Editorials weigh Starr ethics amid Lewinsky testimony uproar
The Providence Journal Bulletin notes perceived hypocrisy in Kenneth Starrs handling of Monica Lewinsky related grand jury questions. It contrasts Walshs Iran Contra conduct with Starrs insistence on grilling Lewinskys mother and others while noting Paula Jones mother deposition and Blumenthals media ties. It questions consistency of legal privacy norms and First Amendment assertions.
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Kenneth Starr
White House
Monica Lewinsky
Washington
Lawrence Walsh
Oliver North
Walsh
North
Rhode Island
Brendan Sullivan
Congress
Clinton
Paula Jones
Delmer Corbin
Sidney Blumenthal
Mr. Blumenthal
Cybergossip
Matt Drudge
The
Providence Journal-Bulletin
Kill the code or pass the tax reform by election
The piece argues the push to “kill the code” is a hollow bid to appear reform minded without a replacement plan. It notes GOP split between a flat tax and a national sales tax, while Democrats like Dick Gephardt push simpler rules with targeted relief. It stresses tax simplification need not equal unfairness and recalls 1986 as a model of adults acting to reform.
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Steve Forbes & Co
Messrs
Forbes
Trump
Dick Gephardt
Steve Forbes
Debt relief via balanced budget plan eyed to save Social Security
Wisconsin Congressman Mark Neumann argues continued trends could allow paying off the national debt in 15 years, while urging a Balanced Budget Amendment to stop borrowing from Social Security. He warns of looming checks bouncing and cites aging demographics, polls, and reform proposals from the National Center for Public Policy Research president Amy Moritz Ridenour.
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Washington
United States
Wisconsin
Mark Neumann
LBJ
White House
Clinton
US Senate
Harry Reid
Nevada
Byron Dorgan
Kent Conrad
North Dakota
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Social Security
National Center For Women and Retirement Research
Southampton College of Long Island University
Public Agenda
Generation X
Third Millennium
Generation
Amy Moritz Ridenour
National Center For Public Policy Research
Capitol Hill
Doctor choice in HMO reform fuels partisan twists
The doctor choice issue draws Republicans and Democrats into a shifting debate over patient rights and HMO regulation. Rep Charles Norwood leads a bid to let patients pick doctors and sue HMOs, while leaders Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey oppose Washington controls. A Jeffords Lieberman proposal would boost consumer information without full doctor choice, signaling a cautious path forward.
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Texas
George W. Bush
Bush
Capitol Hill
Clinton
Charles Norwood
Rga
Georgia
House
Legis
States
Washington
Norwood
Congress
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Dick Armey
GOP
James Jeffords
RVI
Joseph Lieberman
D-Conn
Jeffords-Lieberman
Progressive Policy Institute
David Kendall
Pete Sessions
R-Texas
Lincoln Bedroom Sleep Overs and a President's Handshake
Don Shoemaker recalls the White House lore from the Oval Office to the Lincoln Bedroom and a personal choice not to shake Richard Nixon’s hand. He notes the room’s fame and the ritual fatigue of such receptions while reflecting on the value of preserving a president over moments of ceremony.
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Oval Office
Congress
White House
Buckingham Palace
Press Corps
Secret Service
Franklin Roosevelt
Nixons
Lincoln
Nixon
Washington
United States
Key Biscayne
Don
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