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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 2002

Page

4

Enron’s Art Spree Behind Its Financial Collapse

Editorial collection notes Enron funded a $20 million art buying spree and a $330 million tower, viewing assets as branding while risking investors and employees’ livelihoods. Senior management showed contempt for those who trusted the company as bankruptcy loomed.

Enron Corp Enron

Texas shifts from TAAS to TAKS in new accountability plan

Texas moves from TAAS to the tougher TAKS tests under a broader accountability framework tied to the No Child Left Behind act. The shift includes standards for high school completion rates, annual improvement goals, and the Student Success Initiative, while preserving progress in reducing gaps among minority groups.

Texas United States George W. Bush State Board of ‘Education Fort Worth

Apes on a Treadmill and the Iraq Question

Mona Charen argues liberal aversion to world policing persists after Vietnam while endorsing limited use of power in the Middle East. She contends Iraq offers a chance to sow freedom through democracy, criticizing mere imperialism and urging long term presence if needed, citing postwar Germany and Japan as models.

Paul Warnke Jimmy Carter Vietnam Iraq Warnke Haiti Kosovo U.S Middle East Afghanistan Europe Japan Saudi Arabia Saddam Hussein Charen Reagan White House

Free trade vs fair trade in U S politics

Larry Elder notes an Investor's Business Daily poll showing 63 percent of Democrats favor trade restrictions and 60 percent of Republicans share that view. He cites tariffs on steel and lumber, farm subsidies, and critiques on consumer pricing, arguing that free trade rests on economics but often falters in politics.

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