NASA funded by defense scraps sparks budget critique
Houston Chronicle reports on NASA receiving two unused space telescopes from the Defense Department, amid debate over military budgets and constraints on NASA’s plans to reach the moon and Mars. The piece questions funding choices, noting an extra 100 million for missile defense and a GAO audit finding unmanageable DoD finances.
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NASA
Department of Defense
Space Agency
National Reconnaissance Office
Congress
House of Representatives
Pentagon
Government Accountability Office
United States
Russia
International Space Station
Moon
Mars
Astrophysics
Michael Moore
Houston
Lawmakers and federal officials contact list snapshot
A dense roster of U S representatives and senators from Texas with addresses in Washington and local offices in Odessa Midland Lubbock San Antonio and Amarillo plus phone numbers and email links for Conaway Neugebauer Canseco Cornyn Hutchison Lewis Craddick Seliger and Uresti outlining district offices and state offices for outreach and correspondence.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
Randy.house
Francisco ‘Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison
Senate
Tryon Lewis
Republican
West 4Th Street
Austin
P.D
Tryon.lewis
State
Tom Craddick
Capitol
Tinyurl
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Senatestate
Carlos Uresti
P.O. Box
Senate.state
Let Peace Begin With Me Laura Dennis Quote
A 1988 Pulitzer winner Laura Dennis editors a piece declaring peace starts with individual self control. The newspaper frames freedom as a divine gift and moral duty aligned with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
The Devil in Rudy Eugene and the Bath Salt Panic
Sullum critiques media and official narratives surrounding the Rudy Eugene attack on the Miami Homeless Man, noting speculation about bath salts and voodoo curses. He argues drugs do not directly cause violence, citing historical analyses on PCP and crack violence, and urges cautious, evidence-based reporting.
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Rudy Eugene
Miami
MacArthur Causeway
The
Miami Herald
Eugene
Theodoric of York
Steve Martin
Isabelle
Lice Union
Armando Aguilar
Aguilar
CBS News
U.S. News & World Report
WFOR
CBS
ABC
Wwfor
New York City
E.R
Gay marriage heads to Supreme Court as court cases collide
Estrich reviews two appellate decisions in Massachusetts and California that push the issue of same sex marriage toward the Supreme Court. He notes shifts in federalism dynamics, evolving public stance, and the unlikely rapid movement toward nationwide acceptance as both sides prepare for potential en banc appeals and eventual Supreme Court review.
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Supreme Court
Massachusetts
California
United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit
State Supreme Court
District Court
Ninth Circuit
New York
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Obama
Thumbs Up for Delayed City Watering of Trees
Odessa American readers are urged to consider delaying watering trees and plants after rainfall and resuming city water use later. The paper invites ideas for both supportive and critical comments on current issues.
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Odessa
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Robert Kingsley
University of Southern California Law Center
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