy Clinton's death illuminates retriever life
The death of Bill and Hillary Clinton's 4 year old chocolate Lab Buddy highlights how a friendly Labrador fits public life. Buddy enjoyed trips with his master, even greeting Madeleine Albright, before a fatal accident ended his brief companionship.
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Buddy
Chappaqua
N.Y
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IMF Critique Urges Reform or Disbandment Over Tax and Currency Policy
The IMF is accused of pressuring Argentina Turkey and others with tax hikes and devaluation, undermining free market reforms. Heritage and Cato scholars back a shift to sound money and limited government, arguing disbandment if IMF fails to reform. Tom Donelson of Marion notes independent economic writing.
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Brooklyn
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IMF
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Mexico
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Fox
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Brett Schaefer
The
Heritage Foundation
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Cato Institute
Tom Donelson
Marion
Corpus Christi Play Sparks Religious Debate In Public Letter
A parishioner condemns the play Corpus Christi as anti God and anti Catholic, urging prayer for involved individuals. He cites scripture Romans 1:25-32 to denounce homosexuality and asserts God’s displeasure with the lifestyle, urging repentance for salvation.
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Corpus Christi
Catholic League
Patrick Scully
Adam and Eve
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Debate on Freedom Faces Smoking Ban in Restaurants
A pro and con argument centers on two freedoms the right to choice and the right to be free from harm. The piece proposes banning smoking in restaurants while allowing nicotine in non shared forms to preserve public health. It questions why nicotine users cannot switch to gum patches or lozenges in public.
Daschle mining pork sparks hypocrisy charge
The editorial accuses Senate leader Tom Daschle of hypocrisy for crafting a late December amendment to shield Homestake Mining in South Dakota from environmental liability. It argues taxpayers may pay cleanup costs and supports a science lab that promises around 200 jobs, while criticizing the deal as a misused pork barrel.
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South Dakota
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