Texas views on FEMA reform after Katrina storm
A Senate committee report criticizes FEMA for its Katrina response and questions reforms. Some lawmakers propose abolishing FEMA, while others argue for independence or improved performance under Homeland Security. The piece stresses capable leadership and clear mandates without sweeping bureaucratic changes.
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Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
Congressional Quarterly
Susan Collins
Maine
Joseph Lieberman
D-Conn
Montana
FEMA
Homeland Security Department
Immigration reform needed now say El Paso Times readers
Readers urge swift federal action on immigration reform as organized groups wield vigilante actions and sheriffs form coalitions seeking border security funds. The piece argues Congress must craft a formula protecting borders while upholding humanity, criticizing political stall and employer violations.
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Ongress
Minutemen
U.S
Silvestre Reyes
Arizona
John McCain
Massachusetts
Edward Kennedy
Mexico
Congress
Odessa American's Freedom Message Editorial Page
Pulitzer winner 1988 edition quotes Patrick Canty publisher John Kerr editor Ken Brodnax editorial page Bill Salter Emeritus Let peace begin with me. The newspaper pledges to inform readers to promote and preserve freedom and to urge others to see its blessings. Freedom is self-control, not a political grant from anarchy.
Can She Be Stopped Punctures Hillary Clinton Myth
Podhoretz argues that in a polarized era any nominee could carry 40 percent, making Hillary Clinton plausible in 2008. He portrays her as a liberal centrist, notes her 96 percent ADA score, and suggests Republican strategies to expose weaknesses, pressure votes, and choose a rival to oppose her. The piece urges readers to examine the book and its arguments.
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Hillary Clinton
Clinton
John Podhoretz
Hillary
Podhoretz
George W. Bush
Americans For Democratic Action
Ralph Nader
al Gore
Pat Buchanan
Valerie Plame
Tom DeLay
Harriet Miers
Supreme Court
America
Jerry Kilgore
Virginia
Jim Gilchrist
California
Oval Office
United Nations
Iran
Senate
Hookergate and the Bush era CIA critique
Time columnist argues Hookergate scandal exposes politicized CIA under Porter Goss and flawed espionage leadership. He accuses Pentagon and NSA figures of self serving bias, questions Negroponte and Hayden, and blasts defense contractors linked to Duke Cunningham. Warns IGs must stay strong amid alleged corruption.
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David Broder
Page Six
Watergate
CLA
Dusty Foggo
Porter Goss
CIA
Goss
Nine Fingers
Iraq
Donny Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Karl
Hayden
National Security Agency
Bushie
Washington
John Negroponte
Bush
Negroponte
Duke Cunningham
San Diego
Duke
Brent Wilkes
People’s
Wilkes
Department of Homeland Security
Clark Kent Ervin
DHS
Police Department
Igs
Odessa College and UTPB Graduates Get Thumbs Up
Odessa American praises graduates from Odessa College and University of Texas Permian Basin. Readers are invited to submit thumbs nominations and comments on current topics via email.
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Odessa College
UTPB
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