Glass pockets and ethics bills in Congress
The piece highlights a Chicago Tribune inquiry showing many House Ways and Means members hold stock in banks real estate and defense firms. It discusses limited disclosure rules, a GAO finding of USGS conflicts, and two bills HR 3249 and S 181 to require full financial disclosures for officials and top earners.
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Oklahoma
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congressional Quarterly
Senate
Executive Branch
Government Accounting Office
U. S. Geological Survey
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Republican National Committee
Congress
Judicial Branch
Congressional Code of Ethics
Lou Harris
Art Buchwald thoughts on Father's Day in Washington
Random thoughts of a father on Father's Day. He jokes about his daughter’s hair, education costs, and the. rolling stones concert. He muses on car woes, deposits for wine bottles, and the parenting dilemma of discipline. He ponders family quarrels, travel plans, and parental authority.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Rolling Stones
Grimstead
Mussolini
Martha's Vineyard
Aspen
Alaska
China
Golden door shadowed by red tape in immigration tale
In a sunlit Virgin Islands setting Economist Martin Nolan sketches how American immigration policy snarls a British shipmate and other aliens. He notes frequent renewals for work permits, bureaucratic shoals, and a shift from welcome foreigners to suspicion amid a 130,000 Vietnamese influx.
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the Nation
Martin Nolan
Jerusalem
B.V.I
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean
Eric Thompson
Thompson
Nassau
Miami
U.S
Golden Door
Virgin Gorda
Olde Yard Inn
Lord Nelson Inn
W. Somerset Maugham
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Guadeloupe
Armagh
Tony Mack
Lord Nelson
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lady Liberty
Korea unity grows as fear of invasion shapes politics
A quarter century after the Korean War fear of a new North Korean invasion has fostered political unity in South Korea. President Park Chung Hee touts security and economic gains while opponents shift stance. US troops remain in Korea as regional tensions drive national resolve and foreign investment concerns.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Asia
United States
People’s Republic of China
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Kim Il-sung
Peking
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Chung Hee Park
Park
United Nations
Washington
Kim Dae-jung
Russia
China
Kim
Kim Young-sam
Seoul National University
Japan
Wall Street Lacks Trends Amid Conflicting News
The AP report notes mixed signals on a future recovery with forecasts calling for a gradual upturn while few expect a rapid rebound. Oil price delays, Middle East tensions, and political timing could steer equities, but investors remain reluctant to deploy cash as elections loom and budgets show city disparities.
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New York spends more per resident on public services than other cities
New York City's fiscal year budget near 11.9 billion dollars yields about 1507 dollars per resident for 7.89 million people. Welfare, education, and health costs push the budget well above Chicago Los Angeles and Philadelphia, with welfare totaling 4 billion dollars and the city funding hospital and school needs directly.
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