Two resignations signal need for fresh Iraq thinking
In August Scott Ritter resigned over U N weapons inspections in Iraq and Denis Halliday quit over the humanitarian program and sanctions. Both criticized how the U N and Saddam Hussein are handling disarmament and Iraqi suffering. The piece argues fresh U N leadership and approach are needed to protect Iraqi civilians and enforce disarmament.
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Scott Ritter
U.N
Iraq
Denis Halliday
U.n.’S
International
Saddam Hussein
Riner
Saddam
Ritter
Traq
Kofi Annan
Security Council
Madeleine Albright
Halliday
Unicef
Kuwait
Yankees Triumph Caps Best Season With 24th World Series
George Steinbrenner cried as Scott Brosius held the World Series MVP trophy. The Yankees finished a historic season with a 4 games to none World Series sweep over the San Diego Padres, buoyed by strong pitching from Pettitte Cone Wells Hernandez and saves by Rivera. Stars like Bernie Williams Jeter Girardi starred while Darryl Strawberry battled cancer and Joe DiMaggio was hospitalized. The team posted a record 125 wins against 50 losses and claimed the best season in baseball history.
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New York Yankees
George Steinbrenner
Scott Brosius
New York
Yankees
Brosus
Oakland
San Diego Padres
Padres
Jas
Tony Gaye
Cus
Mher
San Diego
Yanks
Joe Torre
Andy Pettitte
David Cone
David Wells
Orlando“El Duque” Hernandez
Manuel Rivera
Bernie Williams
Derek Jeter
Joe Girardi
Darryl Strawberry
Joe DiMaggio
Florida
Que
Aas Brows
Harpers Index Blitz on Military and Security Figures
A compact Harper's Index snapshot surveys civilian UM worker fatalities in the line of duty this year alongside soldiers deployed in peacekeeping roles. It lists the Defense Department’s distribution of assault weapons to ten foreign governments, and reports grenade launcher totals of 50,000 and 70,000 respectively, highlighting gaps between civilian casualties and military aid figures.
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Defense Department
Harper's Index
Oregon voters may open birth certificates after decades of secrecy
Helen Hill frames adoption as a social experiment that hid birth facts. Oregon weighs Measure 58 to grant adult adoptees access to original birth certificates, a shift seen as civil rights by supporters and a privacy violation by opponents. The debate centers on fairness, consent, and whether openness harms birth mothers or reunions. Oregon starts this pivotal change, with national implications.
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Helen Hill
Hill
Cess
Kansas
Alaska
Oregon
Warren Deras
Gamble and Republicans Face Backlash Over Impeachment Stance
The author criticizes Republicans for wavering on budget and impeachment, calling them spineless and deflating the party’s old fight. It notes Gamble’s role in shaping speeches for Bu and Reagan and argues the GOP has softened its principles in current campaign.
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Gamble
Reagan
Berger on Kosovo peace chances and NATO pressure
Samuel R. Berger discusses Kosovo peace prospects as NATO keeps force activation on hold until Tuesday to test Milosevic's compliance. If substantial progress is not seen, airstrikes could begin. He notes NATO’s strong stand offers a chance to end suffering and move toward peace.
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Milosevic
NATO
Berger i Eee
Clinton
Giuliani's Pride Sparks City Tension
New York mayor Rudy Giuliani bristled at Eliot Spitzer's claim that he acts like a dictator. Ed Koch stepped in as peacemaker, calling Spitzer's remark inaccurate and noting Giuliani's controlling tendencies. Newsday columnist Robert Reno analyzes the public flare up and Koch's intervening stance.
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New York
Eliot Spitzer
Ed Koch
Eliot
Koch
Giuliani
Reno
Newsday
Microgovernment and the cautionary path of activism
George Will discusses Scott Southworth a 26 year old Wisconsin conservative who sues over mandatory student fees funding liberal and homosexual groups. The piece weighs judicial activism versus government funded speech, asks if courts should shape university diversity and questions the rise of microgovernment as a tool of litigation.
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Scott Southworth
Wisconsin
New Lisbon
University of Wisconsin
Law School
Supreme Court
Southworth
KKK
Omust
University of Virginia
Virginia
Jonathan Rauch
National Journal
Casey Martin
Professional Golfers’ Association
Martin
PGA
Rauch
Vegiment
George Wills
Washington
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