Philippines Ask U.S. Help in Battle Against Abu Sayyaf
The Philippines with 70,000 troops plus U.S. support faces the Abu Sayyaf rebels near Basilan Island. About 650 U.S. troops arrive as 100 million dollars in military aid funds rifles helicopters and a cargo plane. The effort is fraught with political risk and constitutional limits.
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United States
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
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Basilan Island
Abu Sayyaf
Indochina
Vietnam
America
Roswell College Independence Letter to Editor
Thomas A. Martin argues Roswell should govern its own affairs and gain independence from Eastern Roswell Community College. He condemns what he calls ruinous policies, seeks freedom of choice, and warns that continued control will harm education and growth in the city.
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Roswell
Eastern
Roswell Community College
Roosevelt proposed court-packing plan sparks critics in 1937
On February 5 1937 President Franklin D Roosevelt proposed enlarging the Supreme Court. Critics charged he aimed to pack the court. The date also marks Roger Williams arrival in Boston in 1631 with his wife following their departure from England.
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Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Supreme Court
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Roosevelt
Pack
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Boston
England
Monterrey and Berrendo spelling winners named in 25th year event
Monterrey Elementary School awarded spelling bee winners Brian Hodges Julia Mason Tammie Little Cindy Sotelo Tricia Perkowski and Beth LaMare. Berrendo Middle School spellers Judy Sasser Louise Gill Barry Anderson and Bryan Butler recognized. Max Leurance of the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management addressed the Southeastern New Mexico Grazing Association noting the fencing plan aims to aid ranchers, not endanger them. Joe Skeen questioned who sold the BLM on the idea.
Death penalty debate echoes in New Mexico Legislature
Nick Salazar recalled visiting death row inmates in the state penitentiary and doubting their guilt. Gov. Gary Johnson shifted against capital punishment citing the case, while lawmakers debate abolition and expansion bills amid a tight session and upcoming elections.
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Nick Salazar
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Albuquerque
Salazar
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San Juan Pueblo
Kerry Rodney Lee
South Carolina
Gary Johnson
Gail Beam
Beam
Lujan
House
Civics 101
James Taylor
Johnson
Senate
Manny Aragon
Ex-teacher backs Liberty Day
Ex teacher Andy McKean of Litteton Colorado urged White House support for a national Liberty Day to educate American children about the Declaration of Independence and the U S Constitution. He cited his Lions Club backed campaign to celebrate March 16, the birth date of James Madison, as the founder of Liberty Day.
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Andy McKean
Littleton, Colo
White House
U.S
America
Lions Club
McKean
James Madison
Capitol’s unfinished grandeur through 1827 and beyond
A Smithsonian style portrait of the Capitol’s evolution notes Rep. Wickliffe’s 1827 complaint about 34 years of labor and the ongoing need to adapt the building. It traces the structure from Washington’s plans to the Civil War era and the shift to a larger cast iron dome by Thomas A. Walter as Congress expands.
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Wickliffe
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United States
Congress
Allen
George Washington
America
Rufus Choate
Massachusetts
Charles Bulfinch
Thomas A. Walter
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