Blaming the Internet for a Columbine Threat Indictment
A Florida 18 year old, Michael Ian Campbell, extradited to Colorado, pleads not guilty to making a threatening e mail to a Columbine student. His attorney Ellis Rubin defends with an Internet intoxication theory while noting past odd defenses. The piece questions whether such defenses undermine justice and fuel public cynicism.
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Littleton
Colo
Florida
Michael Ian Campbell
Cape Coral
Fla
Colorado
Denver
Campbell
Miami
Ellis Rubin
Rubin
Public Forum Contact Details for Odessa American
Odessa American invites public comments via mail to PO Box 2952 Odessa TX 79760 and by fax to 915 333 7742. Online submissions are directed to OA link.freedom.com.
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Public Forum
Odessa
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Freedom.com
Flag debate tops party lines in South Carolina dispute
Cal Thomas argues the Confederate flag at the South Carolina Capitol is a political issue used to rally white voters and hurt GOP prospects. He states the real problems for Black Americans are economic and educational, tied to family structure, not symbols. He cites Census data and Education Week to claim poverty and literacy gaps predate and outlast civil rights laws.
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South Carolina
Capitol
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Walter Williams
GOP
Jesse Jackson
Illinois
Kweisi Mfume
Georgia
Jackson
al Gore
White House
Washington Times
Arkansas
Gore
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Statehouse
Democratic Party
Census Bureau
America
Education Week
Thomas
McCain and principle in a partisan fray
Thomas Lowell questions Sen John McCain's claim to high principle in the Republican race. He argues McCain adopts liberal reform stances and media strategies that blur party lines, suggesting the approach mirrors Democrats rather than genuine Republican principle.
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John McCain
Henry Youngman
Bill Clinton
McCain
Congress
Steve Forbes
Hillary Clinton
Kennedys
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