Notre Dame Faces Pressure Over Obama Commencement Invite
The Cardinal Newman Society activists claim to have over 200000 signatures urging Notre Dame to rescind Barack Obama’s commencement invite. The editor urges keeping the invitation, praising the speech’s potential impact while noting Obama’s early policy actions align with church priorities.
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University of Notre Dame
Barack Obama
Fort Wayne-South Bend
Obama
Notre Dame
John Jenkins
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Cardinal Newman Society
San Jose
Calif
Mercury News
NRA pressure blocks D C voting rights bill debate
The D C voting rights bill stalls as NRA lobbying pushes to include a provision overturning local gun control. Congress faces a clash between lawmakers fearing NRA clout and citizens demanding representation and local autonomy.
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District of Columbia
D.C
National Rifle Association
Congress
NRA
Senate
House
Debate over bailouts and reform echoes across Ohio towns
A letter urges against bailing out AIG citing Enron harms and calls to redirect funds to small banks for home preservation, small businesses, and jail for executives. The writer urges citizen pressure on officials to curb local government waste and improve health care and savings oversight.
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AIG
Enron
Arias Meadows
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Ted Bansek Grafton
Lorain County tax vote urges open finances and oversight
Citizens press for transparency amid tax issue votes and public funding debates. They question Lorain County’s financial disclosures and request clear limits on what Commissioners Blair Kale and Kokoski can discuss in meetings. The report seeks details on public monitoring and the county’s current financial position.
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Dennis Will
Blair
Kale and
Kokoski
Lorain County
Ignoring Enlightenment Roots Threatens American Freedom
A retired world history teacher argues the United States strays from 1776 principles of natural rights and limited government. He cites Jefferson and Smith, warning that tax manipulation and selective bailouts endanger freedom and economic liberty.
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United States
Isaac Newton
Thomas Jefferson
Adam Smith
Jefferson
Smith
Climate talks shift as U S pledges fervent stance on emission cuts
A U N conference in Germany hears the United States pledge to engage fervently in climate talks. The piece surveys border adjustments, cap-and-trade ideas, and protectionist concerns while noting U S woes with new light bulbs and a Times critique of the Energy Act.
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Washington
America
Germany
U.N
World Meteorological Organization
U.S
New York Times
San Francisco
al Gore
Congress
the Times
Times
The
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