Armey uses power to threaten Belo media access
Our view argues House Majority Leader Dick Armey misuses his office to influence coverage of his son’s election defeat. Armey proposed a bill to force Belo Corp to divest its Dallas media properties, tying policy to media reporting. The piece condemns the move as abusive, hypocritical, and counter to free enterprise.
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Dick Armey
Dallas
Flower Mound
U.S
House of Representatives
Scott Armey
Denton
Armey
Belo Corp
WFAA
Dallas Morning News
Denton Record Chronicle
Associated Press
Morning News
Belo
Fort Worth
House Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Houdini on the bench and the New Jersey case shadow
Thomas Lowell argues the New Jersey Supreme Court illegally allowed a candidate substitution near Election Day and contrasts this with past Supreme Court interpretations. He warns that courts and press can subvert law when politics drives rulings and urges senators who will confirm law‑following judges.
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Robert Torricelli
D-N.j
New Jersey
Democratic Party
New Jersey Supreme Court
William Brennan
US Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
Justice Brennan
Houdinis
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Florida
Florida Supreme Court
High Court
State
U.S
Senate
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
There is no safe haven anymore in our divided regions
CAL THOMAS argues the Beltway shootings erase safe neighborhoods, spurring fear across Washington and suburbs. He notes gas stations shootings, school and travel cancellations, and economic wounding post 9/11, while discussing public reactions, profiling, and calls for tougher gun laws amid broad uncertainty.
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Washington, D.C
Beltway
Philadelphia
West Chester
Baltimore Aquarium
David Flamer
Associated Press
Saddam
Thomas
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