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...noose tightens in Zimbabwe. Earlier this month, the government of President Robert G. Mugabe shut down the country??s only independent newspaper. Last weekend, a High Court judge ruled that the closure was illegal, but the police refused to obey the court and barred the newspaper’s doors. Now that the Daily News and the Daily News on Sunday are gone—and their editorial and press equipment, including 120 computers, have been confiscated—the long-beleaguered people of Zimbabwe are bereft of voice and accountability...
Even those who had to stand outside for most of Krugman’s speech stuck around to meet the man who has been declared “the most dangerous liberal in the country?? by the National Review Online...
...House’s version of the amendment, sponsored by Rep. Vic Snyder, D-Ark., calls for a candidate to have been a naturalized citizen for at least 35 years. Both proposals deserve praise for removing an antiquated and discriminatory requirement that was designed to protect a vulnerable new country??not the stable global power America is today...
Loyalty to country??not birthplace—should dictate eligibility for the presidency. With many immigrants having experienced unjustifiable violations of their civil rights after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, this amendment is timely and could prove highly symbolic. Removing the outdated provision would send a strong message that America unequivocally supports all of its patriotic citizens—regardless of their place of birth...
...prescription drug benefit they received when they worked—and that their working children currently enjoy. The bills currently under debate would pay only about half of the prescription drug costs for most seniors. This level of coverage is well below what is available in most of the country??s workplaces that offer health insurance—and substantially less than what federal government employees receive...