Quiet Man Takes Over as Bush Becomes President
Critics mocked him but the 41st president George Bush, a former congressman and CIA director, takes the oath at noon Friday January 20 amid pomp. He pledges to continue Reagan era peace and prosperity while tackling a large deficit and maintaining a strong military.
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$84 Billion Is Enough Editorial on Tax Policy
Guest editorial argues that federal revenue will rise by about $84 billion in 1990 with no tax increase. It questions calls for higher taxes, notes Gramm Rudman Hollings targets, and criticizes liberal spending while urging a public display reading $84 Billion Is Enough.
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Mississippi Burning film review distorts truth, depicts Klan terror
The piece critiques Alan Parker's film for sensationalizing the 1964 murders of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney. It argues the movie uses Hollywood glamor to portray the South, with FBI roles dramatized and racist town imagery amplified.
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Miami Herald
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Chris Gerolmo
Amelia
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Gene Hackman
Bush's America As Magnet And Model
The piece argues George Bush inherits a world reshaped by the collapse of communism and becomes a symbol of American power and Western values. It contrasts Bush’s govern by gesture with past enemy-symbol politics, notes his global reach from Asia to Europe, and previews debates over imperial leadership and media portrayals. It also reviews Burning and contextualizes civil rights era violence and Hollywood's depiction of the South.
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Line item veto and legislative ignorance in Congress
A critique argues that many Americans do not understand how pork barrel spending hides in bills. It urges a line item veto for the president to approve funding bits separately. The piece notes repeated attempts since Ulysses Grant and cites Rep. Archer and President Bush, warning about voter complicity.
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