Fresh thinking needed as wars stretch U S power limits
The piece argues that six years after Rumsfeld's second tour, generals warn the Army will break without relief and critics say the United States risks overextending itself. It calls for a bottom up review of commitments, less overseas burden, and shifting defense duties to allies while questioning expanding NATO and future large scale interventions.
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Peter Schoomaker
Congress
Colin Powell
Peter Pace
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United States
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Afghanistan
Korea
Iran
America
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National Review
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Ronald Reagan
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Reagan
Bill Clinton
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South
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Kennedy
Russia
NATO
Lawton Constitution Co-Publishers Benney Duo
The Lawton Constitution names Donal S. and Stephen F. Benney as co publishers, continuing the paper’s long tradition since 1904. The independent newspaper emphasizes local coverage and community service.
Stop the Bush purge in interim U S attorneys plan
The Patriot Act provision lets the attorney general appoint interim U S attorneys indefinitely without Congress. Eight firings suggest a purge to install pliant officials, not emergencies. Congress should end the abuse, reimpose a 120 day limit, and demand sworn testimony.
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Bush
Congress
U.S
Justice Department
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Today in History March 6 highlights through the years
On this date in 1857 the Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v Sandford that Scott was not a citizen and could not sue for freedom. York became Toronto in 1834. The Alamo fell in 1836 after a 13 day siege. Verdi’s La Traviata premiered in 1853. Roosevelt declared a bank holiday in 1933. Holmes Jr. died in 1935. In 1944 US bombers mounted the first full scale raid on Berlin.
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Dred Scott
Scott
U.S
City of
York
Upper Canada
Toronto
Alamo
San Antonio
Venice
Italy
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Washington
Berlin
Prairie dog park tragedy shocks Lawton community
A letter condemns Lawton for killing prairie dogs at Elmer Thomas Park, notes the species has declined under 2 percent since 1800, and warns about potential poisoning of burrowing owls. It cites a pending government lawsuit to list the prairie dog as threatened and accuses the city of violating laws.
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Lawton
Elmer Thomas Park
Lawton Uses Poison on Prairie Dogs Sparks Outcry
Citizens For Prairie Dogs protests at Elmer Thomas Park after Lawton officials approve a relocation plan amid reports of humane concerns and sensitive breeding periods. The group notes a filed proposal from February 16, 2007 asking for humane removal and relocation.
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Elmer Thomas Park
Citizens For Prairie Dogs
Lawton
Prairie dog poisoning sparks outrage in Lawton
A Lawton resident condemns the suspected poisoning of prairie dogs at Elmer Thomas Park, decrying city leadership, calling Lawton animal unfriendly, and warning of safety risks and long‑standing concerns after 40 years of residence.
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Elmer Thomas Park
Lawton
Clinton Campaign Faces Demands for Real Choices in 2008
The piece argues Democrats risk boredom with inevitability as Clinton and rival governors Vie for the nomination. It notes Richardson as remaining viable, with Warner Bayh and Vilsack fading, while money and reform shape modern campaigns and restraint may backfire. It cites Nisbet and Chesterton on political boredom.
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G.K. Chesterton
Robert Nisbet
Mankind
Nisbet
Clinton
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
Virginia
Mark Warner
Indiana
Evan Bayh
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Gene McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
McCarthy
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
John Samples
The
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