Government propaganda under scrutiny from watchdogs
The Government Accountability Office finds Bush administration video news releases on drug use Medicare and No Child Left Behind violated appropriations law by resembling news reports. Ketchum Inc. routed 240000 to promote NCLB with journalist Armstrong Williams. Education Department paid 700000 to rate media and produce releases. Pelosi and House Democrats urge renunciation of covert propaganda and penalties for officials who misuse funds.
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Congress
Government Accountability Office
Ketchum Inc
Armstrong Williams
Rod Paige
Department of
Williams
Tribune Media Services
Ketchum
Department of Education
House
Nancy Pelosi
Bush
Gonzales confirmation hearing marks clash over torture policy
The testimony notes Sen. Lindsey Graham's harsh critique of Alberto Gonzales while acknowledging his legal skill. It argues the real policy shifts came from the White House, not the attorney general, and contrasts Gonzales with historic justice priorities and Palmer era abuses. The piece warns against sacrificing justice for security.
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Alberto Gonzales
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Gonzales
U.S
Afghanistan
Iraq
Guantanamo
Graham
White House
United States
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sen. Graham
Palmer
Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Woodrow Wilson
America
Justice
EU smacks of hypocrisy as Cuba reopens ties
The article condemns theEU's move to suspend sanctions and restore travel and diplomatic contact with Cuba after the 2003 crackdown. It argues Europe tolerates Cuba's oppression for cigars and tourism, cites few dissidents freed, and notes EU embassies may stop inviting dissidents. It accuses Cuba of using dissidents as bargaining chips and calls for stronger pressure to promote real change.
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European Union
Council For Latin America
Cuba
Nice Vaice
Fidel Castro
France
Italy
Germany
Britain
Austria
Greece
Portugal
Sweden
Spain
Castro
Felipe Perez Roque
United States
Europe
Czech Republic
Revi talizing math needs more than numbers
A reader urges parents and school boards to push for a stronger math curriculum from elementary to high school. The letter cites OECD testing placing the U S 28th of 41 middle schools and criticizes overreliance on calculators, advocating basics and higher math in universities.
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United States
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Grassley public record on fiscal restraint questioned
Letter writer challenges the claim that Senator Chuck Grassley embodies fiscal restraint. They argue his chairing of the Senate Finance Committee aligned with Bush tax cuts and large deficits, and they critique a 1980s Social Security reform plan that raised taxes.
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Grassley
Bush
Susan Enrle
Iowa City
Chuck Grassley
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Religious debate stirs anxiety in Christian camps
The writer notes two millennia of change in Christian theology yet fears the faith's beginnings. He cites historic clashes like Peter versus Paul, Luther’s theses, and Galileo as lessons ignored by the religious right. Public debates on God and gay marriage widen liberal and conservative Christian anxiety.
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Neil Daniels
Coralville
Peter
Paul
Martin Luther
Galileo
James Dobson
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