Bluefield poll shocks Coburn Scott race shifts in Mercer area
In Mercer County, a Bluefield based poll shows former Republican turned Democrat Jack Scott leading incumbent Joe Coburn for the Democratic nomination, a surprising result given Scott’s past clashes with Bluefield. The piece contrasts with Maryland's Luke factory pollution fight, criticizing EPA’s push for Kentucky coal and scrubbers while praising Maryland state testing.
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Princeton
Jack Scott
Joe Coburn
Mercer County Commission
Scott
Bluefield
U.S
Luke
Maryland
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
National Energy Plan
Philadelphia
Maryland Coal
Kentucky
House Tightens Lobbying Rules Yet Keeps Teeth Failing
The House strengthened lobbying disclosure but kept weak enforcement. The bill, passed 259 to 140, excludes government units and parties, and even volunteers like Ralph Nader from disclosure, risking loopholes via exemptions used by business leaders and groups to influence policy.
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Washington
NEA
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Hill
Justice Department
Ralph Nader
Business Roundtable
Standards For Sat Lobbying Law Administration Flaw Debate
A House bill shifts enforcement of a proposed lobbying law from Justice to GAO, excluding individuals from reporting. GAO, as a congressional arm, faces pressure from legislators and lacks subpoena power or investigatory hearings. Serious cases would be referred to Justice, with a requirement for informal conciliation first.
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General Office
GAO
Justice Department
Congress
Justice
SHOE prosecution and House campaign finance enforcement tone
The report frames civil conciliation as the preferred path to resolve compliance issues and warns that prosecution requires willful intent. It compares this standard to federal rules, noting only about 15 cases referred to Justice in three years and defining willful as deliberate and stubborn obstinacy with evil intent.
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House
Justice Department
Federal Election Commission
Rusher Doubts Student Divestment From South Africa
William L. Rusher argues that student pressure to divest from companies doing business in South Africa could hurt black workers there. He contends divestment prompts job losses, worsens conditions for blacks, and may backfire by strengthening apartheid opponents while harming ordinary South African employees.
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New York
South Africa
California College
U. S
U.S
Progressive Reform Party
Gatsha Buthelezi
Buthelezi
Zulu Legislative Assembly
Uncle Tom
Donald Woods
Pretoria
R. W. Johnson
Burger on institutional press and First Amendment reach
The article discusses Justice Warren Burger’s remark that the First Amendment belongs to all who exercise its freedoms, questioning whether the institutional press enjoys special privileges. It notes opinions on press power, its impact on constitutional guarantees, and compares it with immunity doctrines in a separate court ruling. The piece also touches on World Health Organization efforts to eradicate smallpox and broader global health stakes.
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United States
Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Burger
Justice Burger
Willkie
World Health Organization
Somalia
Neutron bombs and plant dosimeters raise alarm
Washington reports Carter delays neutron bomb production while NRC memos warn of unmeasured exposure at nuclear plants. A Battelle lab link points to Millstone Conn. and calls for dosimeter development. Independent scientists question dosimeter adequacy as NRC backfills safety plans.
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Washington
Carter
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Glenn Zimmer
Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Millstone
Asoolate
Howard Rosenberg
NRC
Kremlin
New York
Anatoly Shcharansky
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Richard Wesley
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William L. Rusher
Ali
Donald F. Graff
Freedom and the Press
Jack Anderson
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