Garden City native Upchurch dies in Iraq attack
Our View honors Spe. Clint Upchurch a Garden City native and Army infantryman with the 101st Airborne who was killed by an explosive device near his convoy in Iraq. He served as a Finney County deputy before enlisting and died defending fellow soldiers.
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Tat Upchurch
Finney County Sheriff's Office
Garden City
U.S. Army
Iraq
Army
Upchurch
Department of Defense
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Pentagon
Cuban American voters urged to reconsider backing parties
Quotes from Pepe Hernandez on immigration policy and 15 Cubans sent back to Cuba after landing on a derelict Florida Keys bridge. Doug Meffert discusses a city backed reconstruction plan to buy out land for rebuilding. Samuel Alito says he would listen and keep an open mind on abortion decision arguments.
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Cuban American National Foundation
Pepe Hernandez
Cuba
Florida Keys
Doug Meffert
New Orleans
Supreme Court
Samuel Alito
Telegram invites signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram urges readers to submit letters signed with name address and phone number, limited to 500 words and subject to confirmation and editing. General thank you notes are allowed but form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. Include contact details via email fax or mail.
SOPs totals neem shall make no law making rights clear
A fragment discussing freedom of religion speech press assembly and petition the government for redress of grievances. It references constitutional protections and limits on government action. The text reads like a paraphrase of First Amendment language without a coherent narrative or identifiable event.
Le Pen predicts France’s future amid immigration fears
Jean Marie Le Pen argues immigration will overtake France, promising tougher laws and an immigration clampdown if elected. He claims media censorship of his views, cites rising Muslim demographics, and predicts another wave of riots before the 2007 vote.
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Dominique de Villepin
France
Front National
Jean-Marie le Pen
le Pen
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Senegal
Europe
Paris
Abramoff Plea Sparks Fearful Look At Washington Lobbyists
The column reviews Jack Abramoff’s guilty plea on influence peddling in federal court and warns of ongoing investigations that could entangle politicians. It critiques lobbying as legalized bribery undermining democracy, noting reactions from Speaker Dennis Hastert and others, and predicting more prosecutions to come.
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White House
Jack Abramoff
Abramoff
Army of Washington
Dennis Hastert
Our House
Noble
Tom
Greasy Thumb) DeLay
House
Eyes Heavenward
Public
Congress
Willy Loman
Africa
William
Claude Raines
Casablanca
FBI
Torture debate and a nun's enduring message
A guest piece recalls Vice President Cheney backing torture, McCain pushing a ban, and Bush signing the anti torture measure. It highlights Sister Dianna Ortiz's Guatemala ordeal and continuing questions about whether torture yields reliable intelligence or corrodes moral standards.
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Dick Cheney
Congress
CIA
John McCain
U.S
Cheney
McCain
Vietnam
America
Department of Defense
Bush
Dianna Ortiz
Guatemala
Sr. Dianna
Inter-American Court On Human Rights
Clinton
St. Dianna
CLA
U.N
Col
Ann Wright
Burton Gerber
Moscow
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Des Moines Register
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Minuteman Media Service
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