Thursday, January 17, 2002


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Religion, politics must be divided

Texas Gov. Rick Perry made his thoughts on prayer in public schools clear when he led a school prayer at Palestine Middle School on Oct. 18. While there is no problem for Perry to support prayers in public schools during his campaign trip, there is a problem when he actually leads a school prayer during a school-wide assembly.
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Wanted: Passionate Professor
By Aaron Chimbel
Associate News Editor

Each Sunday night, in addition to being sure I watch “The Practice” (9 p.m. on ABC, Channel 8), I have become addicted to a show that focuses on a topic that I would usually avoid listening to ... a college professor.
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Enron collapse hits close to home
By Jaime Walker
Senior Reporter

Despite what political pundits might say, the collapse of Houston-based energy giant Enron Corp. is not a political scandal.
It does not really matter that Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay called Commerce Secretary Don Evans in late October to warn him the company might be going belly up. It doesn’t really matter that Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill heard the news in November. Andrew Card, White House chief of staf, knew too.

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