Gephardt Proposes Missile Test Ban Amid Democratic Split
The 1988 debate centers on banning flight testing of U S missiles to curb modernization programs like Trident II Midgetman and a new cruise missile. Gore seeks centrist support with mixed defense positions while Dukakis, Simon, Jackson, and Babbitt face criticism for liberal or isolationist stances.
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Richard A. Gephardt
U.S
Soviet Union
Gephardt
Congress
America
Albert Gore
Tennesse
Gore
Reagan
Persian Gulf
Paul Simon
Jesse Jackson
Central America
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
South Korea
South Africa
Afghanistan
United States
Pretoria
Bruce Babbitt
Grenada
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Gore Charts a Foreign Policy Path to Democratic Lead
In a pivotal shift, Senator Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee argues for an activist foreign policy backed by military strength and strong domestic programs. The piece traces a lineage from Roosevelt through Kennedy, noting Truman and Johnson, and warns that Vietnam fractured the Democratic consensus on foreign policy.
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Albert Gore Jr
Tennessee
Gore
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britain
Harry Truman
Greece
Turkey
Berlin
Korea
Truman
United States
John F. Kennedy
White House
Eisenhower
America
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
A Blooming Idea for Roadsides and Savings
A guest editorial advocates federal funding rules mandating 25 cents per $100 of highway landscaping to plant native wildflowers. It credits Sen. Lloyd Bentsen with the concept and notes benefits include enhanced scenery and reduced mowing costs.
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Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Statehood for Washington City sparks constitutional clash
An article critiques H.R. 51 to grant statehood to Washington DC, arguing the move violates the Constitution by displacing land cession limits and the 23rd Amendment. It warns of political and legal chaos, noting DC residents would gain voting power while the federal enclave concept undermines national sovereignty.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Persian Gulf
Robert Bork
House
D.C
Judge Bork
American Civil Liberties Union
National Organization For Women
Blacks
Shebang
New Columbia
Congress
Senate
District of Columbia
Maryland
United States
White House
Mall
Capitol Hill
City
Revered figures and political chatter spark a blunt gridiron of reform
Ashley Cooper riffs on political fantasy as a joke while noting the Senate shift gave Democrats control and blunted Bork. The column cites scholars L. Jackson and T. Wicker on black voting power in the South and party realignments, then shifts to light fare from Caen and Forcst and a quip by Dr. Bowen about tobacco warnings.
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Ronald Reagan
US. Senate
Judge Bork
South
Senate
Bork
Jack Bass
The
University of the Mississippi
New York Times
Washington Post
Otis Bowen
Health and Human Services
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Los Angeles
Mary Forcst
Ed Marella
James Dent
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