McCain criticizes McDermott and Bonner Iraq visit
Senator John McCain denounces McDermott and Bonner for meeting Saddam Hussein while criticizing Bush policy. He says they should debate in Congress, not in Baghdad, and warns their trip helps Saddam sway the Iraqi people. The piece notes broad bipartisan support for containing Saddam but questions the trip's appropriateness.
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John McCain
Bush White House
Arizona
Iraq
Jim McDermott
D-Wash
David Bonner
D-Mich
Bush
Saddam Hussein
McCain
McDermott
Bonier
Baghdad
United States of America
Josef Stalin
Saddam
U.S
Bonner
Tariq Aziz
Congress
White House
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
U.N
United States
Separation of church and state letter to the editor
A reader argues the term separation is not in the Constitution but the sentiment exists in the Establishment Clause. The writer criticizes teaching religion in public schools and urges family and worship houses to handle religious instruction, urging Christian tolerance of secularists and secular tolerance of believers. Elke M. Mikaelian, Roswell.
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Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Elke M. Mikaelian
Roswell
Wool Bowl Committee Meets As Masayo Henderson Teaches
The Wool Bowl Committee met at the Cattleman’s Steak House while Masayo Henderson taught oriental cooking at the YMCA during a Monday night football widows gathering. Chaves County 4-H club sponsored a trail ride.
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Cattleman’s Steakhouse
Masayo Henderson
YMCA
Chaves County
New Mexico political infighting shifts campaign tactics
The SANTA FE season features a front running Democrat Richard son launching the first attack ad against Republican Sanchez on Sept 13 citing grievances and a clash with Dendahl. The piece notes Domenici and Wilson defend Social Security and ties to national fallout with Gore and Clinton.
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Santa FE
Bill Richardson
John Sanchez
Richardson
Sanchez
Albuquerque
Bush
Iraq
GOP
John Dendahl
Dendahl
Congress
Pete Domenici
Joe Sheen
Domenici
Sheen
Bill Clinton
Manny Aragon
Richard Romero
Aragon
Clinton
New Mexico
al Gore
Gore
Peregrine
Rep
Heather Wilson
Wilson
Faith Based Grants and a Maryland Lottery Parable
A Maryland pastor opposes gambling while his wife secretly wins a lottery prize. The article notes religious broadcaster Pat Robertson receiving a federal faith based grant, highlighting tensions over government funding of religious charities and its political implications.
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Maryland
Pat Robertson
Federal Office of Faith-Based and
Robertson
Operation Blessing
Washington
Lincoln’s Ambition and High Aims in 1858 Debates
Lincoln noted his ambition for high office while insisting a republic requires a higher aim than office itself. He foresaw abolishing slavery over decades, hoping to advance a cause beyond his natural life and contribute to a future triumph noted by historians citing his view of ambition as a servant to popular government.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
Senate
Illinois
Gilder- Lehrman Institute of New York
Robert Todd Lincoln
England
Duchess of
United States
Gilder. Lehrman Institute
Allen C. Guelzo
Easter University
Philadelphia
Guelzo
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