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Kansas Supreme Court backs City smoking bans in pubs
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld Lawrence's public smoking ban, rejecting a bar owner's challenge that the ordinance is vague. The court affirmed cities may enact stringent tobacco restrictions, including total prohibition, to protect public health. Garden City joins 17 Kansas cities in restricting smoking in public spaces.
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Kansas Supreme Court
High Court
Lawrence
Dennis Steffes
Steffes
Supreme Court
Garden City
Kansas
Olmert Calls for Peace as Abbas Summit Opens
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urges patience for a peace process before a summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Arab supporters. He says the day will come when a peace treaty is signed. The gathering aims to pressure for compromise and regional backing.
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Ehud Olmert
Mahmoud Abbas
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The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with full contact details for verification before publication. Letters are subject to editing for libel and length, should be under 500 words, and general thank you notes may be included. Form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment Text Aimed at Religious and Civil Liberties
The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press and the right to assemble and petition the government for a remedy.
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U.S
House of Representatives
United States
Bloomberg could launch independent bid in 2008 race
Veteran political analyst David Broder weighs Bloomberg’s possible shift from mayor to independent presidential contender. He notes Bloomberg’s 2009 term pledge, a recent turn to independence, and supportive signals from Time magazine and Schwarzenegger. Broder highlights national mood for reform and Bloomberg’s governing record as assets or liabilities.
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New York
Michael Bloomberg
City Hall
Kevin Sheekey
Arnold Schwarzenegger
California
Sheeley
Bloomberg
Time Magazine
Schwarzenegger
Washington
Bush
White House
America
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Rudolph Giuliani
Clintons
Giuliani
GOP
Clinton
Iraq
Ralph Nader
Pat Buchanan
Ross Perot
Immigrant debate split by groups and motives
The piece surveys supporters and opponents of increased immigration, naming corporations unions churches and organized immigrant communities as backers and low skill workers locals and nationalists as critics. It notes amnesty open borders and temporary worker plans, plus fears of cultural change and resource strain. William A. Collins is cited as a source.
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America
Aunt Edna
Fierce fight for democracy in Palestinian politics ends in Hamas victory
Charley Reese argues the 2006 Palestinian election showed the people’s will as Hamas defeated Fatah amid corruption claims. He condemns U.S. aid cuts and Israel’s actions, contrasts casualties, and decries media complicity while urging readers to visualize Palestinian suffering and call for accountability.
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George W. Bush
Middle East
Occupied Territories
Hamas
Fatah
Bush
Gaza Strip
Israel
B'Tselem
Heaven
Earth
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