Moderate Republicans assert influence in budget fight
Washington Post column by David Broder details how a small band of moderate Republicans, linked to the Republican Main Street Partnership, leveraged votes to push the budget toward Medicare and Medicaid protections and cap Bush tax cuts. They coordinated with Senate moderates to set a $350 billion cap, gaining concessions from GOP leaders. The effort, backed by Sunes Snowe and Voinovich, signals a rare victory but faces potential retaliation from conservative groups like the Club for Growth.
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Resnick
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Maine
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Memorial service honors Lt. Thomas Adams at Fort Rosecrans
A memorial service at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery honors Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams the first Navy casualty of the Iraq War. Adams, radar operator with VAW-115 on USS Kitty Hawk, died March 22 when a Sea Knight helicopter with Royal Navy personnel crashed. British officers praised him as a gifted aviator and ambassador. The ceremony featured TAPS, flag presentations, and a rain-soaked audience, ending as the rain stopped.
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Calif
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Academy
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McKenzie
Britain
Father Adams
Editorial board contact details for The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan lists staff and contact info including Publisher Dennis DeRossett Editor Meta Minton and Voice of the Reader Jeff Smyth. It provides newsroom tips numbers and email addresses, submission rules for Letters to the Editor, VoR and The Vent, and ad contact details. It notes publication details and subscriber rates.
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Southern Illinoisan updates reflect reader focus
Meta Minton, editor, outlines changes to The Southern Illinoisan Opinion page renaming it from Sound Off to Opinion and dropping The Vent. She defends unsigned editorials, invites reader letters limited to 250 words, and emphasizes community input as the paper shifts to better serve readers.
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