Security overshadows fun at Beijing Summer Olympics
As the Summer Games near, vast security measures in China draw attention away from sport. Hu Jintao frames hosting as a heavy duty, while 110000 police and 300000 volunteers bolster a web of surveillance feared by rights groups. Critics warn the policing may erode Olympic spirit and people’s privacy.
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California fast food moratorium sparks guards objection
Andrew Casana objects to a proposed yearlong ban on new fast food restaurants in Los Angeles. A California Restaurant Association spokesman cites security guard concerns at the door asking patrons about cheeseburgers, highlighting tensions over the measure.
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Telegram invites signed letters to editor by readers
The Telegram asks readers to submit signed letters with address and phone, noting confirmation before publication and potential editing for libel and length. Letters should be 500 words or less, with thank you notes general in nature. Form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment Cone Text Overview
The excerpt states the First Amendment limits on Congress including establishment of religion free exercise speech press assembly and petition. It outlines no law shall be made to infringe these guaranteed rights. The language anchors fundamentals of religious freedom and civic engagement in the U.S. Constitution.
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Patterson on White House staff and presidential management
Washington Post columnist David Broder reviews Bradley H. Patterson’s new Brookings volume To Serve the President. The book analyzes White House organization from Truman to Clinton, notes Bush’s added offices and modernized facilities, and offers lessons for Obama or McCain on cabinet myths, staff size, and professional conduct.
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Costs matter in energy plans
Stuart Lowry of Kansas Electric Cooperatives argues that wind plus traditional power sources will dominate the near term energy mix in Kansas. He notes wind could provide about 20 percent, with coal, nuclear, and natural gas filling the rest while transmission systems expand to move bulk power. He emphasizes balancing cost, reliability, and carbon reduction in forming policy.
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War talk and NATO in Eastern Europe criticized
The author argues against expanding NATO to Eastern Europe and against the Bush administration’s missile defense plan, calling it a Cold War relic. They say Iran has no motive to attack Europe, caution against entangling small states, and condemn the war on terror as a perpetual war that erodes democracy.
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