Supreme Court Upholds Must Carry Cable Rules
Orange County Register notes the Supreme Court declined to overturn the 1992 Cable Act must carry provisions. The decision preserves a rule requiring larger cable systems to allocate one third of channels to local broadcast retransmission to support independent stations. Critics say Congress should repeal the law to prevent federal overreach. supporters claim marketplace balance safeguards.
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Orange County Register
Clinton budget cap raises taxes and debt while expanding programs
Former Sen. Steve Symms of Freedom Alliance criticizes President Clinton for a budget that would raise taxes by 76 billion dollars and spend 1.7 trillion in 1998, increasing debt by 1.2 trillion over five years. He condemns new entitlement programs, NEA and NEH boosts, and foreign aid while asserting ordinary Americans bear the cost. He notes GOP divisions over a balanced budget amendment and accuses the administration of misallocating funds to non citizens and arts entities.
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Robert Torricelli
D-N.j
Tim Johnson
D-S.d
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Lincoln
NEA
America
NEH
Steve Symms
Ridaho
Freedom Alliance
Voters in Pennsylvania See Campaign Fundraising as Systemic
In eastern Pennsylvania, voters say campaign fundraising is widespread and Clinton faces blame but not unique. Interviews with forty locals reveal cynicism toward all politicians and a belief that money plays a central role in reelection efforts, especially around the White House.
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Walter Listhuis
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Listhuis
Clinton
Pennsylvania
Tom Carson
Reading
MaryAnne Cathiness
Gingrich
Harris
Burg
Tom Ridge
White House
Exdimare
Waster Wiouiust
McDonald’s
Bill Clinton
Henry Janowitz
Walter Listhuises
Henry Janowitzel
Philadelphia Inquirer
Reading Times
Arnie Carnes
North Philadelphia
Telemarketing Free Time Zone Act aims to end after six calls
State Senate Leader Land and House Leader Hodges back a bill to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls after 6 pm to protect South Carolinians family time. It excludes charitable groups and seeks broad bipartisan support. The letter from Ronnie Maxwell applauds the move while a second note recalls life in Lynwood, 1928, and notes changes in freedoms and public safety.
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John Land
Manning
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Jim Hodges
Lancaster
South Carolina
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Land
Ronnie Maxwell
S.C
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Clyde Saunders
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