Budget Cuts Endanger U S Military Buildup
The article warns that Bush and Congress face a coming deficit driven squeeze on Defense outlays through fiscal 1994, risking real-term cuts that could derail key programs like the Stealth bomber and a modern Navy, while prompting force reductions and readiness degradations across the Army Air Force and overall strategic deterrence.
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Bush
Congress
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Pentagon
Gorbachev
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mr. Bush
United States
Soviet Union
Air Force
Senate
House
White House
Brent Scowcroft
Army
License plate codes and a jammed tale of Henry James
Amusing true story notes Henry James living beside a jam manufacturer who resented trespass by servants. James replies about poaching on preserves. The piece shifts to license plates revealing playful interpretations like J DG 666 as the devil’s license and various tongue in cheek deductions from letter sets.
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Henry James
Will James
Henry
England
James
Robert E. Donegan
Pardon for Ollie North Seen as Key Clinton Era
Opinion states Reagan should grant a full pardon to Oliver North and co defendants for Iran contra actions. The piece argues executive clemency is absolute, cites Boland amendments, contrasts with Watergate, and notes political backlash from liberals but asserts Reagan will not be damaged and may act before leaving office.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Ollie North
Ollie
Oliver North
John Poindexter
Richard Secord
Albert Hakim
United States
Reagan
North
Boland
National Security Council
Poindexter
Iran
Ni Poindexter
Congress
Congressional
White House
Jerry Ford
Richard Nixon
Ford
Oval Office
Bush faces guardrails and power circles in White House
George Bush builds a staff around him with Dan Quayle and John Sununu shaping the White House, while James Baker Richard Darman and Nicholas Brady form another power center. The piece notes reactions to his choices, the guardiance of insiders, and the potential shift in information flow and decision making.
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New York City
George Bush
Donald Regan
White House
Dan Quayle
Bush
Washington
Ronald Reagan
James P. Baker
Reagan
Treasury
Baker
Richard Darman
Craig Fuller
John Sununu
New Hampshire
Sununu
Darman
Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Lou Harris
Juan Wiyden
Williams
Rea
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