In Our View A First Responder at Homeland Security
The editorial weighs Bernard Kerik’s suitability to head the Homeland Security Department, noting his law enforcement background and role as a potential first responder. It cautions on management gaps, questions how he would assemble a capable deputy team, and urges scrutiny of civil liberties under the Patriot Act while stressing the need to protect lives and freedoms.
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Bernard Kerik
Department of Homeland Security
Bush
New York Times
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Saudi Arabia
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New York City
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Village Voice
Charles Pena
Cato Institute
America
Kerik
Roy Elsner
Texas lawmakers and federal officials contact list excerpt
A roster of U S lawmakers and Texas state officials with Washington D C and Austin addresses. Names include Rep Randy Neugebauer Henry Bonilla Sen John Cornyn Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison Rep George West and others with office locations and zip codes. The items resemble a directory snippet from a political reference.
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Lubbock
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
U.S
Henry Bonilla
San Antonio
John Cornyn
Russell Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
George E
Buddy” West
Odessa
Austin
Texas
Team Craddick
Midland
Robert Duncan
Eighth St
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
P.O
Rick Perry
State Capitol
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Piece
The piece proclaims freedom as a moral gift from God and self control, urging readers to promote and preserve their own freedom and to help others see its blessings. It ties liberty to self-mastery, moral guides, and the Declaration of Independence.
Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene by Thomas Sowell
A columnists’ reflection on political memory, media bias, and public policy. The piece critiques the rush to judgment after elections, laments discourse shifts since the Clinton era, and muses on freedom, utopian planning, presidential libraries, and judicial vs legislative power with Sowell's characteristic conservatism.
Public Forum Letter on Faith War and Service Policy
Reader voices urge a return to Christian foundations in law and public life while criticizing liberal judges and media coverage. The letter calls for rotating troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, revisiting the Geneva Conventions, and using frozen Iraqi funds for reconstruction. It proposes recruiting jailed inmates into the Army and seeks reader feedback on topical parade coverage.
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