Fix Federal Fire Policy in California Fires and Reform
California endures five major wildfires as lawmakers, governors, and officials debate federal fire policy. State foresters urge separating suppression funds from emergency reserves and attaching performance triggers to aid, while advocating proactive fuel reduction and local accountability to curb escalating fire risk.
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Los Angeles
Arnold Schwarzenegger
National Association of State Foresters
U.S. Forest Service
United States
Forest Service
Senate
Correction: Opinion column misattributed to Maggie Gallagher
The Record notes that Wednesday's Opinion Page bottom column was written by Maria Elena Salinas, not Maggie Gallagher, and apologizes for the error.
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Maria Elena Salinas
Maggie Gallagher
September 3 History Highlights From World War II Start
On September 3 1939 Britain France Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany two days after the invasion of Poland A German U boat sank the SS Athenia near Ireland killing more than 100 people including 28 Americans The US prepared a neutrality proclamation FDR spoke A.D. 590 Pope Gregory I was consecrated as pope
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Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Germany
Poland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
St. Gregory I
Pelagius II
Roswell Servicemen Report For Duty Nearby
Twenty five years ago Marine Sgt Santiago Molina son of Eulalia Bowden of Roswell reported for duty with the Landing Force Training Command at the Pacific Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado California Army Sgt First Class Elmer Lether Jr arrived for duty with the Army in Plano Texas Lether husband of Carol Lether daughter of James W Cox of Roswell was previously at Redstone Arsenal Alabama Pvt Gary K Hicks son of John and Terri Sanders of Roswell completed a combat engineering course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Terri Hicks is daughter of Bob Baca of Carlsbad
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Santiago A. Molina
Eulalia Bowden
Roswell
Landing Force Training Command
Pacific Naval Amphibious Base
Coronado
Calif
Army
Elmer E. Lether Jr
Plano
Texas
Lether
Carol Lether
James W. Cox
Redstone Arsenal
Alabama
Gary K. Hicks
Corruption in New Mexico politics sparks heated debate
A column questions U.S. Attorney Greg Fouratt and Governor Bill Richardson after a probe into a CDR Financial Products contract yields no charges. The piece cites critics and supporters, challenges accountability, and raises calls for explanations from Holder and the Bush-era Justice Department.
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U.S
David Harris
Dave Contarino
CDR Financial Products
CDR
Richardson
Greg Fouratt
Albuquerque Journal
Fouratt
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Geise
Heather Wilson
Pete Domenici
Attorney General
U.S Attorney General Post
Bush
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
Obama to push specifics on health overhaul in new speech
President Obama may outline concrete health care priorities in a forthcoming address as he seeks to sharpen the administration stance amid sliding polls and stalled Senate talks. Adviser Axelrod said the plan could arrive before the September 15 deadline and would not introduce new proposals but press for essential elements.
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Barack Obama
Senate
Obama
Congress
David Axelrod
White House
Axelrod
House
Senate Finance Committee
Pittsburgh
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Mike Enzi
Wyoming
Kennedy and Catholic identity in Ted Kennedy obituary
The Kennedy funeral sparks debate on religion and politics, as media coverage set records while audiences drifted. Father Mark Hession warned of saintly overreach, praising Kennedy’s public works yet sparking questions about sanctification in a secular age.
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Kennedy
Caesar
Ted Kennedy
Michael Jackson
Father Hession
Teddy Kennedy
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