Kansas lawmakers push sin tax on liquor and Sunday bans
Kansas legislators debate a 51 percent alcohol tax to fund drug treatment and consider banning Sunday liquor sales statewide. Rep Ward Loyd calls alcohol a sin while others argue shop owners should set hours and oppose state-mandatedmorality in commerce. A Wyandotte County vote against statewide Sunday sales spurred debate.
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Wyandotte
Steve Brunk
Richita
Joann Freeborn
Deadline for candidate endorsement letters set for April election
The deadline is noon Thursday for endorsement letters for candidates in the April 1 election. Letters must be signed and include a telephone number for verification.
War quotes echo rift over trans Atlantic alliance
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair express concern over the European U S split as Donna Bellman recalls the death of Sgt Michael E Bitz in combat this Sunday. The mother says she had hoped for safer return but was unable to prevent tragedy and the twins born last month remain unseen.
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Europe
United States
Donna Bellman
Michael E. Bitz
March 26 Highlights From History 2002
On March 26 1982 ground breaking for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial occurred in Washington D C. In 1804 the Louisiana Purchase split into the Territory of Orleans and the District of Louisiana. In 1827 Beethoven died in Vienna. In 1875 poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco. In 1892 poet Walt Whitman died in Camden New Jersey. In 1911 Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus Mississippi.
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Louisiana
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Orleans
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Vienna
Robert Frost
San Francisco
Walt Whitman
Camden
N.J
Tennessee Williams
Columbus
Miss
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The CIA and the militarization of U S intelligence
Victoria Samson argues that the CIA has surged into military roles, expanding covert actions and drone operations like the Predator, while blurring lines between intelligence and war fighting, risking overreach amid Iraq and counterterrorism focus.
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Office of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Pentagon
Church Commission
CLA
George Tenet
Special Activities Division
Afghanistan
Mike
Cowboy Diplomacy Undermines Global Health Treaties
Infact reports warn U S diplomats weaken the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to serve Big Tobacco interests. The document cites Kyoto Protocol and POPs treaty cases showing corporate influence and calls for binding anti tobacco provisions prioritizing public health over trade.
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United States
FCTC
Infact
U.S
Chemical Industry
Philip Morris
George W. Bush
South Africa
Palau
Thailand
Iran
Network For Accountability of
Tobacco Transnationals
Japan
South Korea
Germany
Bush
Tom Novotny
Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
Richard Lugar
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
On this date in history and lessons from the past
Preservation magazine features David McCullough on history as strength and warning. It notes the Lewis and Clark bicentennial beginnings in January, 1804 explorations, and the 2004 Journey Fourth events along the Missouri River with Jefferson and Lewis impersonations. UNESCO World Heritage list critique follows.
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David McCullough
John Adams
Preservation Magazine
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Pacific
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William Clark
Kansas
Louisiana Purchase
Independence Creek
Atchison
Jayhawk
William Flornow
Missouri River
Kansas City
White Cloud
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