Wen Ho Lee freed after 58 of 59 charges dropped
Editorial roundup notes Wen Ho Lee is released after 18 months as a suspect. He faced life in prison and 275 days in jail before pleading guilty to one count, cooperating with investigators as tapes were reportedly destroyed. Emphasizes government missteps and calls for lessons to prevent false accusations.
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Wen Ho Lee
Lee
Los Alamos
New Mexico
People’s Republic of China
Justice Department
U.S
FBI
Online security and Western Union breach raise wider questions
Online security remains essential as firms process transactions and protect customer data. After Western Union disclosed a breach exposing over 15 000 card records due to human error, debate grows on whether government oversight or self regulation best governs corporate safety online.
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Western Union
Willie Sutton
Wichita Falls
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Ann Coulter Columnist Attacks Adam Clymer Remarks
The syndicated columnist attacks Times reporter Adam Clymer for calling him a “major-league asshole” and argues political bias in press scrutiny. She notes Clymer’s past defenses of Teddy Kennedy and reasons why some editors avoided denials. The piece critiques media double standards and cites earlier illegal tape-recording cases involving Gingrich.
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George W. Bush
Swaziland
Bush
Washington
New York Times
Washington Press Corps
Times
Adam Clymer
Clymer
Washington Post
Lloyd Grove
Grove
Teddy
Dick Armey
Newt Gingrich
Linda Tripp
Red Square shifts from toil to tour in Moscow
Feder notes Moscow's Red Square blend of history and markets. KGB presence fades behind luxury boutiques at GUM while the city embraces Western fashions, cell phones, and bustling commerce. Churches remain vibrant, Lenin’s tomb endures, and Russians balance tradition with consumerism and uncertainty about their future.
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KGB
Red Square
Politburo
Red Army
GUM Department
GUM
Christian Dior
Estee Lauder
Benneton
Karl Marx
Russia
Vogue
Fifth Avenue
Lenin
St. Basil's
Kremlin
Baghdad
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