Democratic Leaders Rally Over IRA Deductions vs Capital Gains Plan
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill push to restore the IRA deduction as an alternative to the Bush capital gains cut. The plan aims to boost savings, fund investment, and lower interest rates while Treasury estimates show modest revenue loss offset by broader growth. Both proposals could work together on a joint tax bill per the analysis.
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Bush
Capitol Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
White House
Office of Management and Budget
U.S
America
Treasury
Nicholas Brady
Sen. Bentsen
Government Moves to Abolish Organized Crime Strike Forces
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh aims to dissolve the remaining 14 regional organized crime strike forces by merging them into local U S attorneys offices. Critics say the move weakens strategies, noting New York’s reinstitution in 1983 yielded convictions against top mob bosses while others like Giuliani leveraged high profile cases for political gain.
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Richard Thornburgh
Justice Department
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mr. Thornburgh
U.S
Peter Varia
Chicago
Philadelphia
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Manhattan
FBI
Thomas Sheer
Bureau
Rudolph Giuliani
Giuliani
Carter finds new work spreading aid and reform
The former president Jimmy Carter gains positive press for leading low cost housing projects in U.S. cities, supporting agricultural and disease control programs in Africa, and mediating regional talks. Time profiles him as a capable ex-president using defeat as fuel for grass roots efforts and humanitarian aims.
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Jmmy Carter
U.S
Africa
Panama
Ethiopia
Carter
Time Magazine
Oval Office
White House
Atlanta
Global 2000 Inc
New bumper sticker for U.S. foreign policy pro democracy
Ben Wattenberg calls for a revival of democracy promotion using higher funding for the National Endowment for Democracy and USIA. He argues against a global policing role, warning democracy worship risks meddling, while recalling Cold War allies and detractors to challenge liberal Orthodoxy.
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Moscow
Ben Wattenberg
Humphrey
Wattenberg
GOP
National Endowment For Democracy
NED
USIA
VOA
Department of State
Dean Acheson
America
Vietnam
General Park
Marcos
Nixon
Israel
Salazar
U.N
Reagan
Brunei
Saudi Arabia
Euro
Sailor Lingo Puns and Jokes Sail the Page
A playful roundup blends cheeky quips and nautical terms from a reader with jokes about life at sea. It features puns on anonymity and misheard lines, plus a glossary style list of nautical terms with brief, humorous definitions and shipboard references.
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Iran
William Casey
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Chile
South Africa
Franco
Pinochet
African National Congress
Pretoria
Washington Star
Free Press
United States
Earl
Warren
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Wood
Chan Harris
Mars
Brian Schmitz
Alex Thien
Joe Browne
Jim Wright
Clemson
American Legion
DMB
Les Callahan
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