Border security questions rise at U.S.-Mexico line
A guest editorial in The San Diego Union-Tribune argues border security is uneven amid post 9 11 tightening efforts and mass agent exodus. It notes border smuggling routes via Tijuana and Guatemala, staffing gaps, political opposition, and calls for stronger forgery proof IDs and employer sanctions.
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Tijuana
Guatemala-Mexico
Central America
U.S
San Diego
Arizona
America
United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of Homeland Security
INS
Border Patrol
Department
Border Security
James Ziglar
Stuart Anderson
Cato Institute
Michigan
Spencer Abraham
Roswell Residents Urge No Vote on Gross Receipts Taxes
A reader argues city officials misrepresent who they serve and urges Roswell seniors and taxpayers to vote no on September 17. The letter claims seniors need protections, questions attracting new taxes to lure jobs, and calls for focusing on making Roswell attractive to residents rather than employers.
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Roswell
Local News Briefs: Car Salesman, Students, Marines
Darrell Russell joined Jerry Pritchard Chevrolet as top new car salesman. Jan Barry, from Roswell, joined the Buffalo Gals at West Texas State University in Canyon. Danny G. Stacy, a Marine private, completed infantry combat training at Camp Pendleton California.
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Darrell Russell
Jerry Pritchard Chevrolet Inc
Jan Barry
Roswell
Buffalo Gals
West Texas State University
Canyon
Texas
Danny G. Stacy
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendelton
Calif
Supreme Court ruling could loosen NM judicial campaign rules
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that candidates for judge may discuss controversial issues and criticize past decisions, ending Minnesota’s ban. New Mexico justices will revisit their conduct rules to allow issue discussion. The decision may shift NM campaigns as candidates debate character and background.
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Santa FE
U.S. Supreme Court
New Mexico Supreme Court
Minnesota
Patricio Serna
New Mexico
John Dendahl
Dendahl
Jamie Koch
Democratic
Koch
Roderick Kennedy
Court of Appeals
Kennedy
Leaks as Check on Secrecy in the Bush Era
A reflective critique argues leaks reveal government actions, urging declassification and accountability. It cites NSA intercepts before a terrorist threat, Kennedy era openness, and Watergate hints, asserting leaks serve the republic in exposing top secret papers.
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Washington
State Department
John F. Kennedy
House
Senate Intelligence Committees
FBI
White House
Congress
Republic
Kennedy
Viacom sponsors sex stunt in church sparks outrage
A couple staged a sexually explicit contest at St Patrick's Cathedral during a crowded feast day with a broadcaster providing on air commentary. They were arrested on public lewdness charges, while the program Opie and Anthony and WNEW-FM under Viacom drew scrutiny for corporate responsibility.
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Viacom
Lexis/Nexis
St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's
Rockefeller Center
St. Patrick’s
Coitus Interruptus
Paul Mercurio
Opie and
Anthony
Mercurio
Wnew-Fm
Infinity Radio Network
Playboy Inc
New York
MTV
Blockbuster Video
Sumner Redstone
WNEW
Mel Karmazin
William H. Gray III
United Negro College Fund
Ivan Seidenberg
Verizon
David McLaughlin
Dartmouth
American Red Cross
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