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...force Democrats--most of whom oppose the amendment, as does the party's presumptive nominee for President, John Kerry--to put their opposition on record in the hope that the issue will hurt them this fall. But some Republican opponents of the amendment are complaining that Frist's ploy will put them on the spot as well. Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee tells TIME he has begun organizing G.O.P. moderates who oppose the amendment--and even some conservatives who object to tinkering with the Constitution--to "send a message" to Frist that it's a losing cause. Senate Republican sources...
...irony is that while the Administration was busy packaging politics as news, the news is itself becoming ever more politicized. The whole Medicare video ploy rested on the assumption that viewers would swallow the message with greater credulity if it were framed as journalism. But if the Bush Administration plans to stick with this strategy, it better get to work preserving Americans’ trust in the news...
Still, are hotels within hotels real, or just a new way to promote what's there? Tia Gordon of the American Hotel & Lodging Association insists that the concept isn't "a marketing ploy" but "another level of service." She's probably right, but as Joseph Greff, a lodging analyst for Fulcrum Global Partners puts it, "It has a lot more to do with perception than reality." In the hotel business, however, a perception of distinctiveness counts a lot, especially for customers who are willing to pay for it. --With reporting by Helen Gibson/London, Sara Rajan/New Delhi and Jyl Benson/New Orleans
There is no reason to focus on the government's activities before 9/11 except to learn from them. To do otherwise is simply another Democratic Party campaign ploy. For the country to have focused on terrorism before the attacks would have been an irresponsible use of resources. As anyone who has been victimized will say, You are never careful enough until it happens to you. DAVID LINEMAN Houston...
...warned the United States should be prepared for more terrorist attacks, suggesting that like last month’s Madrid bombings, al Qaeda may strike before the presidential elections. Many believe that the terrorist attacks in Spain were a ploy to sway federal elections...