Public moral compass split over church state balance
A nationwide survey funded by People for the American Way finds most Americans want a defined moral code guiding politics while rejecting theocracy. Eighty percent say officials should not base policy on private religious views, yet many support morality as a political standard tied to historic values.
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Norman Lear
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Our Republic
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Voters Back Certified Criminals Spark Moral Debate
The piece contrasts Washington figure Marion Barry and Virginia Senate hopeful Oliver North as lawmakers whose past crimes stain reputations. It notes criminal histories, questions motives of their supporters, and argues voters show little concern for proven misconduct despite public records and sworn oaths.
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Marion Barry
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U.S. Senate
Oliver North
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Marine Corps
No Ordinary Time revisits World War II shaping modern America
Ben Wattenberg reviews Doris Kearns Goodwin's No Ordinary Time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt The Home Front in World War II arguing the 1940s produced the social and political changes that define contemporary America. The book highlights wartime production civil rights shifts women's work and Eleanor Roosevelt's activism while noting government expansion and postwar challenges.
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Goodwin
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Washington
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Truman
Invasion coverage from Haiti as Carter arrives amid protests
The piece describes Jim Carter arriving with a team including Sam Nunn and Colin Powell to oversee a so called nonmilitary solution in Port-au-Prince. Demonstrators staged by Cedras confront him as security is thin with armed civilian attackers. The author notes TV portrayal and warns against trusting televised images while detailing a small security force and dwindling palace guards. Retired Col. David Hackworth is cited as a syndicated columnist.
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Montana
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Sam Nunn
Colin Powell
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Nixon
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Joseph LeClerc
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Clinton
U.S. Army
David Hackworth
North Carolina doctors push for broader public health role
Raleigh column notes the North Carolina Medical Society has long kept a low public profile in politics. A recent press conference publicized findings urging doctors to recognize domestic violence and refer victims for help, signaling potential greater advocacy beyond medical fees and licensing.
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North Carolina
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Tim Pittman
Jim Martin
Paul O'Connor
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