Voices of Stewart and Mitchum Define Postwar American Males
The Chicago Tribune reflects on James Stewart and Robert Mitchum, contrasting their upbringings yet praising how they embodied the ideal American male after World War II. Stewart’s principled, unpretentious screen presence contrasted with Mitchum’s understate tough guy charm, both shaping a lasting, if evolving, cinematic image.
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Charles Lindbergh
Mr.Smith
Washington
George Bailey
Stewart
Robert Mitchum
Woody Allen
Alan Alda
Federal funding rules shape gun background checks ruling
The Brady Bill faced limits not on the Second Amendment but on federal versus state power. The Supreme Court struck down the part forcing states to run background checks, leaving a five day waiting period intact. Justice Scalia noted the federal government cannot compel states to enact or administer federal programs. The decision hints at using strings attached to federal funds, though money remains finite.
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US. Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Orange County Register
Capital gains tax debate pits Clinton against Archer clash
Congress weighs tax cut plans for capital gains amid sharp partisan disagreement. The piece argues the current system punishes success, inflates gains through inflation, and preserves a status quo that favors the rich. It contrasts Archer's 10 20 percent proposal with Clinton's windfall exclusion.
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Rockefeller
House
Ways and Means Committee
William Archer
Clinton
Archer
Washington
GOP
Bill Clinton
GOP political fuse short as history haunts leadership
Carl P. Leubsburg, Washington bureau chief of the Dallas Morning News, argues the GOP struggles under a historic split government. He notes the low House majority, diverging conservative and moderate wings, and leadership tensions around disaster relief riders and budget deals.
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George Santayana
Congressional
House
GOP
Congress
Richard Nixon
George Bush
White House
Uaster
Ohe
Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Veary
Dick Armey
Gingrich
Senate
Trent Lott
Carl P. Leubsborg
Washington
The
Dallas Morning News
Heart program praised by readers in Aiken regional care
Reader letters applaud the open heart surgery program at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. The note thanks Dr. Cundey Dr. Voegele and ARMC staff praising perfusionists nurses and heart unit educators. It commends volunteers and Aiken Elementary students for service efforts as well.
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Aiken
Paul Frommer
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
ARMC
Augusta
Cundey
Voegele
Volunter
DHEC
Terry Frommer
Muniz
Rio Grande City
Texas
Aiken Elementary
Children’s Place
Salvation Army
Aiken County
SPCA
Rotary, Sertoma and
Kiwanis
Caring Citizens
Jean Schwalbert Aiken
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Otto C. Lee
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Tyson
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Uncle Sam
America
Tony Snow
Carl Leubsdorf
Dwight Eisenhower
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