Compromise Looks Likely on Child-Care Provision
Bipartisan talks emerge over a $2.5 billion Democratic plan and a smaller Republican alternative. Sen. Hatch joins Sen. Dodd as co-sponsors, signaling a shift toward compromise as both sides seek to expand state flexibility, aid working families, and define income limits and church-affiliated centers in a major child-care package. The debate centers on federal subsidies versus tax credits and the role of a national oversight body.
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Orrin Hatch
Utah
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Faint Praise For Aiken From Frances Close Hart
Frances Close Hart distances herself from fault for alarming German exchange students regarding a planned three week visit to Aiken. She cites a Bamberg official letter sent by an Aiken High teacher and questions leukemia study relevance. Her critique, aimed at antinuclear disarmament, harms Aiken and South Carolina's reputation abroad.
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Aiken
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Arthur Lader
SRP
Ashley Sees It On Bush and Reagan Private Life
A columnist mocks the Bush marriage dynamic and contrasts it with Reagan's public affection. Letters complain about coverage of President Reagan and a cartoon set features jests on marriage, money, and politics. The piece ends noting a reader letter about feminine depictions of the Deity.
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George
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Ashley Hail
Brown and Southerners Eye DNC Leadership Clash
Washington debate centers on Ron Brown as Democratic National Chairman with Southern Democrats torn between opposition over liberal ties and a chance to unite the party. Brown’s rise could blunt Bush Atwater outreach and mirror Paul Kirk’s conciliatory handling, while Southern primaries’ past failings loom over the party’s path.
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Teddy” Kennedy
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Lee Atwater
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Michael Dukakis
Dukakis
Richmond Case Typified Reverse Discrimination
James J. Kilpatrick argues that the Supreme Court’s 6 3 Richmond decision strikes down a city set aside program as unconstitutional. The piece traces the shift from Plessy v Ferguson to modern color blind doctrine and warns that narrowly tailored measures are required to remedy past discrimination without furthering racial quotas.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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