Baseball and Cuba politics collide in World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic faces U S policy clashes as Cuba cannot play on U S soil under longstanding sanctions. MLB appeals the Treasury decision while critics call for consistency in U S Cuban policy and wonder if Cuba should donate proceeds to Katrina victims.
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Uncle Sam
U.S
Major League Baseball
Puerto Rico
Japan
United States
Cuba
U.S. Treasury Department
Baseball Federation
U.S. Commonwealth
The
Treasury
Netherlands
Panama
San Diego
Venezuela
Canada
Hugo Chavez
Treasury Department
Fidel Castro
Democrats cannot be trusted with national security
The piece argues the Bush administration used warrantless NSA interceptions during the Afghanistan raids beginning in 2002 and accuses Democrats of hypocrisy over FISA court warrants. It cites Syman Faris and others, and mocks Democratic calls for legal constraints, concluding the nation needs a reminder of distrust toward Democrats on security.
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Afghanistan
Abu Zubaydah
National Security Agency
al-Qaida
U.S
al- Qaida
Syman Faris
Brooklyn Bridge
Bush Admin
Faris
Brooklyn
Zubaydah
NSA
New York Times
South
Osama bin Laden
Times
Democratic Party
Amer
Ican
District of Columbia
Bush Administration
al-Zarqawi
Bush
Inter
FISA
Seattle Post- Intelligencer
DeLay Abramoff scandal taints charity and politics
The Mill Valley Herald notes a bizarre police blotter incident while detailing how Abramoff and DeLay used nonprofit groups to launder funds and pay for perks. The piece cites Associated Press data on DeLay’s costly trips, meals, and flights funded by donors through campaign committees and a charity network.
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Mill Valley Herald
California
Jack Abramoff
Tom DeLay
Texas
Abramoff
DeLay
Associated Press
PGA
Texas Republican
Congress
Dennis Hastert
DeLay Foundation For Kids
Fred Lewis
Campaign For People
Changes for Bush
Excerpts of newspaper editorials outline a pivot plan for George W. Bush to regain political footing. They urge personnel changes including replacing Donald Rumsfeld and bringing in respected figures from the justice system to curb executive overreach. The pieces stress bipartisan outreach and potential tax reform to salvage the presidency.
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Financial Times
London
George W. Bush
U.S
Bush
Donald Rumsfeld
Defence
Joe Lieberman
Iraq
Justice Department
Congress
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Kansas City Star
Oval Office
Ann Coulter
Universal Press Syndicate
Capital Athletic Foundation
Washington Post
West Bank
Scotland
Bob Ney
Ohio
Columbia
America
Molly Ivins
Creators Syndicate
Jerusalem Post
Ori Binamo
IDF
Tulkarm
Gideon Ezra
Palestinian Authority
Israel
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