More than 150 years ago, the area that would become home to Columbia's urban campus was hardly a place for the faint of heart.
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Editorial: Bush's air marshal plan doesn't fly

In the wake of several canceled trans-Atlantic flights over the Christmas holiday, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that armed “air marshals” would be required for all international flights. This announcement follows on the heels of a contentious ongoing debate in the wake of the 9/11 attacks regarding the arming and deputizing of commercial airline pilots.
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Hate Bush? Boycott the economy.

(U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C.-What's good for America is good for George W. Bush. In other words, history tells us that every military success, every uptick in the stock market, indeed every fleeting moment of happiness experienced by any one of us between now and November will contribute to the re-election of the president.
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Fingerprinting system deserves the finger

"The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good bye to the Bill of Rights."
- H.L. Mencken
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