Iran Contra hearings open amid partisan risk to trust
As congressional probes begin into the Iran Contra affair, Sen. Inouye signals a verdict while clarifications on Reagan’s knowledge of illegal arms sales and funding to the Contras remain uncertain. The case centers on accountability, not instant revelations, with long, partisan uncovering ahead.
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Daniel K. Inouye
Senate
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Hawaii
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Nicaragua
Inouye
National Security Council
Tower Commission
NSC
Oliver North
Distinction in SDI debate shapes early deployment debate
The piece argues the need to separate exotic and kinetic SDI systems. It notes exotics like lasers and X ray weapons are costly and unlikely this century, while kinetic interceptors, using simpler tech, show partial success. Defense advocate Weinberger pushes early kinetic deployment amid cost, budget, and arms-control concerns.
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Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Daniel O. Graham
High Frontier
Graham
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Soviet Union
Gorbachev Proposed Separate States for Blacks Spark Debate
A guest editorial cites Mikhail Gorbachev suggesting the United States create separate states for Black people. The piece mocks the idea as constitutional ignorance while noting ethnic diversity in the USSR and the political dominance of Slavic groups.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
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Gorbachev
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Thought For Today quote from Martin Luther King Jr
The saying attributed to Martin Luther King Jr urges finding a cause worth dying for to earn a meaningful life. It frames commitment as a measure of fitness for living.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Conversion Twofold: Instant Entry and Ongoing Sanctification
The letter explains conversion as both an instant change at faith in Christ and a continued daily growth in holiness. It cites 2 Corinthians 5 17 18 and 1 John 2 14, noting some know the moment and others reflect later. Readers are urged to trust Christ and allow ongoing transformation.
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World Grain Glut reshapes farming and markets
The piece surveys a global shift in grain supply and demand, noting Saudi surplus and dumping, Bangladesh and Sudan changes, falling U.S. exports, and rising home production. It urges diversification, citing Mississippi aquaculture as an example where corn and soybeans give way to catfish.
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