Dare to Talk With Iran Over Hezbollah Hostage Crisis
Our View argues that President Bush should pursue talks with Iran's new leader Rafsanjani to end the decade long hostage crisis. It warns that Cicippio's death could spark escalation while praising cautious U S handling and urging bold diplomacy beyond Khomeini era impediments.
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Hezbollah
United States
Algeria
Lebanon
White House
New York Times
Bekaa Valley
U.S
Bush
Reagan
Carter
America
Middle East
Ayatollah Khomeini
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iran
Taddress
Rafsanjani
Tehran
Khomeini
No Child Prodigies Here In The Writing World
An essay on how serious writing requires years of hard work not luck. Louis D Rubin Jr comments that Kaye Gibbons faced a lengthy apprenticeship before Ellen Foster and warns that talent alone does not make a successful author. He emphasizes craft learning through reading, drafting, and revision rather than innate genius.
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Algonquin Press
Chapel Hill
N.C
Louis D. Rubin Jr
University of North Carolina
Louis
Kaye Gibbons
Ellen Foster
Literary Guild
England
Dylan Thomas
Louis Rubinoes
Jack Kerouac
Truman Capote
Kerouac
Bushs Politics of Compromise and a High Approval
The piece argues President Bush enjoys a 67 percent approval rating as his aides push a politics of compromise. It contrasts international diplomacy choices with internal battles over tax cuts and appointments, linking his approach to Eisenhower and Ford while noting criticism from conservatives and liberal backers alike.
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Ben Hooks
NAACP
White House
Richard Darman
Mr. Bush
Tehran
Dr. Higgins
CIA
William Buckley
Lucas
Imperial Congress
Kennedy
Bush
Eisenhower
Ford
Nixon
Reagan
Backpedaling On Catastrophic Health Care Act Debate
Arthur Caplan, director at the Center for Biomedical Ethics, critiques Congress debate on the Catastrophic Health Care Act of 1988. He notes high costs, new premiums, and surcharges for seniors, while urging hearings on drug and hospital costs to avoid intergenerational tax conflict and preserve benefits for elderly Medicare recipients.
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Washington
Washington, D.C
Citiens Nots
Arthur Caplan
Center For Biomedical Ethics
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Pioneer Pre
Dispatch
Moon Landing Heroics and Tech Boom Spark Future Dreams
The 1969 moon landing showcased Armstrong’s risky manual landing in the Sea of Tranquility with 156 pulse, less than a minute of fuel, and a 18 second final touchdown. The mission spurred a wave of space tech spinoffs, later underpinning the personal computer revolution and a push toward Mars.
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Harold Urey
Mission Control
Houston
Edwin
Buzz
Ra Isle
Bush
Moon
Mars
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