CIA Needs More Human Intelligence to Tackle Terror Threat
The piece argues that despite CIA gains against al Qaida and a global counterterrorism push, intelligence gaps persist. It notes staffing and language shortages, overreliance on hardware, and calls for interagency cooperation and possible agency consolidation.
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Bush
Afghanistan
U.S
CIA
George Tenet
Senate
al-Qaida
Pakistan
Abu Zubaydah
Kabul
Department of Defense
FBI
Mideast
CTC
National Security
Brent Scowcroft
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Letters critique Hondo Valley highway plan and residents' rights
A letter argues that blaming Hondo Valley residents for highway carnage is unfair. It cites a failed lawsuit, a public meeting where residents were ignored, and urges a $13 million safer alternative off the valley that avoids adding two undivided lanes and seeks Riverside crossing to Ruidoso Downs, noting opposition from the Ford Ranch and perceived political indifference.
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Rolla Hinkle
Hondo Valley
Highway Department
Valley
Riverside
Ruidoso Downs
Ford Ranch
Roswell Leader Conducts Goodwill Tour with Amigos
Roswell Mayor Jerry N. Smith travels in Billings with the New Mexico Amigos a private group promoting the state. The delegation plans a Canada stop later in the week. Roswell High girls track defends district 4AAAA title in Carlsbad with relay squads led by Boley Moore and Simmons.
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Roswell
Jerry N. Smith
Billings, Mont
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Jackie Boley
Lesa Moore
Donna Simmons
Sanchez calls New Mexico a banana republic in campaign gaffe
Freshman state legislator John Sanchez seeks GOP governor nomination but faces scrutiny over calling New Mexico a banana republic. Detractors call it a blooper or boo-boo while supporters term it a poor choice of words.
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Albuquerque
John Sanchez Hankers
New Mexico
New York Times
William Safire
Safire
Ford
Carter
Eastern
Europe
Soviet Union
Sanchez
John Dendahl
Albuquerque Tribune
Kate Nelson
Dendahl
Nelson
Banana Republic
Walter Bradley
Rob Burpo
Bill Richardson
Gary Johnson
Doug Turner
Richardson
Turner
Bill Safire
John Sanchez
Bush shifts on Afghan aid likened to Marshall Plan
Bush signals a large aid role for Afghanistan echoing the Marshall Plan. He says peace requires a stable government, trained army, and education for boys and girls, with UN estimates of about 15 billion dollars over a decade.
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Washington
Bush
U.S
Afghanistan
America
Europe
Virginia Military Institute
United States
VMI
George C. Marshall
Truman
United Nations
George H.W. Bush
Kremlin
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Balkans
Classical music demand wanes in broadcasting amid station closings
The article argues the market for classical music remains weak as outlets like WNYC shrink daily programming and WNCN shifted from classical to rock. It weighs pain and pleasure in listening, asks if exposure in youth builds lifelong taste, and notes audience indifference and competing formats.
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New York
WNYC
WNCN
Chicago
Yale Medical School
Martha
Jane
Elsie
Martha Argerich
Prince
Bach
Mercer
Petrus
Freddy Girardet
Motor Inn
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