U N enlargement plan sparks debate on reform and veto power
An editorial contrasts U N Security Council expansion with real reform. It questions adding three developing-country seats, veto rights, and whether regional assignments would be permanent or rotated. The piece warns of inertia slowing diplomacy and the potential for renewed impasse during crises.
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U.N
United States
United Nations Security Council
Clinton
USN
Security Council
Japan
Germany
Britain
Russia
France
China
Pacific Rim
Campaign finance reform and the redistributing of power
The Center for Voting and Democracy argues money has limited impact in general elections. Gerrymandering and district design dominate outcomes, with presidential lean and incumbency shaping results more than top spending. Proportional representation and reform focus recommended. Rob Richie and Steven Hill cited.
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Center For Voting and Democracy
House
Clinton
Rob Richie
Washington, D.C
Steven Hill
Truth, speed, and the Cunanan circus in media
Leonard Pitts critiques rushing to conclusions about Andrew Cunanan and the 1990s media frenzy. He argues TV movies and speculation skate on advertising dollars while truth arrives slowly, if at all, noting past misreads about Jewell, Smith, and other cases.
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Andrew Cunanan
Neptune
Jake
Cunanan
Richard Jewell
Justice Department
FBI
Oklahoma City
Susan Smith
Plutonium recycling eyed as SRS faces shift in mission
As layoffs ease at the Savannah River Site planners weigh new paths for excess plutonium. A dual track could recycle plutonium into reactor fuel or encase surplus material in glass, while expanding facilities and retaining workers. The idea aligns with efforts to convert weapons material into clean energy and reduce environmental risk.
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Savannah River
SRS
Aiken
Washington
South Carolina
Georgia
Secretary of Energy
Frederico Pena
Hanford
DOE
Administration
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
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Alan Greenspan
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
Greenspan
Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles, Wash
Scott B. Hunter
Stephen N
Ellen C. Priest Ci Son di Otto C. Lee
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Bob Richie
Leonard Pitts
Lence
The
Miami Herald
Pitts
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