View: Senate should curb Homeland Security bill passage
Our view argues the Homeland Security Act rush by the House warrants Senate scrutiny led by Senator Byrd. It warns of a sprawling 170000-employee department exempt from FOIA, questions its necessity beside existing agencies, and urges careful constitutional and liberty considerations before moving forward.
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House
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Bush
Homeland Security Department
FBI
CIA
NSA
Coleen Rowley
Zacarias Moussaoui
Kenneth Williams
Phoenix
Congress
Defense Department
Comments to OA Via Internet Address
Readers may send their remarks to the Office of Accountability using the Internet address raletters link.freedom.com. The note advises direct electronic submissions to this contact point for public feedback.
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Freedom
Exploiting cost factors in power choices
Thomas Sowell argues that energy costs extend beyond dollars to safety and lives. He contends no power source is 100 percent safe and critiques zealots and political slogans promoting lower emissions and “clean” power. He cites miners rescued in Pennsylvania and wealth’s role in resilience and safety.
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Chernobyl
California
Gray Davis
Pennsylvania
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Satire vs litigation: Barber sues fast food chains over obesity
Cal Thomas notes Caesar Barber, a 56 year old New Yorker, sues McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC claiming fast food fuels addiction and contributes to obesity and health problems. He urges menu ingredient labeling while cites past absurd lawsuits as signs courts are overrun by greedy plaintiffs and trial lawyers.
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Art Buchwald
New York
Caesar Barber
Samuel Hirsch
Hirsch
McDonald’s
Burger King
Wendy’s
Kentucky Fried Chicken
McDonald's
Ron Packard
R-Calif
Ohio
Nbc’s
Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal
Japan
Bush
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas
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