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Sunday, June 15, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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The bills that got away
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THE Senate takes pride in the “quality” of its bills, compared
to the ones introduced in the House, which, some senators say, are
mostly of “local application.” The Senate exercises “quality
control” on bills referred to it by the lower chamber, so goes the
claim.
Some congressmen say however a lot of
intellectual theft takes place in the Senate, where members copy
bills filed by their peers and re-introduce them as their own. The
bills are not even rephrased but repeated word for word. The
congressmen also say they take lawmaking more seriously, and do not
waste time on congressional investigations as the Senate does.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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CENTER
OF GRAVITY
By Rony V. Diaz
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On system loss
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JUDY ANN SANTOS’s infomercial on system loss produced more heat
than light. It was denounced by a politician as “deceitful,
misleading and untruthful advertising.” Two NGOs called
gratuitously for a boycott of her films.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Futures and shocks
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The United States can readily put fear into the hearts of the
stubborn OPEC by undertaking three practical measures...
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ONE
MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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Muckraking and attack
dogs
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WHAT we now know as investigative journalism used to be known as
muckraking. Muckraking was a pejorative word adapted from Paul
Bunyan’s Pilgrims Progress by United States President Theodore
Roosevelt and first applied to magazine articles exposing corruption
in business and government.
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DURIAN
By Amina Rasul
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Religious freedom
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Last week in Jakarta, members of the hard-line Islamic Defenders
Front (FPI) attacked a peaceful rally for religious tolerance.
Members of the Nadhlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia’s largest Muslim
organization, took part in the rally together with Christians and
Ahmadiyah followers.
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REFLECTIONS
By Fr. Shay Cullen
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The meaning of love
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Fewer and fewer people nowadays choose to take marriage vows, most
preferring to live together as partners. Many feel that they are not
ready to make a life long commitment to be husband and wife and
married parents to their children.
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FEATURE
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Superman, septuagenarian
original comic book superhero
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NEW YORK: Superman, the original comic book
superhero, turns 70 this month, but his strength and invulnerability
draws fewer fans in the 21st century world of flawed, postmodern
heroes.
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LETTERS
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Praying for Ces Drilon & Co.
By Eddie E. Leon
Praying for Ces, mad at AFP officers and cops
By PeteandCel@aol.com
Unfortunate
but we don’t care
By Eric Allen Reyes Avery
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