Roberts confirmation fight stains litmus tests for judges
The debate over John Roberts focuses on abortion clinic violence and past legal briefs. NARAL accuses him of excusing violence, but supporters note the briefs addressed legal questions only. Public Advocate of the United States withdrew support over a Colorado gay rights case, highlighting divides on judicial activism and ideology.
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Naral Pro-Choice America
Roberts
Emily Lyons
Birmingham
Ala
Supreme Court
John Roberts
America
NARAL
Nancy Keenan
Keenan
Public Advocate of
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Colorado
Washington, D.C
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Antonin Scalia
Today in History for Friday August 12, 2005
On August 12 events span 1867 impeachment moves by President Johnson after suspending Edwin Stanton. 1898 Hawaii annexation. 1898 peace protocol ending the Spanish American War. 1915 Maugham novel Of Human Bondage published. 1953 Soviet hydrogen bomb test. 1960 Echo 1 balloon satellite launch. 1962 spaceflight milestones. 1972 last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam. 1978 Pope Paul VI burial. 1985 JAL Flight 123 disaster killing 520.
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Andrew Johnson
Congress
Edwin M. Stanton
Hawaii
United States
William
Somerset Maugham
Soviet Union
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Andrian Nikolayev
St. Peter’s Basilica
Japan Air Lines
Roswell Open League names 1980 all stars and coaches
The Roswell Open League selects its 1980 season all stars led by Ron Phillips at pitcher and W R Gunnels at catcher with Junior Lucero and Danny Camp on the infield and Curt Bishop in center field among others. Second team includes Jerry Garcia and Mike O Malley with Frank Fitzsimmons and Chato Madrid among named players. All star coaches are W R Gunnels Michelob Raiders and Herb Finney Buena Suerte Studs. City Council names elementary principal Phil Roberts to replace Richard McEneny, who resigned to move to Albuquerque. Roberts previously served on Planning and Zoning and was nominated by Mayor L C Stiles.
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Ron Phillips
W.R. Gunnels
Junior Lucero
Danny Camp
Elton Reese
Hector Lujan
Jim Boswell
Gilbert Rivers
Curt Bishop
Tom Ryanscak
Jerry Garcia
Steve Tuttle
Mike O'Malley
J. Hunter
Ricky Rappy
Frank Fitzsimmon
Japan Pressures and Emperor Breaks Deadlock on Surrender
As Japan faced a pivotal war turn after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Emperor Hirohito intervened in a cabinet deadlock over accepting the Potsdam Declaration. The emperor’s decision to back acceptance preserved his status while conditioning surrender, amid coup attempts and fear of military revolt.
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America
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Hirohito
Potsdam
Japan
Suzuki
Gen
Anami
Harry Truman
Pacific
Southeast Asia
Russia
Congress
Bataan
Singapore
Tinian
Tokyo
Social Security as Ownership Plan Proposed
The piece argues Social Security could retire from being only a government program to also become an ownership program. It urges creating voluntary personal retirement accounts funded by a portion of Social Security taxes to build nest eggs for workers and transfer unspent funds to the next generation.
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Social Security
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Reader Mail Sparks Style Debate on Capitalization and Race
Hernandez recaps reader responses to past columns on capitalization rules for ethnic terms and race. He cites AP guidance, recounts reactions to Memin Penguin controversy, and weighs reactions to Bush’s Supreme Court nominations, noting the absence and potential of Hispanic justices.
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Michigan
U.S
Mexico
United States
Pinguin
Bush
Supreme Court
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