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...contradictions," citing his marching with Martin Luther King Jr. in the '60s and his leading the National Rifle Association in the '90s [Dec. 29]. I fail to see any contradiction. The man consistently fought in important and not entirely risk-free ways for the rights and dignity of individuals. John Loosemore, Hancock, Mich...
...Would Teddy Have Approved? Re Joe Klein's Teddy awards honoring courage in the political arena: A John McCain regime would have probably finished the job that the Republicans began so well of dismantling the National Parks system [Dec. 29]. This - and the concept that we should protect our national resources - is Teddy Roosevelt's greatest heritage. You really think he'd like McCain? Richard Bagwell, Berkeley, Calif...
...These animals help us tell the story about wildlife. They are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild," explains John Calvelli, a spokesman for the WCS, which distributed the video on Jan. 12. Since then, the group says it has tracked more than 20,000 letters and e-mails sent to the state of New York pleading for Paterson to reconsider his cuts...
...response to the ruling, Republican state senator John Benoit of Riverside proposed a bill on Jan. 6 that would extend the statute to include all emergency services rendered at the scene of an emergency, regardless of who performs the deed. "I spent 31 years in law enforcement, and as a highway patrol officer I responded to many, many, many accidents. I was not the first one there. Someone had helped a victim out of the car, out of the traffic lane, administered CPR," says Benoit. "I immediately, upon hearing about this case, was extremely concerned that it would...
...hearings, even Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry was raising concerns about pledges for future donations. "There is a legitimate question, and I think, Senator, you'd agree that it's hard to distinguish between a donation currently made and - and acknowledged publicly - and a donation to be made in the future, a commitment made to but not acknowledged publicly." (See the members of Obama's White House...