OUR VIEW: President hears from the brass on Iraq and beyond
The Joint Chiefs pressed the White House on military morale recruitment and readiness amid the Iraq surge, calling for more frequent security assessments and faster troop reductions. Defense officials weigh shrinking deployments while Afghanistan grows more critical, and policy needs a broad national debate beyond reflex responses.
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Afghanistan
Joint Chiefs
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Iraq
Adm
Michael Mullen
U.S
Defense
Gates
Ivan Eland
Independent Institute
Center For Peace and Liberty
al-Qaida
Federal lawmakers contact details across Texas offices
The item lists contact addresses and phone numbers for U S Representative Mike Conaway of Midland Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock U S Representative Ciro Rodriguez of San Antonio and U S Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison with their Washington D C and local offices including Odessa Midland and Abilene area details and numbers.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Freedom and Faith Guiding Odessa Newspaper Editorial
The Odessa American quotes the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner in this page editorial. Publisher Laura Dennis and Editor Ken Brodnax dedicate the paper to informing readers to promote freedom and self-control, aligning with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment and the Golden Rule.
Wrongful eyewitness identifications in convictions
A Chicago Tribune column examines how mistaken identifications lead to wrongful convictions, highlighting Dennis Brown’s 1985 rape case exonerated by DNA in 2004, and discussing lineup methods, double blind testing, and reforms in New Jersey and Chicago to reduce errors and protect the innocent.
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Brown
Louisiana
Angola
Amy Klobuchar
Hennepin County
New Jersey
Attorney General
Gary Wells
Iowa State University
Wells
Minneapolis
Iowa
Chicago
James Newsome
Newsome
Voter loyalty questioned in Odessa district race
Local reader Alice Belew of Odessa explains backing Buddy West in earlier campaigns but now supports Tryon Lewis. She cites redistricting disputes, perceived ties to Democrats, size of debates, and calls for open forums before voting, invoking constitutional checks and balances.
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Pete Laney
Austin
Buddy
Odessa
Ector County
Midland
Tom Craddick
Tryon Lewis
Alice Belew Odessa
Odessa American
Oxford American Dictionary
Israel
Joshua
Runoff Election Invitation Encourages Early Ballot Comment
A local notice invites residents to email opinions on the April 8 runoff election. It praises early ballot interest and asks for both supportive and critical comments, with instructions to email a letters link at freedom.com and note a thumbs nomination.
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Freedom.com
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