Editorials on tax code reform and sunset proposal
The piece argues over whether to sunset the current federal tax code by 2001. It cites President Clinton opposing the plan as reckless while House leaders urge decisive reform to simplify a massive system. It calls for clearer proposals and timely action.
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Clinton
America
House
Dick Armey
Mr. Armey
IRS
FBI
CIA
Senate
Congress
Samuel Johnson
Trent Lott
White House
Lessons in media and White House spin over Clinton era probes
The piece argues press denials of wrongdoing collapse to qualifiers while the White House diverts scrutiny. It recounts McCurry's denial of hiring private investigators, then confirms hiring Terry Lenzer to probe Starr staff, and shifts to Sidney Blumenthal’s grand jury testifying.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Sidney Blumenthal
Mike McCurry
Clinton
The
Washington Post
Terry F. Lenzacer
Watergate
Ken Starr
Tis Time
McCurry
America
Blumenthal
Starr
Lewinsky
Reagan
Lawrence ‘Walsh
Pat Buchanan
Walsh
The Woman Is Always Right in Marriage Science
A dinner scene tricks a skeptical narrator into crediting a 130-couple study by John Gottman and colleagues that endorses wives guiding husbands. The piece argues science confirms gendered marital dynamics and celebrates differences as strength.
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John Gottman
University of Washington
Lottman
Journal of Marriage and the Family
John Gray
Mars
Gottman
Mothers Statement on Raid Abuse and Police Action
A mother describes a raid by a Special Response Team on a residence based on an informant’s tip from four hours earlier. She alleges excessive force and false arrest, notes a federal ruling against the ADPS, and says settlement costs fall to the state Municipal Association Insurance Fund rather than taxpayers. The writer identifies as Vicki Woodward Windsor, mother of a plaintiff.
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SRT
Stone Dr
State Municipal Association Insurance Fund
Vicki Woodward Windsor
Highway 278 safety call prompts four-lane plan
Community voices in Aiken County urge the South Carolina Highway Department to widen Highway 278 from Beech Island to New Ellenton to four lanes after repeated deadly incidents. Coroner Sue Townsend advised avoiding the route, highlighting the stretch as among the state’s most dangerous.
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South Carolina
Beech Island
New Ellenton
Aiken
Sue Townsend
Savannah River
Aiken County
S.C. Highway Department
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
J. David Boyd
Asilass
Ellen C. Priest
James R. Bennett Jr
la la Amie
Leonard Pitts
Pitts
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