Open government seen as essential amid rising secrecy
A national Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University poll shows about 75 percent view the federal government as closed and secretive, up from 2006. The share calling it very secretive doubles to 44 percent. The next president should push openness, as voters asteroid candidates’ stance on open government remains highly important.
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Scripps Howard News Service
Ohio University
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Congress
Fed launches 200 billion liquidity swap plan
The Fed will swap troubled mortgage assets for cash and Treasury securities, with a 28 day return window. The aim is to calm credit markets amid a mortgage defaults crisis. Wall Street greeted the move with a strong rally, though gains faded later. Economists see potential without immediate inflation or debt impact.
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Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Treasury
Wall Street
Ben Bernanke
Chicago Tribune
Dust control concerns raise Roswell fence ordinance query
Dear Editor letters ask whether Roswell has an ordinance requiring builders to fence excavated lots to curb blowing dust. The author notes heavy dirt near Country Club and Montana Union area, causing headlights to be used in wind, and suggests watering on dusty days if fencing is not mandated.
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Roswell
Country Club
Montana/Union
Five MOA Elementary PTA officers elected for 1983 84
Five members of the Missouri Avenue Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association were elected as officers for the 1983 84 school year. New officers are Janet Lewis president Peggy Cooper president elect Alfred Velasquez vice president Elsie Morgan secretary and Sue Curtner treasurer. Eight Roswell high school students attended the Piano and Organ Festival at West Texas State University including Robin Luce Erin Doe Beth Rubenstein Rebecca Phillips Derek Ross Fatima Racalde Kelly Coll Tammy Davis. Diane Richardson Estep has been selected for entry into Who's Who in American Junior Colleges for 1983. Diane a Roswell High School graduate is now development assistant for the Office of Planning and Development at Murray College.
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Missouri Avenue
Janet Lewis
Peggy Cooper
Alfred Velasquez
Elsie Morgan
Sue Curtner
Roswell
West Texas State University
Robin Luce
Erin Doe
Beth Rubenstein
Rebecca Phillips
Derek Ross
Fatima Racalde
Kelly Coll
Tammy Davis
Diane Richardson Estep
Diane
Roswell High School
Office of Planning and Development
Murray College
Surprises at New Mexico party conventions shake up races
In Santa Fe four of five NM congressional seats are open with heavy GOP and Democratic participation. Pearce won the GOP Senate vote by nine points, Grisham led in the 1st District, White dominated the GOP ballot in Bernalillo, and McCamley outspent rivals to lead the Democratic field in the 2nd. The 3rd District saw Don Wiviatt surprise with 30 percent against Lujan, while petitions and ballot order dominated convention outcomes.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
U.S
Steve Pearce
Hextier Wilson
Pearce
Wilson
Albuquerque Panse
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Rebecca Vigil-Giron
Vigil-Giron
Bernalillo County
Darren White
Joe Carraro
Senate
Bill McCam
Lea County
Harry Teague
Diane Denish
Aubrey Dunn Jr
Earl Greer
Ed Tinsley
Hobbs
Monty Newman
Greg Sewards
Don Wiviatt
Ben Ray Lujan
Wiviatt
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Hotmail
China Faces Tibet Turmoil as Olympics Loom Over Beijing
Beijing seeks to project calm in Lhasa after rioting and police crackdowns, aiming to show stability ahead of the August Olympics. Officials push a narrative of order without martial law, while arrests and disputed death tolls spill into the narrative from both Beijing and exile groups.
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Beijing
Lhasa
John Kenwood
China
Tibet
Democracy Movement
Tiananmen Square
China Central Television
Xinhua
Dalai Lama
Obama’s Philadelphia speech on race amid Wright controversy
Barack Obama delivered a nuanced Philadelphia address praising America’s founding while confronting race and Wright’s controversial sermons. He urged accountability within the African American community and cautioned against dismissing white fears, arguing America can change. He condemned Wright’s remarks as wrong and divisive, while stopping short of disowning Wright or his own family, a stance the piece calls paradoxical.
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Barack Obama
Philadelphia
United States
Independence Hall
America
Obama
Jeremiah Wright
U.S
Wright
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