Kyrgyzstan election quirks amuse travel column
A spoof Foreign News Notes from Abroad mocks Kyrgyzstan’s politics and travel lore. It jokes about incumbent Askar Akayev's win, recounts border anecdotes, and lampoons airline routes and local history with humorous misdirections.
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Pakistan
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan
Kurdistan
Stan
Saruhan Hatipoglu
Askar Akaev
al Gore
Don't blame the parents for school shootings
Judith Rich Harris argues that most shooters are harmed by peer rejection and not parental fault. She says prediction is impossible and stresses reducing access to guns, urging monitoring signs of trouble and counseling. The piece cites a 1999 Archives of Pediatrics survey on household firearms.
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Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Frunze
Pishpek
Baber
Kurulush Bank
Kazakstan
Judith Rich Harris Amost
Littleton
Colo
Columbine
Archives of Pediatrics
Monday debate over McCain Feingold reform bill begins
The piece urges broad public backing for the campaign finance reform bill as it heads to a Monday debate. It warns amendments could derail hard won aims, notes opposition from McConnell and Hagel, and calls for citizen lobbying to press for restricting soft money and near election advertising limits. It also stresses political courage and warns of unintended consequences.
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Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Chuck Hagel
Nebraska
Organized Labor
ACLU
Christian Coalition
AFL
Rich
Robert Torricelli
D-N.j
Dick Durbin
D-Iil
John McCain
Russ Feingold
Fred Thompson
Tennessee
Jim Jeffords
Vermont
Olympia Snowe
Susan Collins
Maine
Carl Levin
Michigan
John Kerry
Massachusetts
McCain-Feingold
Inmate Voices Fairness of Clinton Pardons
Dale Hill, a 14 year inmate in Goldsboro North Carolina, argues that Clinton pardons were unfair to inmates who reform. He notes how few pardons favored rehabilitated offenders and questions the justice system its long term harshness.
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Dale Hill
Goldsboro
N.C
Hill
Bill Clinton
Patty Hearst
Mr. Deutch
CIA
Marc Rich
Roger
Mr. Clinton
Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics
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