Reform needed as U S spy agencies shuffle leadership
Houston Chronicle argues the national intelligence director post fails to control budgets and lacks clout, with John Negroponte slated to depart for the State Department. Retired Vice Admiral J Michael O Connell will face a steep task to coordinate 16 agencies and reform turf battles amid Pentagon influence and Iraq policy pressures.
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Houston Chronicle
United States
CIA
Pentagon
Bush
John Negroponte
Iraq
Negroponte
J. Michael O'Connell
Dick Cheney
Iran
National Intelligence
U.S
O'Connell
National Security Agency
State Department
General Lee praised by peers and politicians in Texas column
A guest column reflects on Robert E. Lee as a hero amid controversy, citing his anti slavery stance, Virginia defense, and admired character. It notes U S Senator Benjamin Hill praise, Ford’s posthumous citizenship restoration, and Texas Confederate History Month at April per 1999 Texas Senate Resolution 526, by William T. Jones of Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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Robert E. Lee
America
Virginia
Lee
Appomattox
Grant
Winfield Scott
U.S
Benjamin Hill
Sherman
Gerald Ford
Texas
January 12 Highlights Across History
Today in history lists key events from 1519 to 1976 including Maximilian I’s death, the first women elected to the U S Senate Hattie Caraway, a Supreme Court race discrimination ruling, Johnson’s Vietnam pledge, Christie’s death, and wartime moves by the Soviets and Roosevelt.
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Associated Press
Europe
Maximilian I
Um In
America
Charleston
S.C
U.S. House of Representatives
Hattie W. Caraway
U.S. Senate
Roosevelt
National War Labor Board
Supreme Court
Johnson
U.S
South Vietnam
Agatha Christie
Wallingford
England
Letters policy demands word limits and contact details
The Herald Zeitung outlines submission rules for letters and guest columns. It states letters should be 250 words or less, guest columns 500 words or less, and requires authors to include address and phone number for authorship verification. Submissions may be edited, with mailing, fax, and email contact options provided.
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The
Herald-Zeitung
Government reps contact list for Texas lawmakers
A compiled contact sheet lists U S senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn in Washington and San Antonio offices, plus Congressman Lamar Smith and Henry Cuellar with their local and Washington addresses, phone and fax numbers, and web links. It reads like a directory of official offices for Texas representatives.
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Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell
Washington, D.C
Hutchison
San Antonio
John Cornyn Russell
Hart Room
Cornyn
Austin
West Sixth St
Henry Cuellar
Longworth House
House.gov
Cuellar
E. Commerce St
Contact details for Texas governor and legislators
The text lists contact addresses and phone numbers for Governor Rick Perry at the State Capitol Austin including room 2S.1 and P.O. Box 12428, as well as the State House member Nathan Macias at 1100 Congress Ave. Austin with phone 512 463 0325 and email nathan.macias@house.state.tx.us and State Senate member Jere Wentworth at 1250 NE Loop 410 Suite 925 with phone 210 826 7800.
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Rick Perry State Capitol
P.O
Austin
State House
Nathan Macias
Congress Ave
Austin TX
Nathan.macias
House
State
State Senate
Jere Wentworth
Loop 410
San Antonio
Duke lacrosse case exposed as a hoax and bias media
The piece argues the Duke lacrosse rape case was a fabricated hate crime hoax. It mocks faculty signatories and defense of the listening letter, attacks a professor for defending them, and accuses the accuser of manipulating perceptions while highlighting DNA evidence and potential injustices faced by the players.
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Duke Lacrosse
Duke
Elvis
Duke English
Cathy N. Davidson
Dreyfus
Tawana Brawley
Los Angeles Times
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Doug Toney
Jeff Fowler
Chuck Evers
Valerie Shields
Keri Kirby
William T. Jones
Gustav Hoffmann
Sons of Confederate Veterans
New Braunfels
William Tomes
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Heraldzeitung.com
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Duncan Drive
Navarro
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J Lamar Smith Rayburn
Amarsmith
Ann Coulter
Universal Press Syndicate
Alfred Dreyfus
France
Davidson
Nancy Grace
Bill Clinton
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