Sugar Quotas and the High Cost of Protection
The article argues U S sugar quotas, set by Congress, protect domestic growers at the expense of consumers and world markets. It notes a minimum price of 21 cents a pound, subsidies totaling 35 billion annually, and a 3 percent import cut for 1988, worsening strains on the Philippines and Caribbean economies while criticizing U S trade policy as protectionist and costly.
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Congress
U.S
Federal
Treasury
Caribbean
United States
Philippines
Aquino
Agriculture Department
Washington
Navy Should Explain After Moscow Embassy Secrets Scandal
The Naval Investigative Service says Sgt. Clayton Lonetree alone furnished the KGB with Embassy floor plans and CIA agent names after seduction by a female agent. It found serious charges against other Marines were dropped or downplayed, prompting calls for Senate and House committees to probe NIS conduct and motives. The CIA provided the decisive evidence leading to Lonetree’s 30 year sentence.
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U.S
Moscow
KGB
Naval Investigative Service
Clayton Lonetree
Lonetree
CIA
NIS
Navy
Marine Corps
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Walker
Thought For Today Quote by E B White
A reflective quotation from E B White notes that half a man’s life centers on improvements, yet the original quality is often lost in the process, prompting readers to consider value and change over time.
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E.B. White
Questions of 1988 Fear and Hope Shape New Year
A column surveys the unsettled mood of 1988 asking if it signals a second Great Depression era, pondering housing, gold, political leaders, drug battles, wealth gaps, and Middle East peace. It interleaves lighter anecdotes about holiday sleep, a stubborn shopping season, and a parable about pleasing everyone.
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Gary Hart
Rev. Robertson
Reagan
Gorbachev
Israel
Ayatollah
Bennett's real stuff core curriculum for high schools
Bill Bennett proposes a through high school core stressing four years of English three years of social studies math science and a strong Bible and Shakespeare focus. He urges limiting electives to 25 percent and argues this framework builds a literate, free society though critics worry over secular moral education and private sector junk food.
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William Bennett
Brother Bennett
America
Bennett
Bach
Bill Bennett
Joe Clark
Paterson New Jersey
Eastside High
Clark
Hart's Presidential Run Under Fire and Public Debate
Gary Hart returns to the Democratic race amid scandal and questions of public trust. A quick survey shows Hart leading Dukakis two to one among Democrats, with debates over personal conduct and historical precedent shaping the campaign. Hart refuses to discuss personal issues, saying that is "business," while reminders of past debts and trigger points for political judgment color the dialogue.
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Gary Hart
Democratic Party
Hart
Dukakis
Eisenhower
Kennedy White House
Jimmy Carter
Wart
Federal Elections Commission
Federal Treasury
New Hampshire
Harts
Kennedy
Robert Orben
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Ashley
Commodore Perry
Japan
Mack McGinnis
Troy Gordon
Tulsa
Ronald Reagan
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Bartlett
Shakespeare
Lieve
Jin and
Tan Barker
Daniel and
Bashrio
Paul Harvey
Los Angees Times Syndicate
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