Medicare Part D deadline sparks nationwide confusion
With the May 15 deadline approaching for Medicare Part D enrollment, millions face penalties for late signups and potential gaps in drug coverage. Advocates urge extensions as about 9 million eligible remain unenrolled, including nearly 1 million Latinos. Kansas shows 245000 enrolled, 160000 not. Government agents anticipate a surge of last minute inquiries. Information lines and online resources are provided for assistance.
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Leaders defend rights amid nuclear talks and WTO issues
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad argues that Iranians defend their rights and those of others against Western attempts to block scientific progress. Russian President Vladimir Putin counters that Russia’s WTO accession talks should not be tied to unrelated U.S. demands in a broader bargaining context.
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United States
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Russia
WTO
Vladimir Putin
Telegram invites signed letters to editor with contact details
The Telegram asks readers to sign letters and include address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Keep letters under 500 words. general thank you notes are allowed. Form letters poems or testimonials will not be printed.
Historic Bill of Rights Preamble Text Cited
The fragment presents part of the U S Constitution First Amendment language. It references prohibiting government establishment of religion and protecting free exercise freedom of speech press and peaceful assembly and petition for redress of grievances. The wording resembles a constitutional rights summary with minor garbled sections.
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Jury rejects death penalty for Moussaoui in 9/11 case
An Alexandria jury spares Moussaoui from death, opting for life without parole citing mitigating factors like unstable childhood and dysfunctional family backstory. The verdict prompts debate on justice and terrorism, noting he will be confined in a small prison cell with minimal time out.
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Colorado
Moussaoui case ignites debate on justice and punishment
The writer argues that lifelong confinement and even the death penalty struggle to equate to true justice. Restitution for victims is the only proper path, and civilian courts fail to deliver objective truth. The piece contends a military trial would have been appropriate and laments the erosion of moral standards in society. Moussaoui’s fate is presented as a measure of justice versus mercy.
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Moussaoui
C.S. Lewis
Star Spangled Dream of Rights and Hums in US
A dream sequence portrays a security operation accusing a narrator of illegal humming of the National Anthem in Spanish. Mock interrogations, patriotic paranoia, and then a twist reveal the scene is a dream. The piece ends noting Donald Kaul, former Washington columnist for the Des Moines Register.
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Donald Kaul
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A Daughters Tour of Duty in the Philippines
An narrative from a Kansas City based writer detailing daughter five’s mission with Children International in Tabaco, Luzon, Philippines. The letter describes island life, islander families, malnutrition, tuberculosis, and the staff, including interaction with local legal aid circles, with vivid scenes of travel, coconuts, and Mt. Mayon, plus a basic geography primer on Luzon and the Philippine archipelago.
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Suzanne Gladney
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Gulf of Albay
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