GOP Eyes Capital Gains Cuts Amid Bipartisan Talks
The Orange County Register notes a bipartisan House Ways and Means plan offering a 15 percent exclusion on capital gains for investments in small companies under 100 million in capitalization. The piece discusses Clinton resistance to cuts, GOP leadership push for broader reductions, and calls to abolish capital gains taxes as a centrist option.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert Matsui
California
Phil English
Pennsylvania
Jim McCrery
Louisiana
Clinton
Senate
Trent Lott
Orange County Register
Waiting for Cable Competition and Regulatory Signals
The piece notes Congress deregulated telecoms with hopes of price drops from cable competition, but cable still holds 89 percent of the non broadcast market and rates rose about 7 percent last year. The FCC hints at possible reform to protect consumers while anticipating delayed competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Reed Hundt
Confession of Faith Beyond Confederate Symbols
An associate minister at Aiken's First Baptist describes growing up with Civil War reenactments, a Confederate flag, and a shift to Christian principle. He explains personal transformation, the hurt caused by the symbol to Black Americans, and choosing the cross as ultimate allegiance over heritage. He notes evolving view on heritage, unity, and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Larkin
Bible Club
Larry
Wake Forest University
United States
America
Christ
Jesus
Tam
the Writer
Aiken
First Baptist Church
Spaceflight risks and hopes mark a new era in 1997
The piece recalls Apollo 1 on January 27 1967 and its lessons as spaceflight continues. It cites Hubble telescope visits Mars rovers and the International Space Station as future milestones while stressing the benefits of space including weather forecasting medical advances and universal knowledge. It notes the bravery of Grissom White and Chaffee and compares Apollo 1 to Challenger urging continued commitment to space programs despite inherent dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Space
Gus Grissom
Commander Grissom
Ed White
Roger Chaffee
Outer Space
Apollo era risk and space movement rally
Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, reflects on space program risks and the push for a national space movement. He supports Mission HOME urging Americans to take up space, citing personal losses in Apollo 1 and near disaster in Apollo 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lovell
Space
Condom access stance backed by South Carolina doctors
The executive committee of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics denounces Gov Beasleys condom ban at public health clinics. They argue condoms prevent unwanted pregnancies and STDs and cost far less than treating illnesses, urging evidence based health policy over emotion. Dr Dane Pierce signs the letter defending condom availability and urging public health prudence.
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South Carolina
American Academy of Pediatrics
Beasley
Europe
Canada
United States
T. Dane Pierce
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Terry E. Peele
Gov. Beasley
Lord Jesus Christ
Knight-Ridder Service
Mit Ourselves
Aiken Stanfard
S.C
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