Lawmakers eye a pork free 2008 budget roadmap
Congress faces pressure from both parties over earmarks as House leaders consider a pork free or reduced spending path. Obey weighs delaying earmark deadlines while Republicans warn against overreaction. If discipline fails, pork once again dominates fiscal 2008 bills.
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House Appropriations Committee
David ‘Obey
D-Wis
Congress
Congress Daily
Obey
House
Agriculture ‘Appropriations Subcommittee
Jack ‘Kingston
Georgia
Kingston
Washington
Ilka
Nancy Pelosi
Senate
Pulitzer Prize 1988 winner list for Odessa Patrick Canty
The 1988 Pulitzer Prize winners include Odessa Patrick Canty recognized for journalism and Laura Dennis serving as editor. The announcement highlights Canty and Dennis among the prize recipients in the publishing field.
Freedom and self-control as divine gifts for human development
A reflection arguing that freedom comes from God as self-control, not from political anarchy. It asserts freedom enables people to govern themselves and maximize their potential, insisting liberty must align with divine principle and not be a mere political grant.
Court critiques congress overreaching in abortion ban
The Supreme Court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act but noted Congress mischaracterized medical facts. Justice Kennedy and others warn that legislative meddling risks replacing science with politics, undermining medical practice and professional autonomy.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
American College of Obstetricians
Anthony Kennedy
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Douglas Johnson
National Right To Life Committee
Clarence Thomas
Debate on gun laws and civil rights in a community forum
A reader letter argues against gun bans and RMDA initiatives, praising Republicans and some Democrats for protecting Second Amendment rights. It links mass shootings to gun disarmament and urges action to stop restrictive measures, referencing Virginia Tech, Columbine, and other incidents while praising armed citizenry. It ends inviting further opinions.
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Rmdas
Rmcas
Council On American-Islamic Relations
House
Virginia
Amcas
Lyby's
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Truman
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