Political Tourette's Syndrome in Republican rhetoric
Ellen Goodman critiques a surge of offensive slurs and uncivil remarks by Republican figures and supporters. The column links repeated outbursts like Bitch and Fag to a broader trend of intolerant language in politics, noting claims of mispronunciations and excuses while calling for accountability.
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Newt Gingrich
Mom
Robert Dornan
R-Calif
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Fla
Armey
Gingrich
Barney Frank
Poet James Merrill Dies at 68 in Tucson
James Merrill, regarded as America’s leading living poet, dies at 68 from a heart attack while visiting Tucson Arizona. He split time between Stonington Connecticut and New York, earned two National Book Awards the Bollingen Prize the Pulitzer Prize and the Library of Congress Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry.
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Bobbitt
Purchase reprints of Gazette local photographs
You can buy reprints of local photographs published in The Gazette. Call 398-8322 for details.
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Democrats cool to Clinton budget amid Capitol Hill hearings
President Clinton faces scepticism from House and Senate Democrats over a 1.61 trillion dollar budget plan. Critics say 81 billion in five year deficit cuts is too little and a 63 billion tax cut is unaffordable while Republicans demand deeper cuts and fiscal restraint.
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Senate
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Nebraska
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Laura Tyson
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D-Ala
Alice Rivlin
Congress
Martin Sa
D-Minn
Sabo
Evers-Williams Seeks NAACP Chair Post
Myrlie Evers-Williams announces candidacy for NAACP chairman amid financial troubles. The widow of Medgar Evers and former NAACP board member states a fresh start is needed. Election scheduled in New York on February 18.
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NAACP
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New York
The Gazette Promotes Recycling and Soybean Ink
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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City Carton
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