Riots Highlight Cuban Migration Mechanics
The piece notes inmate riots at Atlanta and Louisiana federal pens over the Mariel agreement and U S Cuba migration policy. It argues that many Cubans simply want to reach the United States, even if that means prison life there, while portraying life under Marxist rule as imprisonment.
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U. S
State Department
Cuba
Jimmy Carter
Castro
Havana
Atlanta
Louisiana
Smoke And Mirrors In Budget Deficit Fight
Congress and the Reagan administration cobble a two year 76.1 billion deficit reduction plan praised as urgent but lukewarmly supported. The package promises 30.2 billion in 1988 and 45.9 billion in 1989 through cuts taxes and new revenue. Skeptics question reliance on mirages such as early loan repayments by rural electric cooperatives and stronger IRS collections while asking for details on domestic cuts and unidentified savings. The aim to reassure investors and foreign governments falters as real progress remains elusive.
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Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Reagan
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Thought For The Day Quote From Blaise Pascal
A concise reflection features Blaise Pascal noting that most human troubles arise from the inability to sit still. The quote provides a timeless ethical prompt on patience and inner peace.
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Blaise Pascal
What There To Be Thankful For In America
A newsman reflects on why newspapers fixate on bad news and argues there is much good in the United States. He cites resilience, language, freedoms, constitutional anniversaries, and widespread employment as reasons for gratitude during Thanksgiving. Universal Press Syndicate
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Scrabble
Pensacola
Topeka
Hickory
N.C
Chicago
Jessica
Denver
California
Peru
San Diego
Charleston
Cheyenne
Gibbon
America
Richard Nixon
Nixon
United States
Gan
Jackson
David Lerque
Shultz
Gorbachev
Gen. Sharon
Sharon
Kremlin
NH Democrats Read Tea Leaves on Dukakis Polls
In Goffstown New Hampshire 1000 Democrats at a state party convention discuss a poll showing Gov. Michael Dukakis at 37 percent in the February 16 primary and Sen. Paul Simon at 14 percent. Analysts note differing poll methods and emphasize Iowa caucuses as influence.
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Goffstown
N.H
Michael Dukakis
Paul Simon
Dukakis
Simon
Simonites
Massachusetts
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
New Hampshire
Boston
Manchester
Iowa
Jack Corrigan
Walter F. Mondale
John Glenn
Gary Hart
Richard Gephardt
Jesse Jackson
Rea
Gore
Iran-Contra report stirs partisan debate in Congress
Ashley Cooper notes the Iran-Contra inquiry fueling partisan fights as Democrats push for budget discipline while Republicans split on the report. The column contrasts President Reagan's administration with political strategy, citing quotes, jokes, and reflections on teaching and leadership.
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Universal Press Syndicate
Albert Gore Jr
Tennessee
Boston Globe
Tribune Media Service
Ashley Cooper
By Ashley Cooper
U.S
Holy City
Danny Ford
Clemson
Seaboard
Virginia
Shaw
F. L. Feigl
Col
Robert J. Hagreen
George Bernard Shaw
George
Madison
N.J
Hollywood
Fla
Miami
Dave
Robert S. Milner
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