McCain Feingold reform push faces Senate resistance
The campaign finance reform bill led by John McCain and Russ Feingold faces possible Senate floor obstacles as Mitch McConnell and Trent Lott weigh procedural moves. The piece traces how big contributions influence lawmakers, cites past scandals, and argues reform would curb soft money and curb corruption.
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Mitch McConnell
R-ry
Senate
McConnell
John McCain
R-Ariz
Robert Bennett
Utah
McCain
Senate Republicans
Capitol Hill
Don Riegle
D-Mich
Charles Keating
California Savings and Loan Institution
Russ Feingold
Dwis
National Rifle Association
Congress
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Museum roof funds awarded by local governments
A Roswell Museum and Art Center board member thanks Chaves County Commissioners and the City Council for approving funds to repair the museum roof under Laurie Rufe. The letter credits the leaders for preserving a regional crown jewel in Chaves County and New Mexico.
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Roswell
Theodore Roosevelt born on this date in 1858
On this date in 1858 Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was born in New York City. The year 1999 marks the 300th day of the year with 65 days remaining.
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The
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Roswell honors Deputy Chief Lanbon for 23 years in service
Oct 27 1974 Deputy Chief J P Lanbon received recognition for 23 years with the Roswell Police Department. He began as a patrolman in 1941 during Optimist Fun Night. Elizabeth Monroe showcased crafts to the Triple L Club at First Christian Church. W A Painter presented an Alamogordo museum program on unpublished New Mexico pioneer days. Bill Parise, YMCA executive director, returned from the AAU convention in Washington as a delegate and noted gymnastics roles.
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J.P. Lannon
Roswell
Elizabeth Monroe
First Christian Church
S. Main St
W.A. Painter
Alamogordo Museum
New Mexico
Bill Parise
Roswell Family Ymca
Washington, D.C
New Mexico Association of the
AAU
Region X
Johnson presses drug issue in Santa Fe power clash
Gov Gary Johnson vows to keep pushing drug policy, predicts two years to change minds as Republicans grow uneasy. Conflicts arise with GOP leaders, law enforcement, and Democrats who question his emphasis on legalization and national focus. Johnson shifts to national forums and school vouchers, while local press awaits access.
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Santa FE
Gary Johnson
Johnson
GOP
John Dendahl
Darren White
FBI
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Santa Fe County
Ray Sisneros
Martin Chavez
Dendahl
New Mexico League of Women Voters
League
Albuquerque
New Mexico Drug Policy Foundation
Isolationism and Reform Voices in U S Foreign Policy
The piece argues America shifted from isolationism to active global involvement, tracing policy tides from the Monroe Doctrine through World Wars to the Marshall Plan, noting Buchanan's potential Reform Party pull and citing Donne on human involvement. It emphasizes that opting out is no longer viable for the United States.
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Washington
America
Patrick Buchanan
Republican Party
Reform Party
Europe
Asia
Africa
Spain
South America
George Washington
Germany
British Isles
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
New World
United States
Japan
John Donne
Buchanan charts Reform Party bid in 2000 campaign
Pat Buchanan abandons the Republican bid to run as Reform Party nominee, aiming for 15 percent in national polls and debates. He plans a nationwide, TV oriented campaign from scratch, seeking $84 million to $86 million to qualify in 29 states, with Donald Trump also exploring Reform ties and Perot potentially weighing a run.
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Manchester
N.H
Pat Buchanan
Reform “Party
Evn
Buchanan
Texas
George'w. Bush
Reform Party
Ross Perot
Reform
Bush
Donald Trump
New Hampshire
George Bush
Bob Dole
Clinton
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Jay Miller
Isolationism
Buchanan and Reform Party
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U.S
Great Britain
Merry
Jack Anderson and
Douglas Cohn
Perot
Pat
Falls Church
Panama Canal
Unite States
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