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Deregulation Time in Washington Targets Radio Rules
The FCC deregulation order, affecting 8900 radio stations, eliminates limits on ads and relaxes news airtime requirements while preserving fairness and public-interest duties. Market competition has grown, with stations serving niche audiences, and officials predict broader benefits and questions about job shifts for regulators.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Reagan
FCC
Two Senators Debate Hostage Crisis Legal Pathways
Two senators discuss hostage negotiations with Carter era figures, exploring whether hostages qualify as duress, the role of the International Court, and the idea of a post crisis reparations plan. They consider creating a judicial avenue, with Congress sanction, to compensate hostages up to five hundred thousand dollars per person.
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Sam
Alfred
Cutler
Columbia
Carter
Okinawa
Japan
San
Vienna
Viennesse
International Court of Justice
Iran
IRS
Foreign Service
Reagan
Congress
U.S
A Paying Business Washington Hostages Return and Lessons Learned
The piece argues that while the hostages are safely returned, the nation must examine why they were captured and how to prevent repeats. It questions the role of patience and diplomacy, highlights the timing with a change in administrations, and notes that weakness invites aggression. It also notes the settlement's terms and broader implications for U.S. posture.
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Washington
Carter
Warren Christopher
Reagan
United States
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Iran
U.S
Defense Spending Gap Deepens as Soviet Outpace U S
In the late 1960s the Kremlin began outpacing the United States in future defense capability. U.S. investment fell 20 percent while Soviet spending rose 50 percent over the past decade, leaving about 270 billion more spent by the USSR since 1968. Risky ICBM advances and implied fatality estimates shadow the balance of power.
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Washington
CNF
Reagan
Kremlin
U.S
Ussr
Russia
Ronald Reagan
James Edwards
South Carolina
Uncle Sam
Barnwell
S.C
Edwards
Department of Energy
Allied4 General
Allied Chemical Corp
General Atomic
Gulf Oil
Allied General
DOE
Energy Research and Development Administration
One Energy Corporation
Atlantic Richfield
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
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