They Go Again on Congress Pay Raise Debate
The piece argues against a $55,000 pay hike for Congress raising salaries to $135,000 while linking it to end of honoraria. It notes $9.8 million in 1987 non-salary perks and $521,318 in Pentagon contractor fees to defense committees. It criticizes automatic enactment if not rejected within 30 days and mocks the push by Rep. Vic Fazio and Lloyd Cutler comparisons. It ends with a jab about a former major leaguer's remark on income.
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Congress
Pentagon
Senate
House
Armed Services Committees
Defense Appropriations
Reagan
Vic Fazio
D-Calif
Executive Branch
Salary Commission
Lloyd Cutler
Fiscal Irony in Pay Raises for Officials and the Public
A guest editorial argues that while Congress seeks personal pay increases, its members ignore the need for a higher minimum wage. It contrasts raise talk with struggles of low wage workers, saying public service should honor, not guarantee wealth. The piece cautions against using corporate pay as a benchmark for public salaries.
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Congress
America
San Diego Tribune
Thought For Today by Tennessee Williams Quip
The world is a funny paper read backwards and that way it isn t so funny says Tennessee Williams born 1911 died 1983 this quotation reflects a witty view on life.
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Tennessee Williams
Costly Court Damages Hamper Innovation and Health
Editorial argues abuse of product liability suits harms medical research and raises costs. Cites FDA approval, a 4.7 million verdict for a contraceptive gel, rising yearly filing totals from 12,459 to 16,166 between 1986 and 1988, and examples like Wyeth Parke-Davis, Genentech, and the Dalkon shield case, warning of stifled vaccines and AIDS research.
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Wyeth and
Parke- Davis
Genetech
U.S
Tat
Dalkon Shield
Los Anal
Smacate
Can Israel Deal With Peace And Arafat's Words
A reflective piece weighs if Israel can shift from war to peace despite past victories. It questions Arafat's sincerity and authority, the U.S. role, and whether Israel can seize a rare opening to renounce war as state policy while the intifada persists.
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Israel
Middle East
Suez
U.S
Cairo
United States
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
U.N
Arafat
Haifa
Jaffa
George Habash
West Bank
Gaza
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine
Court eyes Roe v Wade fate as justices shift
Chicago Tribune reports that political strategists expect the Supreme Court to tinker with Roe v Wade next year amid a changing justice balance. Pro life and pro choice groups brace with campaigns, briefs, and possible state abortion limits that could erode or uphold the landmark ruling.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Anthony Kennedy
Antonin Scalia
William Rehnquist
Byron White
Sandra Day O'Connor
Cal
American Civil Liberties Union
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
National Abortion Rights Action League
Amicus
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