Ottawa Progress on Federal Upgrades Moves Slowly
Ottawa City Manager Weldon Padgett says federal funds for upgrades like Forest Park Pool and high speed Internet are advancing slowly. Negotiations with Allegiance Communications LLC to provide cable Internet remain unresolved, despite the city awaiting guidance on required regulations for funding.
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Weldon Padgett
Forest Park Pool
Padgett
Monay
U.S
Jim Ryan
Ottawa
Scott Bird
Allegiance Communications LLC
City Commission
Allegiance
Cox Communications
Garett
Iraqi Shiite leaders choose between Jaafari and Chalabi for prime minister
In Baghdad top Shiite politicians weigh interim vice president Ibrahim al Jaafari against Ahmed Chalabi as candidate for Iraq's next prime minister. The Shiite alliance holds 140 seats in the 275 member National Assembly and must secure 182 to form a government.
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Ahimad Chalabi
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Haidar al-Moussawi
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Ali al-Sistani
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Najaf
Al-Sistani
al-Moussawi
Senator McCain calls for permanent U S bases in Afghanistan
Senator John McCain urged permanent U S bases in Afghanistan during talks with President Hamid Karzai as part of a five member Senate delegation. He framed a long term strategic partnership including economic and military ties to safeguard American security in a region with Iran Pakistan and China.
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Senate
Hamid Karzai
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McCain
Senate Armed Services Committee
Karzai
Franklin County eighth graders head to All Kansas Spelling Bee
Emily Palan of Ottawa Middle School won the Franklin County Spelling Bee spelling viaduct to claim county title. She and second place finisher Clint Schulte of Central Heights will compete March 26 at Washburn University in Topeka for the statewide bee.第三名 Courtney Miles of Ottawa Middle School finished third.
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Washburn University
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Palan
Ottawa Middle School
Appanoose
Katrina
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Central Heights
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Supreme Court to hear New London eminent domain case
Susette Kelo and fellow homeowners fight city plans to bulldoze houses for riverfront hotel health club and offices arguing the seizure is unconstitutional. The case tests government use of eminent domain for private development with broad implications amid over 10 000 similar actions cited by the Institute for Justice.
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New London
Conn
Supreme Court
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Institute For Justice
Eminent Domain and Public Purpose in New London Case
The piece explains whether government use of eminent domain serves a public purpose under the Fifth Amendment which bans taking private property for public use without just compensation. It cites Supreme Court history on urban renewal and land reform, notes New London’s decline, and cites officials claiming private development will boost tax revenue and the local economy.
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