9 11 Public Discourse Project Report Slams Homeland Fund Use
Editorial notes that the 9 11 Public Discourse Project gave the Homeland Security program largely failing grades. It highlights misallocation of over 8 billion dollars, weak airline safety measures, poor communications during the World Trade Center attack, and calls for risk based grant distribution under renewed Patriot Act authorization to target urgent threats.
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House seeks sweeping rules to cleanse Congress
David Broder surveys a scandal plagued House where indictments touch Tom DeLay and Randy Duke Cunningham. Four Democrats propose 14 rule changes to curb lobbyist travel, restrict roll calls, end earmarks, limit budgets, and require open conferences, aiming to restore ethics and debate.
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Old Home Town Banks Raise Prime Rates to 20 Percent
From the Lawrence Daily World dated December 9 1905 the piece notes Chase Manhattan leading major banks to lift prime lending to 20 percent matching a 1980 peak as the economy slides into recession. The city of Lawrence boosts home loan rate to 12 percent for 15 million in mortgage revenue bonds to entice buyers while the First Baptist Church seeks 15 000 more for a larger building amid a 400 member congregation and significant student presence.
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Public Forum on Evolution Belief and History
Letters compare modern debates over evolution with historical persecutions in Stalinist Russia Hitler's Germany and the Inquisition. authors warn against true believers seizing political power. Readers James B. Taylor and Irene Tsuneta question belief, violence, and the purpose of teaching creationism.
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Questioning the right's sway over faith and justice
Bruce Johanning argues against violence and political power in religion, urging a loving Christ who aids the poor and the sinner. He critiques the religious right's control of interpretation, recalls Pelagius as a historical foil, and questions what Jesus would do about social injustice.
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