Neely argues courts must govern as branches fail
A West Virginia justice argues in How Courts Govern America that courts should run government to correct flaws in the legislature and bureaucracy. The Associated Press piece notes the book’s activist stance and contrasts it with critics like Rep. Ashbrook, urging respect for elected representatives and warning against judicial supremacy.
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Richard Neely
West Virginia Supreme Court
America
Neely
Associated Press
U.S
Reader's Digest
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Justice Neely
Ashbrook
Supreme Court
Raoul Berger
Court
Francis Bacon
William L. Rusher on Social Security politics
The piece argues that Social Security fear mongering helps political aims but notes Reagan seeks to reform the program by eliminating the $122 minimum benefit to save a billion annually. It describes Democratic resistance and a Senate vote backdrop, framing it as a clash over preserving the safety net versus reform.
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New York
Granny
Reagan
Social Security
Mr. Reagan
Uncle Sam
Congress
Boonies
House
Party of Compassion
Bob Michel
White House
Senate
Tax dollars fund New Left groups, probe finds
Washington reports that taxpayer money flowed to political and social advocacy groups in the Carter era. Grants and contracts from various agencies supported Americans for Democratic Action and the ACLU, with Sam Brown and VISTA chief Marge Tabankin cited for steering funds to aligned organizations.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
American Civil Liberties Union
Carter
Sam Brown
At Action
Federal Volunteer Agency
Brown
Marge Tabankin
VISTA
California
Laurel Springs
Campaign For Economic Democracy
Tom Hayden
Jane Fonda
Tabankin
New Left
Hayden
Campaign For
Laurel Springs Institute
CED
Laurel
The Men and Women in ERs and the High Cost of Cars
The piece links hospital emergency room workers to large cars and higher insurance costs, noting that small subcompacts caused more highway deaths. It cites a Journal of American Insurance chart set from 1979 and uses sobering death statistics to argue risk disparities between vehicle sizes.
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David
Goliaths
Journal of American Insurance
Small Cars and Gold Scandals Highlight Safety and Value
A column argues small cars offer less safety in crashes, detailing higher fatality risk for occupants and a study on weight versus crash-worthiness. It links lightweight cars to greater danger and presents odds of crash death, while discussing broader auto safety dynamics and policy views.
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Virginia Highway Safety Division
Highway
Washington
Indy Badhwar
Jack Mitchell
Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank
Engelhard Industries
New Jersey
Rhode Island Bank
New York Commodities Exchange
Congressional Gold Commission
Hetra
Photometrics, Inc
Jarrell-Ash
England
Her Majesty’s
Carl Peterson
Engelhard
Joe Feldstein
Caesar
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
Berry's
William L. Rusher
Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy
Donald Lambro
Paul Harvey
Shaun Lawson
Bonnie Ladin
Sam Hurst
Brown and Tabankin
Ronald Reagan
Tip O'Neill
Jack Anderson
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Buffalo, N.Y
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