Sunday, October 23, 2005

KUDOS TO THE TUCSON DAILY STAR

The Sunday, October 23, 2005 edition was chock-full of interesting stories. I usually can finish the Star in about 10 minutes but today was special. Here are some of the stories I liked:

LOCAL:

Rape victim: 'Morning after' pill denied By Carla McClain
$200K to teach voters about road plan almost gone By Tim Ellis
(NOTE: this plan will raise taxes to make more money for developers)
Bias in academia By Eric Swedlund

WORLD:
One Sunni area clearly rejects Iraqi charter CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Hughes errs on Saddam's gassing toll THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Afghan vote tally: big win for Islamic leaders, ex-fighters By Carlotta Gall
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Rumsfeld: 'Urgency' on body-burning case THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON:

Influential but invisible: 'Scooter' Libby, Cheney's chief of staff, could face indictment
WIRE REPORTS
Miers got 10 times value of land By Jack Douglas Jr. and Stephen Henderson
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Analysis: Prices Pentagon paid far above norm: Shopping Pentagon-style By Lauren Markoe and Seth Borenstein KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
N.Y. Times, writer joust over her candor THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUSINESS:

U.S. pension plans' future is precarious By H.J. Cummins
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL STAR TRIBUNE

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