Who should probe Iraq oil for food scandal
As Iraq nears its Independence Day the question arises who should investigate the oil for food scandal. Should the U S appointed Iraqi Governing Council and its hired firm lead or a board of Iraqi jurists, with UN oversight, head the probe. Bremer favors the Iraqi Board of Supreme Audit but the council may be dissolved by June 30.
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Iraq
L. Paul Bremer
U.S
Bremer
United Nations
Kuwait
Saddam
Hussein
United States
Kpmg International
Board of Supreme Audit
Council
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Kofi Annan
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Lakhdar Brahimi
Brahimi
Volcker
Letter to the Editor on War Debt Rising to 192 Billion
Stu Pritchard of Roswell urges readers to view the Bush administration request for 25 billion more for Iraq and Afghanistan within a broader debt context. He notes the total could reach 192 billion dollars, arguing the figure will burden future generations and comparing it to a hypothetical daily savings since Columbus.
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Columbus
New World
Stu Pritchard Roswell
Roswell Officers Installed In Knights Templar New Mexico
The May 20 1979 report notes Roswell men installed as Grand Commandery officers for Knights Templar of New Mexico at the annual meeting in Denzug FE Ted Hunt named grand commander with staff Fred W Blocksom Elmer H Riemen Ray D Carpenter and Carlos Cunningham Also James R Hopkins Goddard High School senior receives West Point appointment Louis G Angelos Jr honored at San Diego Marine graduation Dejuana G Roberson completes six weeks basic training at Lackland AFB Stephen M Rogers reports for duty at Camp Lejeune Gwinn Mich promotion Gary M Schmid Roswell High School 1978 graduate serves as airman first class
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Roswell
Knights Templar of
New Mexico
Denzug
Ted" Hunt
Fred W. Blocksom
Elmer H. Riemen
Ray D. Carpenter
Carlos Cunningham
James R. Hopkins
Goddard High School
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
James
Philip Hopkins
Louis G. Angelos Jr
Martine Corps
San Diego
Call
Louis
Louis G. Angelos
Dejuana G. Roberson
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Defuana
Jerry D. Roberson
Stephen M. Rogers
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Stephen
J.D. Rogers
Gary M. Sehmid
Gwinn
Mich
Gary
Roswell High School
Herbert M. Schmid
Trailblazing women and community volunteers honored in YWCA event
The article profiles Nancy Taylor of Life Saver Food Bank in Clovis and Catherine Torres of Las Cruces as standout nominees in the YWCA Women on the Move awards. It highlights Taylor turning hunger into action from 1983 onward, building a regional food network, and Torres raising $6 million for First Step Center while serving on civic boards. It notes 88 nominees and urges readers to volunteer to help their communities.
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Albuquerque
Nancy Taylor
Life Saver Food Bank
Clovis
Taylor
New Mexico
Texas
Catherine Torres
First Step
Las Cruces
Dona Ana
Torres
First Step Center
Jardin de Los Ninos
PTA
YWCA
Russians View Democracy as Fraud in Post Soviet Era
AP report notes U S funds about 80 million yearly to promote democracy in Russia. Harvard historian Richard Pipes says Russians largely view democracy as fraud and controlled by powerful clans. Polls cited show 76 percent favor restoring media censorship and 11 percent would resist freedom for stability.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Harvard
Richard Pipes
Pipes
Foreign Affairs
Romir Monitoring
State Department
Iso
Soviet Union
Vladimir Putin
Medicare prescription card enrollment may puzzle seniors
NM Aging and Long-Term Services warns prescription drug discount cards are complex with about 40 options in New Mexico. Medicare approved cards offer 15 to 25 percent discounts but vary by drug, price, and enrollment fee. Low income enrollees get credits and reduced co payments. enrollment lasts a year. Cards remain in effect until January 2006 with possible later changes. Consult medicare gov or 1-800 MEDICARE for details and forms.
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N.M
Medicare
New Mexico
Medicare.gov
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N.M. Department OF Aging and Long-Term Care
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