Bush Faces Reelection Pressure Amid Iraq War
Gallup polls suggest President Bush must shift focus to the economy to avoid a lose in 2004. Approval hovered near 50 percent, with only 41 percent satisfied with the country and 26 percent confident in the economy. Analysts warn that a weak economy risks his re election prospects unless jobs rise and conditions improve.
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Pee Bush
Iraq
Bush
White House
Frank Newport
Gallup
Chicago
Newport
Indonesia floods kill dozens in Medan region
The village of Lebeh Muktar about 45 miles from Medan suffered destruction in flash floods that killed at least 80 people with 123 missing. Separate quotes reference church tensions in Virginia and a subway conductor’s nostalgia for New York’s redsteel fleet.
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Lebeh Muktar
Sumatran
Medan
Indonesia
Daniel Wrynn
Subway
New York
Readers invited to send feedback to Garden City Telegram
The Telegram invites reader responses by email fax or phone and provides mailing and contact details for the Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 Readers directed to send feedback to the editor with listed phone numbers email and postal address.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
May and Bush Iraq Vietnam parallels at Harvard panel
Harvard historian Ernest May contrasted Bush Iraq policy with Vietnam during a Theodore H. White lecture. The discussion noted a widening credibility gap and the president's defensive news conference as analysts warned of a risky political phase while noting evolving US public opinion and media dynamics.
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Ambridge
Mass
Robert Caro
Lyndon B. Johnson
Theodore H. White
Harvard
Joan Shorenstein
Johnson
Vietnam
Bush
Iraq
Ernest May
May
National Security Council
Department of Defense
Ernie May
White House
Washington Press Corps
Cheney
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
USA Today
Washington
Thanksgiving reflections and gratitude note from Arlie DeFreese Jr
A personal Thanksgiving message from Arlie DeFreese Jr. reflects gratitude for faith, family, friends, and animals, and forgiveness sought from God and loved ones. The writer contrasts past admiration for Ronald Reagan with objection to a miniseries depicting Reagan amid Alzheimer's and calls for not broadcasting it.
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Arlie Defreese JR
Garden City
City officials face protest over golf pro contract
Garden City residents and Buffalo Dunes patrons protest restructuring of Paul Parker's 19 year PGA contract while criticizing city commissioners for funding a costly baby pool and mismanaging the budget. Joyce Brungardt, Jo an Davis, and June La Follette signatories.
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Garden City
Buffalo Dunes
Paul Parker
Parker
PGA
Joyce Brungardt
Joan Davis
June la Follette
Congratulations to Joaquin Padilla’s Exciting Soccer Team
A supporter congratulates Joaquin Padilla and his soccer team for their hard work and long struggle, praising their effort and celebrating their achievement with pride.
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Joaquin Padilla
Padilla
Learning from the Liberal hospital misidentification error
The Liberal paper corrects a report that Blanca Baca died in Wichita after an Oct. 11 two car crash. Mistakenly reporting her death followed by similar last name confusion with Yasinia Baca prompted hospital privacy issues and calls for better verification.
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Julissa Pena
Sara Kincaid
Blanca Baca
Liberal
Southwest Medical Center
Baca
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Pena
Hutchinson
Wesley
Kincaid
Bianca Baca
Yasinia Marie Baca
Bianca
Yasinia
Helen Thomas
Yasmia Baca
Blanca
Thomas
Darren Leiker
Leiker
Liberal Hospital
Liberal Funeral Homes
Kansas Highway Patrol
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Wisconsin
New York Times
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Seib
Washington Star
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Charlie Leib
Davidbroder
Washpost
Pee
George W. Bush
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