Balkans War Debacle Warns Against Half Measures
Stephen Chapman argues the West misreads the Balkans crisis after four years of NATO air strikes and failed U N missions. He warns that limited intervention risks more American casualties and prolongs a costly, unwinnable conflict, urging withdrawal.
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Judge Dennis Winner Urges Changes to Structured Sentencing
Former Sen Dennis Winner now Superior Court Judge told the Senate Judiciary II Committee how to tighten the grids in the 1993 structured sentencing system. He warned career criminals face too little prison time and urged raising sentences by at least one year per offense. Republicans criticized the law for shortening sentences while Democrats argued parole elimination increases time served. The House and Senate debate broader reforms as the session ends.
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Satire versus reality in politics and media today
Jeff Greenfield argues that real events exceed satire, from tobacco recalls to political scandals and celebrity cases. He notes how major stories evolve beyond parody and reflect a troubling, often dark, cultural moment.
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Critics clash over Clean Water Act rewrite and federal reform
The Clinton administration denounces regulatory overkill while criticizing a House pass of a Clean Water Act rewrite. It doubles the revolving loan fund for local sewage projects and shifts stormwater rules to states, with wetlands definitions and other issues to be revisited by the Senate amid political rhetoric and election concerns.
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Disarming federal officers fails to curb federal power
In a western debate over federal land agencies defense of arms, senators push to arm or depower officers. The piece argues disarming officers does not curb policy, emphasizes state sovereignty, and says threat lies in centralized federal power rather than officers enforcing law.
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