Entitlements and debt loom over U S fiscal future
The U S government faces immense fiscal pressure as entitlement growth and debt rise toward eight trillion dollars. Social Security and Medicare enrollments surge with 79 million baby boomers becoming eligible from 2008. The piece criticizes Bush and Congress for expanding Medicare via a 729 billion drug plan and urges spending cuts to avoid harming seniors, the poor, and students.
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First Amendment Core Statement
The passage reiterates the First Amendment principles prohibiting establishment of religion, guaranteeing free exercise, and protecting freedom of speech and the press. It also defends the rights to assemble peacefully and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
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End of Life Debate Shifts From Culture War to Family Talks
A year after Terri Schiavo’s death and a year and two weeks since her feeding tube was removed, her family’s public dispute mirrors broader shifts in how Americans view end of life care. Despite heated culture war rhetoric, public opinion remains stable and most debate focuses on personal decisions, hospice care, and advance directives rather than sweeping legal changes.
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Karen Ann Quinlan
Murray
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Safety in numbers in immigration protests draw mixed support
The piece argues that protests against enforcement expand with more illegal immigration, aiding amnesty advocates. It cites 500,000 in Los Angeles and large rallies in other cities, notes media sympathy, and links Latino voters to Democratic gains. It warns of no-go zones and assimilation concerns echoed by Huntington.
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Trying to dodge Mother Nature on long road trips
A first person reminiscence recounts repeated weather misadventures across Oklahoma and Kansas. The writer describes tornado warnings, rain stopping at state lines, high winds, bumper car like driving, and dodging wildlife, ending with a skunk spray episode and a lingering odor during a hot humid trip to visit parents.
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