Line item veto urged to curb out of control spending
The article argues the 1988 omnibus appropriations bill shows Congress uses pork to raise taxes and expand deficits. It urges a line item veto for the president to control spending, criticizing Congress for swelling the federal debt and demanding decisive action in next elections.
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Congress
Washington
Lawrence Coughlin
R-Pa
Bill Armstrong
R-Colo
Armstrong
Reagan
House
Senate
Appropriations Committees
Idaho
Owensboro
Fisheries
Mud Creek
Eufaula Lake
Okla
Haleakala National Park
Hawaii
U.S. Congress
Pet Psychics Gain Fame In California Report
A Wall Street Journal article notes pet psychics in California offer to translate animal thoughts for 40 to 60 dollars an hour. Clients hear about dogs preferring frizzier hair or cats feeling possessive, and even pets seeking better names or movie careers.
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Wall Street Journal
California
Butch
Peter Pan
Dear Hearts and Gentle People of Rochester Minn Geese Oasis
A reflective piece praises Silver Lake in Rochester Minnesota as a year round haven for about 30 000 Canada geese. It argues locals tolerate traffic slowdowns and droppings while celebrating the geese as a valued urban asset near Mayo Clinic. The columnist asks readers to welcome the birds and thanks the community for caring for them.
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Rochester
Ver Lake
Minn
Post
Rock Rr
Mayo Clinic
Bennett calls for mandatory core curriculum in high schools
Washington urges every student from ninth through twelfth grade to study a demanding core curriculum including English, math, science, social studies, and foreign languages. Proponents cite A Nation at Risk, praising rigorous standards while noting some districts offer limited reforms. Critics warn of elitism despite successes at Garfield and Randolph.
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Washington
Bill Bennett
Secretary of Education
James Madison High School
Bennett
National Commission On Excellence In Education
Florida
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
America
New York City
A. Philip Randolph High School
Israel’s Vulnerable Moment and West Bank Occupation
The piece argues Israel faces its most vulnerable moment since 1948 as Palestine nationalism grows in the West Bank and Gaza. It cites rioting, world opinion, and the Likud government’s settlement policies as eroding Israel’s democratic legitimacy and risking a drift toward a police state unless withdrawal from occupied territories occurs.
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West Bank
Gaza
Israel
Middle East
Egypt
Jordan
Likud
Yitzhak Shamir
Lebanon
Bei
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hitler
Ite
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