Mixed messages on George Bush and security policy
Our View questions the dual stance of President Bush, noting his calls to stay calm while shuttering the White House for holidays and expanding secrecy through tribunals. The piece argues that secret trials undermine the rule of law and public involvement after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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White House Holiday Access Restricted Amid Terror Threats
Retired Admiral Stephen H. Baker criticizes cave to cave searches for Osama bin Laden as too risky. Eleanor Holmes Norton warns that the White House security move sends a message that politicians act over words. President Bush frames the threat of new attacks as justifying the decision.
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Hairy times and suffrage debates stir the local voice
A column mixes sharp talk on women’s rights with social satire. It cites Kansas State Senator Kay O Connor questioning female suffrage, riffs on fashion and nutrition, and notes quirky local habits from a BST warning in East Cleveland to a Christmas gift exchange in Texas. The piece blends cultural critique with playful vignettes from the era.
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New family Christmas traditions from one couple
Laurie Bean Chapman writes about a newly married couple negotiating Santa gift wrapping and holiday rituals. They discuss wrapping Santa gifts versus displaying them, visiting four parents in separate states, and balancing religious meaning with family customs while planning their own traditions for their children.
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On This Date History Highlights for November 21
Today’s Highlights include North Carolina ratifying the Constitution in 1789 as the 12th state, Edison revealing the phonograph in 1877, Rebecca Felton becoming the first woman in the U.S. Senate in 1922, the Alaska highway opening in 1942, Verrazano Narrows Bridge debut in 1964, and a 1979 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. Thought for Today quotes Joseph Addison on posterity.
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New York
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