Palestinian leader admits terrorism failed for Palestinians
PLO official Mahmoud Abbas says armed uprising was a mistake and terrorism never works. He warns it destroys builds, harms civilians, and erodes support, urging renunciation of violence and renewed negotiations with Israel under more moderate leadership.
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Palestinian Liberation Organization
Mahmoud Abbas
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Fatah Movement
Abbas
Israel
Ehud Barak
Ariel Sharon
Barak
Sharon
Benjamin Netanyahu
Florida youths sentenced for killing father with baseball bat
A reader protests a verdict and sentence given to two Florida boys who killed their father with a baseball bat. The letter questions jurors and the judge, suggests extenuating abuse, and compares to other high profile cases while defending harsher action.
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Florida
O.J
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Burns and Jernigan announce Roswell engagement
Bonnie Burns and Sam Jernigan of Roswell announced their engagement. Gerry Black and District 10, Order of the Eastern Star, completed ritualistic instruction. "Oh God" starring George Burns opened at Cinema 1 and 2 on North Main Street.
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Bonnie Burns
Sam Jernigan
Roswell
Gerry Black
District 10
Order of the Eastern Star
George Burns
North Main Street
Leadership shifts loom in New Mexico legislature
In Santa Fe the upcoming session promises leadership challenges among Senate Democrats and House Republicans. Sen. Romero could face intra party opposition while Aragon eyeing the top seat may clash with colleagues, and in the House Ted Hobbs faces a potential challenge from Rep. Tom Taylor as Republican factions mull new leadership amid ongoing drug reform stance debates.
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Senate
House
Richard Romero
Manny Aragon
Aragon
Tim Jennings
Roswell
Romero
Pat Lyons
Shirley Bailey
Hobbs
Texas
Gary Johnson
Roman Maes
Phil Griego
San Jose
Griego
Maes
Ted Hobbs
Albuquerque
Tom Taylor
Farmington
Earlene Roberts
Lovington
Joe Thompson
Larry Larranaga
Roberts
GOP
Ron Godbey
John Dendahl
Democrats Lose Southern Wins in 1998 Election Day
Democratic hopes for a Southern comeback dim after losses of governors in Alabama and South Carolina and a Georgia governor and senator. Louisiana remains pivotal as Mary Landrieu faces Republican Suzanne Terrell in a December 7 runoff.
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Washington
South
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Senate
Louisiana
Mary Landrieu
Landrieu
Suzanne Haik Terrell
Tennessee
Phil Bredesen
Jim Hodges
Don Siegelman
Zell Miller
Hodges
Siegelman
Basket
Ralph Reed
Mark Pryor
Arkansas
Bredesen
Roy Barnes
Max Cleland
Merle Black
Emory University
Immigration and Welfare Reform Scrutiny Reconsidered
A Urban Institute study questions the 1996 welfare reform aims for immigrants. It finds many immigrant families already work full time and earn more, while two parent households remain more common than natives, yet poverty persists due to wage gaps. The piece critiques marriage promotion as an ineffective anti poverty tool for immigrants.
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Congress
Bill Clinton
The
Urban Institute
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Hernandez
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