Editorial on dangers of unsecured loads on vehicles
The piece warns drivers and carriers to secure cargo such as ladders couches and furniture as loose items frequently bounce and fall off moving vehicles on highways. It urges greater responsibility from truck owners and motorists to prevent accidents and fatalities from drop offs on busy roads.
Russia must unite to curb Moscow's ambitions in Georgia
Trudy Rubin argues that the Georgia crisis exposes Moscow's aim to control former Soviet states and regional energy routes. She urges a unified US and EU response with aid to Saakashvili, independent peacekeepers, and a joint European energy policy to reduce Moscow's leverage, warning that failure could rekindle a cold war.
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Abkhazians
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South Ossetia
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NATO
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Azerbaijan
Martha Brill Olcott
United States
European Union
America
Sochi
Zalmay Khalilzad
United Nations
Trudy Rubin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Vetting VP picks became rigorous through Carter era policy
Washington analyst Carl Leubsdorf recounts how Jimmy Carter pioneered a discreet vetting process for potential running mates, interviewing seven candidates and elevating the vice presidency to a substantive role. He notes Mondale and Carter forged a model others followed, thwarting Agnew and Eagleton disasters.
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John McCain
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Maryland
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Charles Kirbo
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Mondale
Dick Moe
Moe
Minnesota
Presidential Studies Quarterly
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Bill Clinton
al Gore
Carter-Mondale
Dick Cheney
Obama
McCain
Public Forum Letter Criticizes City Commission on Transit Policy
Catherine Bolton denounces the City Commission for deferring T system decisions to voters and failing to invest in a rider friendly, eco friendly transit option. She urges Lawrence residents to vote for future investment and cites environmental concerns and traffic hazards.
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Lawrence
Catherine Bolton
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