Has hope in Iraq been assassinated?
The piece argues anti American venom rises after the assassination of Abdel Zahran Othman head of the Iraqi Governing Council. It urges staying the June 30 transfer plan, warns against overpromising a constitutional Iraqi democracy, and calls for orderly sovereignty handover and troop withdrawal.
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Abdel-Zahran Othman
United States
Iraq
Mark Kimmitt
Jon Ky
Arizona
Fox News
William E. Odom
National Security Agency
Georgetown
Yale
Odom
America
NSA
United Nations
Security Council
U.S
Lawmakers Federal Officials Contact List
A compiled directory lists U S Rep Randy Neugebauer from Lubbock, Sen John Cornyn and Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison in Washington offices, and Texas state officials Rep George E Buddy West, Rep Tom Craddick, and Sen Kel Seliger with their Austin and local box addresses for correspondence and official business.
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U.S
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
House
Washington, D.C
John Cornyn
Russell Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
George E
Buddy” West
Odessa
Austin
Texas
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
Smokeless tobacco as a quitting aid across the U S
Stephen Chapman argues 46 million Americans still smoke despite warnings. He cites Sweden's shift to smokeless tobacco as a harm reduction path, noting lower risk and no secondhand smoke. He acknowledges critics but cites studies and calls for more research and freedom for smokeless tobacco publicity.
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Sweden
Brad Rodu
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Britain
Royal College of Physicians
Rodu
United States
U.S
Richard Carmona
Chapman
The
Chicago Tribune
McCain Targets 527s in Campaign Finance Clash
Jacob Sullum reviews Senator John McCain's attack on 527 groups as political committees and the ongoing cycle of new rules and evasion in campaign finance. The piece traces Supreme Court limits, FEC actions, and the potential shift of regulation to advocacy groups while noting McCain’s sharp rhetoric and the libertarian Reason magazine stance.
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Sen
John McCain
Bradley Smith
Federal Election Commission
Arizona Republican
Smith
McCain
Politistraight
America Coming Together
Progress For America
FEC
Congress
Supreme Court
Sierra Club
National Rifle Association
George Soros
Reason Magazine
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Patrick Canty
Joan Kerr
Ken Bropnax
Bil Salter
Fee
Hex
Stephen Chapman
Jacob Sullum
Viallard
Illmore
Chool
By Bruce Tinsley