Congressional pay raise fever grips Bush pressure grows
President Bush advocates renewed congressional pay raises claiming underpayment by lawmakers. He previously backed a 51 percent House salary rise and 25 percent for federal judges, but public outcry halted the plan. Meanwhile proposals to raise the minimum wage stalled after a veto and failed override, highlighting a clash between elite pay and working poor wages.
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Capitol Hill
Ethics for Sale ban on congressional honoraria
The piece argues to uncouple honoraria bans from any pay raise and to abolish outside speaking and writing fees for Congress. It accuses linkages of signaling ethics for sale, cites bribe-like risks, and warns that widget lobby gifts could bias votes. It asserts honoraria must go regardless of salary.
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Smith and Jones
Ranav
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Prisons Drive UDC Funding vs Poor Housing Debate
The piece argues that crime control dominates policy, justifying prison expansion and funding through Urban Development Corporation bonds. It notes UDC's history of directs to prison construction, totaling about $819 million of $1 billion in bonds since 1968, contrasting with housing for the poor. It questions using low income housing funds for prisons and critiques the governor's tactic.
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North Country
Fort Drum
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Nelson Rockefeller
Associated Press
Herald-Journal
Freedom of Speech Versus Flag Burnings Debate Rages
Letter writer confronts Supreme Court rulings on flag burning and First Amendment limits. He argues the court erodes national symbols and the pledge, praising veterans and warning against changes to constitutional rights and national unity.
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Supreme Court
Gregory Lee Johnson
Congress
United States
Veterans
Supreme Court of the United States of America
Patriotic letters mix praise and critique in Syracuse voices
In letters from Syracuse readers, veterans defend the flag and patriotism while others attack political tactics. The exchange touches on McCarthyism, Supreme Court rulings, and local elections as residents urge respect for national symbols and caution against divisive rhetoric.
Flag burning debate voices fringe extremes and free speech tensions
The text condemns both anti and pro flag burners as extremists and argues that flag desecration is crude yet not warranting felony charges. It praises the Supreme Court ruling on flag burning but warns that current ultra conservative judges threaten personal freedoms and free speech. A call is made to those who think burning the flag could spur constructive change through hatred.
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Supreme Court
Samuel Johnson
Pete Rose betting scandal rocks baseball history
Pete Rose, celebrated for breaking the hits record, faces fresh scrutiny as baseball officials allege gambling violations. Investigators claim Rose bet $852,600 on 390 games in a three month period in 1927, including 52 involving his own team, which Rose denies calling the charges a lie. Readers were invited to submit opinions for Sunday Soapbox.
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Commissioner of Baseball
Rose
Cincinnnati
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Syracuse Herald
American P.O
Syracuse
New York
Clinton Square
Bush administration urged on China crackdown response
A reader questions whether the Bush administration has done enough to express American outrage over the martial law crackdown in China. The respondent doubts sufficient action and notes detained Chinese-Americans and people attempting to flee, urging stronger measures.
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Weusa
Bush
Ching
Byhaceen
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