Monthly Archives: March 2005

Terri Shiavo

Terri Schiavo has died. She passed away at 9:03 AM EST. May she rest in peace.

Kojo’s Whinin’

Annan’s Son Believes Criticism Is Unfair Kojo Annan believes he has been unfairly criticized in an official report on the awarding of a U.N. oil-for-food contract to a company for which he worked, his lawyers said in a statement Wednesday. …

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Court Says “No”

Schiavo Parents’ Hopes Dim After New Court Rebuff A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected another plea by the parents of Terri Schiavo, dousing their hopes of keeping their daughter alive. Twelve days after Schiavo’s feeding tube was removed, the …

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The Minuteman Project – Part Deux

U.S. adds 500 to patrol Ariz. border More than 500 additional Border Patrol agents are being assigned to beef up patrols along the Arizona-Mexico border, with as many as 150 to 200 officers already headed there, federal officials and others …

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Worse Than No Reform

The bad news is, Democrats do have ideas for Social Security House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer dropped by our offices recently to talk about, among other things, Social Security. This was no dry, by-the-numbers discussion. Mr. Hoyer clearly feels passionate …

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Misconstruing Media

John Kerry says the media muffed the job in the last election John Kerry says the media muffed the job in the last election, or at least that the people who voted against him paid attention to the wrong media …

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The Report

No Proof Annan Knew Investigators of the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq said Tuesday there was not enough evidence to show that Secretary-General Kofi Annan knew of a contract bid by his son’s Swiss employer. The report accused Annan’s son, …

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Schiavo Review

Court to Weigh Schiavo Emergency Motion In a rare legal victory for Terri Schiavo’s parents, a federal appeals court agreed to consider an emergency motion requesting a new hearing on whether to reconnect their daughter’s feeding tube. In its order …

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Johnnie Cochran

Superstar Lawyer Johnnie Cochran Dies Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who became a legal superstar after helping clear O.J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he uttered the famous quote “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,” died Tuesday. …

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They Need Homes

Aceh regeneration fuels logging threat Government officials estimate that 100,000 new houses will be needed over the next few years for those left homeless by the December 26th tsunami. But environmentalists warn that this construction boom poses a major threat …

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Kofi Cutting Kojo Loose

Kofi to save face by saying son misled him Kofi Annan, struggling to survive as the UN Secretary-General, plans to blame his son for embroiling him in the oil-for-food scandal when a UN inquiry issues the harsh report. UN officials …

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Sevan On His Own

U.N. Decides Not To Pay Legal Bills Of Ex-Oil Official The United Nations reversed a commitment to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for a senior U.N. official who was accused of ethical lapses while administering the …

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Richard Gere

Actor Gere attacks plans for China arms embargo Reporters in Tokyo were startled when actor Richard Gere launched into a condemnation of Europe’s plans to lift an arms embargo against China. After promoting his new film “Shall We Dance?” Gere …

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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

Does It Work? Sgt. John J. Savage III, an Army reservist, was about to climb onto a troop transport plane for a flight to Iraq from Fayetteville, N.C., when his wife called with alarming news: “They’re foreclosing on our house.” …

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Compromising bin Laden

How a Lone Diplomat Compromised the Hunt for Bin Laden A lone U.S. ambassador compromised America’s hunt for Osama bin Laden in Pakistan for more than two years. Ambassador Nancy Powell, America’s representative in Pakistan, refused to allow the distribution …

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