Remembrance and warning from Cambodia to Saigon anniversary
Our view recalls Cambodia's horror as the 25th anniversary of Saigon’s fall looms and Cambodia’s Year Zero is remembered. The piece cites The Black Book of Communism and shows how Khmer Rouge policies depopulated cities, eliminated classes, and aimed for total state control, ending in famine, executions, and pervasive fear.
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Vietnam
Saigon
Cambodia
Soha
Harvard University Press
Mao Zedong
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Public Forum Letter to Odessa American Readers
A submission invites readers to send opinions on any issue to the Odessa American. The notice provides the mailing address P O Box 2952 Odessa Texas and a fax number 915-333-7742 for letters to the editor and notes an internet address onletters link.freedom.com for online submissions.
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Public Forum
Odessa
Link
Freedom
Smith & Wesson backs away from gun deal fallout
Jacob Sullum notes the Clinton administration’s settlement with Smith & Wesson faced backlash as the company issued a clarification nullifying key points. The update loosens handgun sale rules, allows private sales without new background checks, and prompts antitrust scrutiny by New York and Connecticut attorneys general along with others.
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Clinton
Smith & Wesson
Violence Policy Center
Kristen Rand
New York Times
S&w
Hamline University
RSA Group
New York
Eliot Spitzer
Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
Spitzer
Blumenthal
Sullum
Reason Magazine
A Collect Call From Government by Cal Thomas
Cal Thomas denounces federal phone taxes and hidden charges he says fund Native American Internet access. He argues these fees lack congressional approval and urge Congress to stop stealth taxation on phone bills. Thomas notes FCC officials defend charges as fees and cites broader political motives.
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al Gore
Gore
Federal Communications Commission
Clinton
William E. Kennard
Kennard
Congress
House of Representatives
Myra Jodie
Myra
Adusah
Athena Tee Taeeaics
James Glassman
TechoPolitics Report
FCC
Reed Hundt
Thomas
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