View on financial crisis and bailout limits
Our View argues bailouts delay recovery and worsen loans as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch turmoil, AIG danger, and a Dow drop fuel fear. It calls for housing relief, job-focused stimulus, and a broad realignment of Wall Street to restore confidence and curb reckless investing.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
American International Group Inc
Federal Housing Administration
Wall Street
Telegram letters policy and contact details
The Telegram accepts signed letters to the editor and notes letters must include the writer’s address and phone number. All letters will be confirmed before publication and edited for libel and length. Letters should be under 500 words. thank you notes should be general. Form letters poems and business testimonials will not be printed. Address Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 and contact options include email fax or phone.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
First Amendment text of the U S Constitution
The First Amendment limits Congress from establishing religion or prohibiting free exercise. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press. It guarantees the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Congress
Reality intrudes on politics as debt shapes the 2009 agenda
A political column argues that the upcoming administration faces a $500 billion budget gap, forcing hard choices on Obama and McCain. It notes rising unemployment and debt, calls out fiscal imprudence, and contends reality will force taxes or spending limits despite campaign promises.
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Congress
Congressional Budget Office
Barack Obama
John McCain
Bush
Washington
Shanghai
Moscow
Obama
McCain
Fall of Kilpatrick Outweighs Spitzer in Power Abuse
Stanley Crouch recounts Kwame Kilpatrick’s fall from Detroit mayoral power, contrasting it with Eliot Spitzer’s sex scandal. Kilpatrick’s abuse of office, $8.4 million misused funds, termination of staff, and public disgrace led to resignation, a four month jail term, and loss of pension and license. He faced intense media scrutiny and racial commentary while defending his actions and legacy.
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Detroit
Kwame Kilpatrick
New York
Eliot Spitzer
Spitzer
Vice
Kilpatrick
Richard Nixon
Detroit Free Press
NAACP
Smarts vs. life in a pocket phone era
A personal reflection on buying and learning to use smartphones. The author describes the growing pull of constant connectivity, the scramble to master features like email, maps, and texting, and the worry about overreliance while noting practical benefits for work and travel. The piece ends with a plea to stay in control.
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