Bailout money lacks oversight across banks despite taxpayer anger
Daily News editors urge tighter restrictions on remaining bailout funds and full accounting of spending as banks claim ignorance of use. They criticize Congress for weak strings and Treasury for not asking spending plans, while stressing taxpayer accountability. Israeli Gaza coverage assigns blame to Hamas for rocket attacks and civilian casualties amid a measured Israeli response.
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Treasury Department
Gaza
Hamas
Israel
Egypt
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Mahmoud Abbas
Telegram invites signed letters to editor policy
The Telegram welcomes letters to the editor and requires signatures with the writer’s address and phone number. Letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Thank you letters should be general, and form letters or testimonials will not be printed.
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The First Amendment limits Congress from establishing religion or inhibiting free exercise and protects speech press assembly and petition rights. It ensures individuals may express opinions, gather peacefully, and seek government redress without government interference.
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Year of Denunciations and Repudiations in 2008
Kathleen Parker surveys a year defined by denouncing and repudiating political figures and affiliations. She notes Obama’s distancing from Wright, McCain’s rebukes of allies, and calls for repudiation across parties. The piece mocks the spectacle and suggests a cabinet of Repudiations.
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Wright
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Hillary Clinton
Louis
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John McCain
Ohio
Bill Cunningham
Texas
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Israel
Books warn that stimulus failed in the past and risks repeat
Gregory L. Schneider surveys FDR era and inflation histories to argue that government spending and debt do not sustain recovery. He cites New Deal programs as delaying private investment, inflationary policies from the 1960s to 1980s, and warns that current bailouts could fuel new inflation. He urges market based remedies and less Washington intervention.
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Wall Street
America
Folsom
Jim Powell
Amity Shlaes
Robert Samuelson
Samuelson
Kennedy
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Pail Volcker
Federal Reserve
Washington
Suppress Vote and Win Election in Unguarded Democracy
Columnist William A. Collins argues that political power relies on who is allowed to vote. The piece traces historic limits on suffrage, current gerrymandering and voter ID tactics, and cites undercounting by the Census and suppression efforts amid a shift toward Democratic gains. Distributed by Minuteman Media.
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Ohio
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William A. Collins
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