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Ilya Shlyakhter (notestaff) - letters to editors
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11:56 am
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local decisions about abortion
Who Should Decide About Abortion?
Re: Anti-Roe and Pro-Rudy" (op-ed, Sept 14)
If to “decide, state by state, about abortion” is better than to decide as a country, isn’t deciding individual by individual better still?
Tags: nytimes, politics, religion, replies
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08:44 am
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executive priviledge
Chief executive and his privilege
Re "Bush refuses to cooperate in probe of attorney firings," July 10
In asserting executive privilege, President Bush claims to be protecting future presidents — that is, people like himself. How characteristic of him, to spare no effort for the sake of his own. His concern for his ilk is matched only by his deafness toward everyone else. Now that he has addressed the concerns of presidents, perhaps he can spare a minute for the rest of us?
Tags: latimes, politics
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04:02 am
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allocation of anti-terror funds
The Furor Over Antiterror Spending
Republicans have no hope of winning New York in the next election, so President Bush doesn't waste time tending to New York's interests.
The root of irrational policy is the irrational politics of the Electoral College.
Tags: nytimes, politics, war_on_terror
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05:47 am
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term limits for presidents
How Long Should a President Serve?
If we let presidents run for a third term, we should require them to resign after two terms and wait four years before running again. This way, we can hold them accountable without giving them the advantages of incumbency.
Also, third terms would be reserved for presidents whose legacies stood up to the scrutiny of hindsight.
Tags: nytimes, policy_ideas, politics
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06:46 am
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laura bush talks naughty
Laura Bush, Comic: They're Not All Laughing
Re ''Desperate White House Wife, Episode 1: The Ranch Hand'' (White House Letter, news article, May 2):
How ironic that an attempt to ''humanize'' this presidency with some informal humor had to be ''written by a longtime Washington speechwriter'' and required ''several days of rehearsals''!
Tags: bush, hypocrisy, nytimes, politics
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