Bitter view on Lehman bailout decision in Our View
Our View argues that Henry Paulson was right to let Lehman Brothers file for Chapter 11 rather than bail them out. The piece warns of negative economic ripple effects, the housing market pressures, tighter credit, and a tougher few months as the economy rebalances. It contrasts real economy health with volatile financial markets and calls for firms to absorb losses and regroup.
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Treasury
Henry Paulson
Lehman Brothers
Bear Stearns
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Paulson
Times of London
U.S
Lawmakers and federal officials contact details listed
A compilation of U S representatives and senators with office addresses in Washington D C and local offices. It includes U S Rep Mike Conaway Republican Midland and U S Rep Ciro Rodriguez Democrat San Antonio along with U S Sen John Cornyn and U S Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison with their respective Washington offices and phone numbers and local Midland Odessa addresses.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Stand
A freedom themed editorial page expresses that true liberty starts with individual self control and aligns with moral guides. The piece, attributed to Tor Edi Ken Brodnax, Patrick Canty, publisher Laura Dennis, champions freedom as a divine gift and a personal responsibility, urging readers to promote and preserve liberty.
Idols of crowds and a candidate’s rhetoric
A critical essay contrasts Barack Obama with historic crowds, warning that leaders are formed by emotion not proof. It argues Obama’s rhetoric masks inexperience and predicts danger from Iran as nuclear threats rise, urging adult foresight over politics of fear.
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Iran
Barack Obama
Obama
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
England
United Nations
Grant Avenue ramp project praised for quality work
A Odessa reader defends the Grant Avenue handicapped access ramp construction, praising the contractor’s workmanship and predicting completion by week’s end. The letter argues bids were won fairly, workers do not waste time, and asks the public to be patient while speed is balanced with proper completion.
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Grant Avenue
Odessa
Errors in Judgment Letter Responds to Distortions
An Aug 15 letter to the OA provoked a strong rebuttal detailing perceived errors of judgment. The responder refuses to name the author but invites recognition from the writer through the cited distortions and counterpoints.
Public Forum on Iraq War and Policy Critique by Doris Duncan Gardendale
A reader lists six errors in a public letter criticizing Bush administration Iraq policy, environmental stances, government power, torture, Democratic accountability, and universal health care, arguing for evidence based debate and ethical governance. The piece items assertions about Iraq links to 9/11, wartime authorization, global warming denial, civil liberties, and health care reform.
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G.W. Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Dick Cheney
Congress
United States
America
Cheney
Taliban
bin Laden
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Red Cross
GWB
Bush and Co
Doris Duncan
Gardendale
Ector County Elections Admin Encourages Ballot Prep Feedback
Thumbs up to Ector County Elections Administrator Mitzi Scheible and her staff for groundwork on upcoming balloting. Readers are invited to share ideas on current topics via email, expressing positive or negative comments, with a nomination noted through the provided link.
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Ector County
Mitzi Scheible
Freedom
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Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Tor
EDI
Ken Brodnax
Thomas Sowell
Sowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
The
Creators Syndicate
Www
Creators. Com
Tsowell.com
Jean-Francois Revel
France
Revel
Gary Brookins
Cron, Sir
Noyatch
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