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Kansas considers ignition locks for all DUI offenders
Mothers Against Drunk Driving urged Kansas to join 12 states in mandating ignition interlocks for all DUI offenders. The bill, passed 122 to 0 in the House, would require devices for first-time offenders for one year, citing New Mexico’s safety gains and current Kansas law for repeat offenders. Critics note imperfect effectiveness and enforceability.
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Kansas
Kansas House
Senate
New Mexico
Unrest, vandalism shadow health care push in Congress
Democratic Rep Louise Slaughter condemns attacks as threats rise after sweeping federal health care reform sparks unrest. Bricks fly through Democratic windows while GOP leaders face coded rhetoric. Servicemembers wait for repeal of dont ask dont tell amid Gates orders. Californians for Drug Free Youth warns as voters weigh adult marijuana legalization claims.
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Aubrey Sarvis
Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund
Defense
Robert Gates
Aimee Hendle
Californians For
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Telegram invites signed letters to editor
The Telegram asks readers to submit letters signed with the writer’s address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Keep letters under 500 words and send to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or call 620 276 6862 Ext 201.
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Stupak portrayed as fallen ally in abortion reform debate
A critical caricature traces Bart Stupak’s shift on abortion funding during health care reform. The piece frames his vote for the Senate bill as a political surrender, alleging deception by Obama and Pelosi, and notes Stupak’s damaged standing with pro-life groups, lost invitations, and a public kiss incident in a pub.
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Bart Stupak
Brian Burch
CatholicVote.org
Stupak
White House
US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Senate
House
Nancy Pelosi
Obama
New York
Anthony Weiner
Pentagon Spending Drives War Not Peace
The essay urges Congress to stop funding the Pentagon at 687 billion dollars this year and to shift toward civilian security. It advocates more diplomacy and development, green jobs, and human needs, urging letters to senators and representatives asking if they will stop the blank check. Joe Volk of FCNL is cited as a source.
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Pentagon
United States
Congressional
Robert Gates
Washington
Racism and Tea Party Express in Uproar over N-chant
The piece contends racism exists in the Tea Party movement as demonstrators shouted pro forma insults at John Lewis and other lawmakers outside the Capitol. It recalls Lewis’s Civil Rights era history at Nashville, Selma, and the Edmund Pettus Bridge to frame claims about protest rhetoric and political violence. The author cites Tea Party leaders denying systemic racism while acknowledging mounting “isolated incidents.”
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Emanuel Cleaver
Barney Frank
Georgia
Nashville
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Selma
Alabama
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McClatchy
Washington
Amy Kremer
Tea Party Express
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