NATO Faces Rethinking Amid Expansion and New Roles
The article traces NATO’s half century of deterrence and peacemaking, noting its expansion to 19 members plus Russia and the risk of shifting from military to political power. It recalls Kosovo, Article 5 unity, and Bush’s push for a NATO Russia Council as terrorism redefines security. It laments the core mission’s unclear redeployment beyond Fulda Gap era assumptions.
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Europe
NATO
Russia
Soviet Union
Poland
Hungary
Czech Republic
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Kosovo
Washington
Pentagon
Afghanistan
Bush
Bundestag
Nato-Russia Council
Germany
West Germany
Fulda
Letters and notices on Elyria sewer woes and local politics
Readers protest chronic Elyria sewage flooding on Marseilles Avenue and criticize city leadership for delays. They recount 30 years of basement floods, school and housing developments tying into an overtaxed system, and repeated repair promises.
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St. Jude School
Longfellow Avenue
Marseilles Avenue
Elyria
AARP invites and confounds a columnist’s family
Philip Terzian, associate editor of the Providence Journal, muses on AARP solicitations that poke fun at aging and politics. He recounts his own reluctance to join while his teenage son, not yet eligible, becomes a target of mailed offers. He jokes about potential mailbox overload and wonders how his son’s name appeared on the list.
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Republican National Committee
Dick Armey
Dan Quayle
Jesse Helms
Newt Gingrich
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Philip Terzian
The
Providence Journal
McCain bill aims for free TV time to aid challengers
A proposed June 19 bill by Senator John McCain would create a broadcast bank to fund free or subsidized TV time for campaigns and provide vouchers to candidates who raise small donations. The plan faces strong opposition from the broadcast industry and questions over constitutional reach, while critics point to rising political ad revenue and shrinking coverage.
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John McCain
R-Ariz
Reform
St. George
Senate
TV Time
American Enterprise Institute
Norman Ornstein
TV Sta
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Mark Dayton
Rod Grams
Alliance For Better Campaigns
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Johnny Mathis
Who
Elvis Costello
Toffer
Committee For the Study of the
PBS
Morton Kondracks
Fol Cal
Morton Kondracke
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