Perdue scores win for public records
North Carolina Senator Beverly Perdue led a failed attempt to restrict public access to criminal justice records with House Bill 113. She and 24 others blocked the measure, denouncing it as unconstitutional and an abridgment of First Amendment rights, in a pivotal, late-session stand for open government.
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General Assembly
N.C
Wolfpack
Craven County
Beverly Perdue
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Daughtry
Ms. Perdue
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations Committee
From Lust to Lucre Divine Brown Turns Arrest into Cash
After her arrest for a brief encounter with actor Hugh Grant, Divine Brown lands a six figure payout for a British tabloid story and now stars in a 30 second lingerie ad for Brazilian television. The piece notes her savvy pivot from scandal to endorsement income and muses on possible future deals and media appearances in an American context.
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Hugh Grant
Hollywood
Divine Brown
Grant
Elizabeth Hurley
Ms. Brown
Larry King
Joey Buttafuoco
Vegas
America
Ending draft signup debate shows Selective Service in limbo
Washington lawmakers clash over continuing Selective Service registration as Cold War era reasoning fades. House committees debated funding to close the agency versus preserving registration as insurance against unseen threats, with Senate momentum uncertain and concerns about accuracy of draft lists rising.
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Washington
Selective Service
House Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Dana Rohrabacher
R-Calif
Peter DeFazio
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Jimmy Carter
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
Solidarity Labor Union
Clinton
U.S
Carter
Reagan
Abolish Selective Service Debate in 1990s Policy Push
Doug Bandow argues that post cold war mobilization needs render registration obsolete. CRS and DOD reports show reserves can boost forces faster than a draft and signing up has little impact on mobilization timelines. He notes evolving Pentagon stance and political resistance to repealing the program, urging budget focus and repeal effort.
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Congressional Research Service
Pentagon
DOD
Hunt's waning influence in closing North Carolina session
Capitol columnist Paul O'Connor critiques Governor Jim Hunt for distraction and detachment during the final days of the session. He notes Hunt took credit for bills, avoided abortion debates, skipped major issues like Smart Start and tax cuts, and departed to a National Governors Association meeting in Vermont.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Hunt
General Assembly
Bill Clinton
Food and Drug Administration
Rachel Perry
Ms. Perry
National Governors Association
Vermont
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Independent voters unite for political reform in Craven County
The editor notes voters seek nonpartisan activism, urging accountability and integrity in government. Craven County's United We Stand America chair previews the Aug 11 13 Dallas national conference with policy leaders and 10 presidential candidates, urging independents to engage and defend liberty through vigilance.
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United We Stand America
Craven County
Dallas
America
Tobacco's a drug is a pig's a crop
A reader responds to a Sunday Forum piece on tobacco as an economic crop, noting poultry receipts surpass tobacco and hogs may soon follow. The letter asks questions about planting, harvesting, and self fertilization, and remarks nicotine used in insecticides as a drug.
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Gov. Hunt
Sunday Forum
William J. Gould Jr
Forum Letter Submissions Open to Readers in New Bern
Readers may send signed letters with full address and phone number to Forum Sun Journal P O Box 1149 New Bern NC 28563. Letters under 300 words receive preference and longer pieces may be abridged by editors. Anonymous or third party letters will not be used.
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N.C
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