End campaign finance corruption with bold slogan
Molly Ivins urges readers to propose a zippy modern opposite of Carthago delenda est for campaign finance. She invites nominees like Stop corporate financed politics and Eliminate dollar politics while keeping a lively, period tone.
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Tax bill taints tobacco deal as Congress faces reversal
The White House said President Clinton will oppose a tax bill provision allowing tobacco firms to cut up to 2.5 billion dollars yearly from a 10 billion dollar smoking victim settlement. Critics on Capitol Hill vow to repeal, with Senators Lautenberg Durbin and Kennedy planning action to undo the change.
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D-Il
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Commitment to the future The Gazette promotes soybean ink recycling
The Cedar Rapids Gazette urges environmental duty by printing with soybean ink and recycled news print. It invites readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street and through nearest recycling locations.
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California fires scorch nine homes in San Diego County blaze
In Escondido California nine homes burned to the ground plus 10 other structures as brush fires ran out of control. One fire was deliberately set and burned across more than 500 acres by evening. An air tanker crashed after scooping water, injuring two crew members.
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Surviving Landslide Man Emerges After 54 Hours in Thredbo
Rescue teams continued grappling with the Thredbo landslide as a man surfaced after 54 hours of entrapment under concrete and rubble. The official death toll remained 19 with one survivor. Police revised earlier counts amid ongoing operations and an emotional service was held in Thredbo.
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