Rahall addresses Middle East views and postal e mail loss
Rep Nick Joe Rahall with Lebanese roots questions U S policy toward Israel and advocates Arab perspectives amid Middle East tensions. He notes limited Arab influence in his district and warns U S action favors Israel while moderates fear escalation. Also discusses the Postal Service E Com program losses and low takeup.
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Nick Joe Rahall
U.S
Israel
Middle East
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Rahal
Rahab
U.S. Postal Service
Detroit
Postal Service
Remembering Missing in Action in an Unfinished Drama
George F. Will reflects on U S efforts to account for POWs and MIAs from Vietnam Laos and Kampuchea noting 591 repatriations since 1973 and about 1100 remains unaccounted for He recalls public ceremonies and a governor who wore a bracelet bearing a missing child s father s name and discusses political pressures and ongoing searches for remains and information.
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Navy Chapel
Nebraska Ave
Christine Hess
Laos
Vietnam
Kampuchea
U.S
Hanoi
United States
League of Families
Carter
PQW
Oval Office
Ly Name Street
Reagan
Asian Development Bank
John Hubell
Thomas Boettcher
Joseph Rehyansky
National Review
Republicans Not Backing Reagan Amid Lebanon Debates
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Reagan faces fragile support on Capitol Hill as U S Marines remain in Beirut. Critics urge withdrawal or withdrawal-like repositioning while Shultz and the military resist a policy shift. Senate leaders question a diplomatic role for troops and warn of limited options.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Reagan
Washington
Capitol Hill
U.S
Lebanon
White House
House
Trent Lott
Lott
Oval Office
Congress
Ment
Henry Hyde
Illinois
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George Shultz
Beirut
Assad
Damascus
Vietnam
Senate
Howard Baker
Embargo Strains Nicaragua Economy Under Sandinistas
Washington reports a quiet U S financial and trade embargo is creating serious economic problems in Nicaragua. The Sandinistas face pressure as Cuba and the Soviet bloc curb military aid while Western and Latin American nations continue to provide assistance. Moscow's limited economic backing amid global upheavals hints at broader strategic reordering under Yuri Andropov.
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Washington
U.S
Nicaragua
Cuba
Soviet Union
el Salvador
Moscow
Fidel Castro
United States
West Europe
East Europe
Yuri Andropov
Meese colonel bid linked to White House pull
Washington dossier reports Edwin Meese III promoted to reserve colonel through ministered training waiver with Pentagon backing. It notes a prior Ford era attempt by John Marsh, and details a defense screening that bars essential civilian employees from active reserve. Also covered is a Health and Human Services inspector general finding on pre 1974 X ray devices used on nursing home patients.
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Napoleon
White House
Reagan
Edwin Meese III
Army Reserve
Pentagon
Meese
Gerald Ford
John Marsh
Virginia National Guard
Ford
Army Promotion Board
Reserve
Army
Dale van Atta
John Dillon
Defense Department
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Thomas K. Turnage
Inspector General
Health and Human Services Department
Medicare
HHS
Richard Kusserow
Edward Brandt
Public Health
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