Call for U.S. action as Latin journalists face death toll
The piece urges the Bush administration to add journalist safety as a barometer of Latin America’s human rights and to press governments, including Mexico and Colombia, to punish killers. It cites 243 journalists murdered since 1988, with 101 in Colombia and 35 in Mexico, and calls for Washington to defend a free press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
Inter American Press Association
Americas
U.S
Colombia
Mexico
Guatemala
Peru
Brazil
el Salvador
United States
Washington
Vicente Fox
San Antonio Express News
Philip True
Tijuana
Hector Felix
Jesus Blancornelas
Blancornelas
Arellano Felix
Busa
Today in History highlights and key events across years
Major historical moments spanning 1777 to 1982 are listed with dates and brief notes. Highlights include the Continental Congress approving the Articles of Confederation, Gemini 12 splashdown, the Pike sighting of Pikes Peak, and Red Square funeral rites in Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Jefferson Memorial
Wash
D.C
National Conscription Broadcasting Co
Gemini
James A. Lovell
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr
Atlantic
Continental Congress
United States
Ton
Washington
Zebulon Vi
Ee Pike
Pikes Peak
Moscow
Brazil
Monarchy Square
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Local Military Promotions and Assignments Highlight Community
25 years ago on November 15 1976 Marine Cpl Stephen Dunn earned a promotion at Cherry Point NC and is the son of Verna MacCallum. Navy Hospitalman David Gonzales served aboard USS Oriskany which was decommissioned in late September and is the son of George and Mrs. Gonzales. Airman Kevin E Miller was chosen for special training at Sheppard Air Force Base in the medical service field, son of Oscar Bunton and Lela Bunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Stephen Dunn
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
N.C
Verna MacCallum
Greenwood Drive
Navy
David Gonzales
Oriskany
Gonzales
George Gonzales Sr
E. Alameda St
Kevin E. Miller
Sheppard Air Force Base
Air Force Medical Service
Oscar J. Bunton
Dexter
Lela Bunton
E. Country Club Road
Aragon controversy highlights New Mexico Senate power play
Santa Fe commentary describes Manny Aragon as a self serving leader who convened a secret Santa Ana meeting to install himself as Senate majority leader. It notes opposition from Linda Lopez and Tim Jennings and links the saga to broader Democratic discontent and gubernatorial losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristen Davenport
N.M
Santa FE
New Mexico
Manny Aragon
Senate
Aragon
Albuquerque
Richard Romero
Linda Lopez
Albuquerque Lopez
Lopez
New
Santa Ana
Santa Ana Pueblo
New Santa Ana
Tim Jennings
D-Roswell
House of Representatives
Raymond Sanchez
Manny and
Ray Show
Gary Johnson
Powell adjusts war doctrine in wake of Afghanistan conflict
Powell favors exit strategies and decisive force but backs Bush’s Afghanistan war as U S air strikes push Taliban from Kabul. He notes past limits of intervention yet argues military action remains necessary against terrorists after 9 11 and cites Kosovo as precedent for minimal U S casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Afghanistan
Bush
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Somalia
Rwanda
Burundi
Liberia
Sierra Leone
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Kosovo
Ethical questions on aging and assisted death debates
A personal letter reveals the emotional toll of Alzheimer's on a daughter and her father. The piece discusses Oregon's assisted death plebiscite, federal challenges by John Ashcroft, and the legal fight between federal and state authority over prescribing lethal morphine to terminal patients. The article contrasts state autonomy with federal regulation and notes ongoing constitutional contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
John Ashcroft
Attorney General of
United States
Robert Jones
U.S
Ashcroft
California
Washington
Salem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vietnam War
Banana Republic
Colin Powell
Washington Today
Arizona
Dad
Reagan
WiLiam F
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