Simpson Mazzoli immigration reform faces welfare indemnity clash
A national push to overhaul immigration law targets the Simpson Mazzoli plan this year, resisting amendments that would force federal reimbursement for public assistance to legalized aliens. Backers argue current provisions curb local welfare costs, with a study after 18 months to assess impacts and retroactive funding if costs rise.
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National Association of Counties
Alan Simpson
Rwyo
Romano Mazzoli
Vintage Reagan speech critiques mingle rhetoric and policy
The piece discusses Ronald Reagan's British Parliament address as eloquent yet contradictory. It contrasts his anti-communist rhetoric with actions such as supporting Poland and Soviet grain credits, noting a tension between ideals and policy while urging democracy to confront inflation and unemployment.
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England
Falklands
United States
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Moscow
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Memoir Craft and the Public Life of John Carter
A critique of Jimmy Carter and other political figures writing memoirs. The piece argues most political memoirs focus on public life, omit emotional depth, and rarely deliver totality, noting Kissinger as an example and pondering whether a broad reading audience exists.
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New York City
Jimmy Carter
Anaheim
Lytton Strachey
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Henry Kissinger
Rousseau
Judges Must Balance Rights and Law Enforcement
The piece laments a 9th Circuit ruling on canine drug-sniffing as an overprotective privacy stance. It praises California's stance, warns of hijacking-search limits, cites New York arson case leniency, and argues judges overprotect criminals, urging firmer action to safeguard victims amid rising crime.
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9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Golden Gate
California State Supreme Court
New York City
Uncle Hi's whiskey bet and chalked alibis drift in
A humorous personal column sketches Uncle Hiram on his deathbed resolving a whiskey bet, a wife discovers chalk stains, and a quirky parade of dated anecdotes about radio hits, old flames, and a hunter's misdirected dues. The tone satirizes midcentury manners and social foibles.
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