View on military park preservation and base closures
Our view argues the House vote to boost military spending while delaying base closings reflects district politics. Bases offer jobs and patronage, and the process forces Congress to approve whole packages. Defense reform and ongoing war shape decisions, with $25 billion for Iraq added and a plan to grow the force by 39,000, funded by taxpayers.
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House
Congress
Joel Hefley
Colorado
Ivan Eland
Center For Peace and Liberty
The
Independent Institute
Congressional Armed Services Committees
Defense
Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Administration
United States
Iraq
Lawmakers and Officials Contact Details Listed
U S representatives Neugebauer Bonilla to Congress and Senators Cornyn Hutchison have official office addresses in Washington D C. Neugebauer and Bonilla are Republicans from Texas while Cornyn and Hutchison are Republican U S senators from Texas with district and senate offices in Longworth and Russell buildings.
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U.S
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Longworth
Washington
D.C
Henry Bonilla
San Antonio
John Cornyn
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Taking the animal's side in Palo Alto lion tragedy
Thomas Lowell cites Palo Alto mountain lion incident near Stanford, noting outrage at police shooting, claims academic left misreads risk, mocks moral exhibitionists, and argues cops act on danger. Mentions tranquilizer attempts, shrine, and Palo Alto parents who supported police action. Lowell, Hoover Institution fellow, frames critique of academics.
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Marin County
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Chronicle
Palo Alto
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Cosby Blames Lapses In Black Parenting For Social Ills
CAL THOMAS notes Bill Cosby, at a Washington event marking Brown v. Board of Education, criticized black parents for failing to rear children, urging private schooling and personal responsibility while condemning ineffective leadership and over-reliance on government programs. Cosby also praised achievements and philanthropy backing black colleges.
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Bill Cosby
Washington
Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education
United States
Cosby
America
Washington Post
Hamil Harris
Shaniqua
Taliqua
Mohammed
Brown
Board of Education
Democratic Party
Mark Green
National Center For Public Policy Research
Nick
Thomas
Fox News Channel
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Odessa
Link
Freedom
Patrick Canty
Joan Kerr
Ken Brodnax
Bil Salter
Kerry
Bush
Thomas Lowell
Cal Thomas
Piukeinge É
Wlallard
Killmore
By Bruce Tinsley
Bene
Meenre
Moe
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