Border fence tech showdown slows immigration reform drive
National opinion centers on the stalled high tech fence along the U S southern border. A Los Angeles Times report cites persistent radar and satellite glitches that may delay completion for years. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano orders a reassessment while noting the need for an alternate border security plan.
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Los Angeles Times
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
Napolitano
Obama
U.S
Ethics doubts shadow House standards with recent committee actions
The House ethics committee avoided ruling violations by seven lawmakers who steered no bid contracts to clients linked to a lobbying firm while taking large campaign donations from them. It also declined to find rules violations by Rep. Charles B. Rangel and five others for Caribbean conference trips funded by private firms.
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U.S. House of Representatives
House
Ethics Committee
Committee
Charles B. Rangel
D-N.y
Tom DeLay
Texas
Parkview Spelling Bee Winners Named for 1984 85
Parkview Elementary announces 1984 85 spelling bee winners. Sixth grade victors include Joshua Garcia and Janna Rice. Additional sixth grade winners are Gina Montes and Troy Sanders. Mindy Gist receives Hugh O Brinan Leadership Award at Roswell High School for four years 4 H involvement and leadership roles.
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Parkview Elementary
Joshua Garcia
Tony Garcia
Janna Rice
Serna Rice
Gina Montes
Jessie Montes
Troy Sanders
James Sanders
Mindy Gist
James Gist
Hugh O’brinan
Roswell High School
Gist
Chaves County
4-H Council
Roswell High
Future Farmers of America
Parties seek joint caucus to craft next year's budget
Napili Bay columnist recalls past party shifts and reform moods. He notes Democrats face internal splits over tax policy while recalling 1994 battles when Bill and Hillary Clinton failed to rally public support. He urges focusing on honorable candidates over party labels.
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Napili Bay
Maui
Benjamin Rodefer
Albuquerque
Senate
Mama Lucys
House
David Salman
D-Mora
Gitmo in limbo as Obama eyeed closure stalls
The piece reviews the Obama administration’s push to close Guantanamo Bay, noting 190 detainees remain, legal questions over detainees held outside Afghanistan, and the Pentagon’s lack of detention facilities. It cites a Washington Post interview, drone strikes in Pakistan, and internal policy struggles shaping the ongoing detentions.
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Barack Obama
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Gitmo
Afghanistan
U.S
Bagram
Pentagon
Washington Post
Health care powers and 10th Amendment critique
The letter argues the federal government lacks constitutional authority to legislate health care under the 10th Amendment. It cites Medicare and Medicaid bankruptcies, calls for shifting power to consumers, and supports private health care options and state-based solutions as alternatives to a federal takeover. It endorses proposals like tax credits, vouchers, and health savings accounts to reduce costs and return sovereignty to individuals and states.
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CNN/Opinion Research Corp
Feds
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Medicare
America
Scott W. Atlas
The
Hoover Institu
Tion
Stanford University Medical Center
South Carolina
Mark Sanford
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