Hatfill compared to Jewel in anthrax probe shadow
The piece argues Dr. Steven Hatfill faces intense public scrutiny similar to Jewell and questions the Justice Department strategy of naming persons of interest. It notes Ashcroft’s stance, media leaks, and calls for leadership changes after post 9/11 policing excesses and wrongful targeting.
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Jewel
Steven Hatfill
FBI
Hatfill
John Ashcroft
Department of Justice
Department
Hattfill
New Jersey
Ashcroft
Jewell
Wen Ho Lee
Los Alamos
Justice Department
Floods Across China Kill About a Thousand People
Farmer Wu Yuanxi laments the flood toll as rains since June devastate homes and crops across China. FBI Oregon chief Charles Mathews notes a missing teen found in a shed. Aaron Alvey and Louisville team win 1-0 over Sendai to claim the Little League World Series title.
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Wu Yuanxi
China
Charles Mathews
FBI
Oregon
Aaron Alvey
Louisville
Sendai
Japan
This Day in History Highlights for August 26
Today marks the 238th day of 2002 with 127 days remaining. Notable events on this date include the 19th amendment taking effect in 1920, Caesar’s Britain invasion in 55 B C, Krakatoa eruptions starting in 1883, the USSR missile test in 1957, and Lindbergh’s death in Hawaii in 1974.
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U.S
B.C
Julius Caesar
Britain
Krakatoa
Soviet Union
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Hawaii
Baseball and other sports vie for the National Pastime title
The unsigned note asks readers to vote or comment on whether baseball remains the nation’s chief pastime. It playfully lists football basketball soccer and baseball and invites input via email or fax to the BUZZ desk.
Debating bilingual education and test results splits opinions
The piece weighs the Colorado test outcomes showing limited English students outperforming bilingual peers one year, then reversing the result the next year, and argues tests rarely settle the question. It recalls personal experience in Union City NJ, noting English learners benefit variably from bilingual programs across ages.
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Colorado
Ron Unz
Unz
California
Arizona
Massachusetts
Devas
Rocky Mountain News
Nada
Union City
N.J
United States
Blaine amendments and school choice clash over religion
Diament, director of public policy for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, argues that opponents rely on Blaine amendments rooted in 19th century anti Catholic bigotry to strike down school choice. He notes circuits and a Supreme Court justice have signaled, or begun, overturning these provisions, urging lawful debate on policy rather than bigotry.
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American Civil Liberties Union
The
American Jewish Congress
NAACP
Florida
James Blaine
Maine
America
U.S. Court of Appeals
9Th Circuit
Washington State
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
High Court
Diament
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
Two Good Samaritans Helped After Red Van Attack
On August 8 two unnamed women on the south side by the fairgrounds witnessed an attack on a red van. They stopped to assist, reported the accident, and their eyewitness account aided police. Later a man was arrested and charged.
Religion and the evolving map of world Christianity
In a broad analysis, the piece traces how Protestant sects divided early America and how Christianity is now globalizing. It cites Ian Frazier on American religious expansion and Kenneth L. Woodward on Christianity’s shift toward Asia and the Middle East, asking how far faith can bend to non Western views. It also critiques church greed in modern capitalism and calls pulpit activism on moral economic issues.
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Ian Frazier
The
New Republic
Sara Mosse
Frazier
United States
America
Kenneth L. Woodward
Woodward
Asia
Middle East
David Walters
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Adam Smith
Alan Greenspan
Federal Reserve
Indianapolis
Joseph Lowry
Jim Wallis
Sojourner’s Magazine
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Delaney
Draper
Lt Wries
Thebuzz
Kumst LP
Roger Hernandez
King Features Syndicate
Samaritans
God
Dolores Hope
Dandhope
Juno.com
Dolores Hope Garden City Telegram
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