Bush Strikes Back With Strong Economic Package
Our View praises George Bush for a forceful State of the Union addressing the economy and calls for swift action on his proposals. It compares his recovery to past political pivots and urges congress to back his plan by March 20, aiming to restore public confidence amid a lingering recession.
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George Bush
Iowa
New Hampshire
Michael Dukakis
Bush
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Congress
House
Senate
Mind wandering leads to misprints ripple across newspapers
A writer’s slips and readers’ chuckles populate a rollicking roundup of goofs from the press. Examples include misused words like dispersions for aspersions and articulate for artful cooking, with instances from papers in Nebraska, Florida, South Carolina, and beyond.
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Fremont
Neb
Fremont Tribune
Fremont Fire Department
Mobile
Ala
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
San Antonio
Express
Murrells Inlet
S.C
Sam Karos
Chicago Tribune
Panama City
Piermo Endara
Buffalo News
Belpre
Ohio
Rebecca Humphrey
Charleston
D.C
Americans Must Rise To The Challenge Of Global Cars
A letter argues Americans must reject defeatist attitudes toward Japanese autos and industry. It cites price pressures, calls for higher U S car quality, and praises domestic dealers and service. The author endorses buying American and notes mixed quality in both nations products.
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Court Buick
Cherry Hill
N.J
Wen
Japan
America
Clinton’s 60 Minutes Interview Defies Backlash
The piece argues Bill and Hillary Clinton risked a private scandal to boost the campaign, noting the public’s mixed tolerance for private failings. It praises Clinton for taking the risk, cites past public figures, and asserts the press should report misconduct when public funds or duties are involved. The author supports the Clintons and condemns sensationalism.
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Redskins
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
Hillary
Jon
The
Star
Big News
Hillary Clinton
Leslie Gelb
New York Times
Wilbur Mills
Wilbur
House Ways and Means
John F. Kennedy
Charles Robb Ofrginia
Partes
Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
Debra Winger
Evangelist Pat Robertson
Jimmy Carter
Henry Kissinger
Clinton
Look At Your Tax Dollars At Work
Investigators arrive at unannounced homes of welfare recipients in El Cajon California. Half the occupants claim benefits for others, own new cars, or hide income. In Wisconsin welfare recipients are pursued as out of state claims rise. Oregon journalist Margie Boule reports a BPA case where a male employee abused female colleagues, hid inaction led to 15 months of back pay while remaining unproductive.
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Nebraska
Tom Osborne
Charleston
Post and Courier
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando
Oak Ridge (Tenn
Schuylkill County
Fred Coleman
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Hilton Head
S.C
Island
Cleveland (Tenn) Daily Banner
Lyle
Ratterman
Rowland
New York Daily News
Scarlett
Alexandra Ripley
Margaret Mitchell
Mitchell
Ripley
el Cajon
Calif
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Assembly
Wayne Bryant
Carygut
Margie Boule
The
Oregonian
Portland
BPA
Boyle
Merit Systems Protection Board
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Nome
United States
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Tak
Mitch
Cou
Claude Lewis
Knight Ridder Service
CBS Inquisitor
Flowers Woman
Wayne Hays
Hays
Public Money
Bonneville Power Administration
Pacific Northwest
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