Brownback Skips Senate Vote for Iowa Campaign Swing
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback campaigns vigorously in Iowa ahead of the August straw poll, missing a key Senate vote on a bill that would provide 20 million dollars for Greensburg rebuilding oversight and 40.6 billion for border security. The piece critiques his focus on national ambitions over Kansas concerns.
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Readers' Forum Letters Encourage Open Public Debate
The Ottawa Herald prints letters to the editor with writers identified at the end, inviting informed public discussion. Readers encouraged to respond in the Readers' Forum if they disagree with opinions or factual statements.
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FISA reform debate stresses speed over full warrants
Rich Lowry argues that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, originally limited to U.S. targets, now covers overseas communications and hampers rapid counterterrorism. A temporary fix loosens foreign to foreign intercepts, while critics say the law grants foreigners too many protections and slows urgent actions.
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Journalism premium and the decline of newspapers
Donald Kaul critiques rising undergraduate journalism costs at Arizona State University while arguing journalism's decline, the Wall Street Journal sale to Rupert Murdoch, and the shift from public service to profit in media. He proposes premium handyman training as a counterpoint.
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