Lindh editorial laments plea deal and treason verdict
The piece rails at John Walker Lindh and his family for portraying him as innocent while he joined an Afghan group allied with al Qaida. It notes the 17 year prison term before parole and argues a longer sentence would reflect his betrayal and the severity of Sept 11.
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John Walker Lindh
John
America
John Walker
Americans
Lindh
al-Qaida
Johnny Spann
CIA
Spann
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
the Inquirer
United States
October surprise and 400k statements shape midterms
Senators rush to adjust accounting rules to ease investor concerns as 400k tax statements arrive before the November vote. Democrats led by Biden call for fair, efficient economy while Republicans led by Grassley condemn corporate insider misdeeds amid market declines and a looming political test on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Senate Chamber
Joseph R. Biden Jr
Delaware
Charles E. Grassley
Iowa
Washington politics and the double-helix of security and retirement
David Shribman argues that after the September attacks and the shift to bear markets, Washington operates under two intertwined calculations security and retirement security. He notes the rise of mutual funds and 401(k) accounts, recalls Reagan era gains tied to retirement security, and warns that both parties face a new era of fiscal and economic uncertainty influencing policy and elections.
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Capitol Hill
Washington
Federal Reserve
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Peter
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Inau
Ronald Reagan
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
Congress
America
David Shribman
The
Boston Globe
Old Hometown 100 in 1902 in Lawrence
The Baldwin Ledger through James Brady criticizes Lawrence for trading slippage while praising recent civic momentum. It notes past disputes over paving Massachusetts Street and a newer library victory. The piece highlights University and Haskell influxes as city cash without cost. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence World
Baldwin Ledger
the Ledger
James Brady
World
Lawrence
Brady
Massachusetts Street
University
Haskell
Public forum letters address film viewing and local issues
A reader complains about noisy children at a 7:05 p.m. Road to Perdition screening and questions parental responsibility. Other letters urge enforcement of fireworks laws and critique KU Anthropology Museum funding cuts. A Lawrence Home Builders Association group opposes unnecessary building permit fee increases, warning of higher housing costs.
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Chicago
Bob Lewis
Lawrence
Robert Goodlett
Taylor
Anthropology Museum
Kansas
Missy Hamilton
Laurie Culling
Susan Jordan
Lawrence Home Builders Assn
Douglas County
Robbie Flory
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Ijworld.com
EstasHia
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons
Mang Ban Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Personnl
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Clambrone
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
U.S
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Watkins Community Museum
Nio
Agno
Kim Taylor
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