Debates On Voting Rights Act And Surveillance
The Huntsville Times argues for renewing the 1965 Voting Rights Act to extend protections against racial discrimination in voting. The Watertown Daily Times discusses warrantless surveillance, noting debate over updating the 1978 law and requiring warrants for certain government eavesdropping.
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N.Y
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United States
Bush Administration
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R-Pa
Judiciary Committee
Scrushy and Siegelman Convicted in Federal Bribery Case
Terry Butts, attorney for ex HealthSouth chief Richard Scrushy, calls the case the worst miscarriage of justice since Sherman’s Atlanta burning. Scrushy and former Alabama governor Don Siegelman were convicted in a federal bribery scheme.
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Atlanta
Terry Butts
HealthSouth
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Scrushy
Alabama
Don Siegelman
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Telegram
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer contact details and phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for libel and length and should be 500 words or less. Thank you notes are general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
First Amendment text overview and purpose
The First Amendment restricts Congress from establishing a religion or impeding free exercise, and protects freedom of speech and of the press. It also guarantees the rights to peaceable assembly and to petition the Government for grievances.
Circles tighten as Americans face social isolation
Ellen Goodman discusses a 2004 Duke study showing 25 percent of Americans have no one to talk to about important matters and 25 percent are one person from loneliness. The piece notes shrinking informal safety nets, fewer confidants, and the rise of technology as both in touch and isolating. It highlights families remaining strongest ties, while neighbors and friends fade, with talks of outsourcing intimacy to therapists and media.
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Lynn Smith- Levin
Smith-Levin
Duke
America
Robert Putnam
Tech
Starbucks
Facebook
Patricia O’brien
Times as guardian turns public trust into private power
The Times exposes a secret terror tracking program, arguing that our press wields improper influence when it acts as a government unto itself. It defends public interest but urges vigorous pursuit of leakers and subpoenas for reporters who refuse source reveals.
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New York Times
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U.S
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Archer Daniels Midland
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Saudi Arabia
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Times
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Martin Luther King Jr
Eric Lichtblau
IRS Letter Frustration Over Signature and Instructions
A taxpayer responds to an IRS notice about an unsigned Form 1040, mocking the questioning tone and demanding clarification. The letter jokes about the IRS asking for signatures and powers of attorney, notes delays, and includes an affidavit for the agency to sign, insisting on timely return.
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Washington Post
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