Senate urged to add Hatch Kennedy health plan to Clinton budget
Voices in Congress push to expand the budget deal with Hatch Kennedy health coverage. The plan would extend Medicaid to millions of children and aim to reduce teenage smoking while cutting the deficit. Kennedy and Hatch seek to cover 6 to 7 million more young people near the poverty line. Families earn ten to twenty five thousand dollars annually and often lack insurance.
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Clinton
Hatch
Boston Globe
Postwar foreign policy debate over NATO expansion
The Lima News questions a bipartisan drive to expand NATO toward Russia, arguing the plan rests on a globalist consensus that risks America’s purpose and security. The piece notes public disagreement about specifics and calls for more national debate on the alliance’s relevance.
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NATO
America
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
White House
Capitol Hill
Why raise taxes says Illinois governor faces backlash
The Wall Street Journal notes GOP Gov. Jim Edgar proposes a 25 percent rise in Illinois income tax. It argues such increases hurt Republicans, who vow not to raise taxes, while Democrats admit spending. The piece frames tax hikes as politically toxic for the GOP.
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Jim Edgar
George Bush
The
Wall Street Journal
Quality time for kids and its broader social reach
A critique of the quality time concept argues that busy parents overcommit to brief moments with children while neglecting broader needs. It notes heavy burdens on working mothers, limited day care standards, and evolving services as society shifts to support families.
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Heather
Chis
Letters Question Confederacy Honor and Treason in Aiken
In a letter to the editor Phillip C. Howell argues heritage over hate and that Confederate honor is not treason. He contends the Civil War was not fought over slavery, notes Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation aimed at slaves, and claims Northern politics harmed the South’s agrarian economy. He cites Union treason convictions and notes most Southern soldiers did not own many slaves.
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Aiken
Phillip C. Howell
England
Lincoln
North
South
Reflections on slavery, friendship and a praise for Salley Hospital
A letter defends the South and its social system while acknowledging that slavery should not exist today. The writer recounts lasting friendships across races, mentions Salley ancestors, and praises Aiken Regional Medical Centers and Dr Dieter Voegele. He notes his mother-in-law’s heart bypass surgery and the hospital staff’s care during recovery.
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Aiken
Dieter Voegele
Clinton shuts down Kennedy Hatch budget health bill
Jules Witcover reports that President Clinton helped kill the Kennedy Hatch plan to raise taxes on smokers to fund child health care, arguing the amendment would undermine the balanced budget agreement. Critics say he mortgaged Democratic principles, while aides stress his stance kept the budget on track.
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Kentucky
Fritz Hollings
South Carolina
Chuck Robb
Virginia
Hatch
Lott
Clinton
Dick Morris
White House
Bill Clinton
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