Supreme Court limits medical marijuana relief debate
The Supreme Court ruled that smokers using marijuana to ease pain can be prosecuted under federal anti drug laws despite state medical allowances. The decision triggers fear among patients in states like Colorado, while officials insist the government targets criminals, not the ill.
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Colorado
U.S
John Ashcroft
Bush Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
Bill Grant
Supreme Court
California
American Medical Association
National Institutes of Health
Feds
Blair Eyes Poverty Agenda in Washington Visit
Tony Blair's Washington appearance focused on his poverty and Africa initiatives amid border entry debate. U S officials defended lenient handling of Gregory Despres, later linked to a murder in Minto New Brunswick, while tributes to Anne Bancroft praised her shifting artistry and screen presence.
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Tony Blair
Washington
Africa
Ivo H. Daalder
National Security Council
Clinton
Bill Anthony
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Gregory Despres
Despres
Minto
New Brunswick
Mike Nichols
Anne Bancroft
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First Amendment text excerpt ends in historical statement
The passage presents the First Amendment’s core clauses on religion speech press assembly and petition. It emphasizes limits on government establishment of religion and protection of free exercise. It serves as a foundational statement for civil liberties and constitutional rights.
China warned as threat to U S gains in Asia security
Secretary Rumsfeld bluntly warned at an Asian security conference that Beijing's rising military spending threatens Asia's balance and the United States. The piece cites Constantine Menges's book arguing China could threaten U S cities with nuclear weapons, expand its empire through coercion, and sell debt to fund weapons, urging missile defense and crackdown on front companies tied to China’s military.
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Merica
Iraq
China
Singapore
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Beijing
Asia
United States
Constantine Menges
Reagan
CLA
America
Menges
American
Taiwan
Russia
U.S
Lenin
Chinese People's Liberation Army
Italy trip highlights and harsh view on human dignity
The author reflects on returning from Italy to U S news, contrasting blissful travel with the wartime image of Saddam in his underwear and the Abu Ghraib Guantanamo abuse reports. He recalls Mussolini’s 1945 execution, condemns torture while critiquing official denials, and notes columnist Donald Kaul’s retirement.
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Darfur
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan
Italy
America
Europe
Senate
John Bolton
United Nations
Congress
Saddam
United States
Queen Elizabeth
Saddam Hussein
Lake Como
Mussolini
Milan
Abu Ghraib
Guantanamo
Amnesty International
White House
Soviet Union
China
Chile
Argentina
Saudi Arabia
From Inspiration to Brenda Starr A Comic Pioneer
A collage of notes on writer Kent Haruf, the origins of Brenda Starr by Dalia Messick, and life at Garden Valley Retirement Village. It recalls Haruf’s KU ties and Eventide, Messick’s career from South Bend to redheaded Brenda Starr, and biographical glimpses of Filomena Mancini and Shorn Lee, mothers-in-law in Colorado.
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Kent Haruf
Haruf
Illinois
Colorado
High Plains
Denver
Garden Valley Retirement Village
East Spruce Street
Filomena Mancini
Shorn Lee
Filomena
Brooklyn
N.Y
Sublette
Garden City
Vince Mancini
Shorn
Coral
Skip” (Lee) Mancini
Dalia Messick
Brenda Starr
Messick
Funny Papers
South Bend
Ind
Dale
Brenda
New York Times
the Times
Starr
California
Associated Press
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