Wiretaps rancor and Nader critique mix in editorials
The Buffalo News argues against expanding secret wiretap powers while urging renewal with safeguards for 2006. It complains of Bush politics and calls for bipartisan renewal next year without immunity. The Star-Ledger targets Ralph Nader, arguing his run undermines progress and aided Bush in 2000.
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The Telegram invites signed letters with author address and phone for editor review. All letters are edited for libel and length and confirmed before publication. Editorial contact options include email, fax, phone, and online submission, with mailing address at 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS.
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First Amendment Text Cited as Constitutional Principle
The passage reiterates the First Amendment's core ban on Congress establishing religion or interfering with free exercise, speech, press, peaceful assembly, and petitioning the government for grievances. It underscores foundational protections for individual rights and civic engagement in U.S. governance.
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Obama trade stance undercuts NAFTA critique says Clinton era orthodoxy
In a sharp critique Rich Lowry argues Obama uses fear of NAFTA to score political points. The piece cites data from the Cato Institute and NAM claims the program produced net benefits, with small marginal effects relative to overall U.S. GDP. It notes manufacturing downturns preceded NAFTA and credits broader liberalization. The column accuses Obama of opportunistic fear mongering and highlights Clinton and Bill Obama legacy stances.
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Faith shopping reshapes American religion
A Pew Forum report based on 35000 interviews shows Protestants remain a slim majority at 51 percent while 16 percent are unaffiliated and 44 percent left the faith of their upbringing. The piece frames religion as a personal market where Americans actively shop for belief, moving between traditions and valuing individual identity over inherited faith.
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New sense of home as a loved one lies in hospital
A writer reflects on how uprooting reshapes home from Wellington to a hospital bed. The beloved great aunt, longtime constant at 503 Morningside, remains the core of home through memories of care, love, and shared moments, even as she fights illness.
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