Bush faces pivotal new year as veto battles loom
The editorial argues Bush must spell out economic recovery and health care plans after a string of veto overrides. It stresses the need for positive leadership to boost his poll ratings and counter charges of being a negative president. It warns of renewed clashes with Democrats if he fails to act.
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George Bush
Congress
Capitol Hill
Bush
Far East
Willie Horton
Grand Canyon
P.R
Asia
Reality May Turn Out to Be a Resound
Editorial notes a Bloomington Minnesota mall school proposal at the Mall of America. Five Twin Cities school districts would run K through 12 and adult education inside the 4.2 million square foot center with child care and programs serving both employees children and nearby residents. Concerns include potential exposure to consumerism, but supporters welcome government and private partnership to fund nontraditional schooling.
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Bloomington
Minn
Twin Cities
Mall of America
Los Angeles Times
Mall
Battle lines form as press and politicians clash over 1992 coverage
The coming campaign pits the political press against candidates and parties over agenda setting. Reporters vow tougher standards, deeper issue focus, and fact checking, while politicians argue the press oversteps and elitism clouds the public square. The rift risks widening through the year as coverage tests candidates’ messaging and voter trust.
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New York
Bush
Defining militia letter questioned for clarity
The reader blasts a December letter defending gun rights as verbose with no clear message. Audrey E. Rahn criticizes the piece and questions the Gazette’s willingness to publish such pro gun propaganda.
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Tennyson
Gazette
Audrey E. Rahn
Eastern Blvd. SE
Priorities and Rhetoric on US Aid and Immigration
A concerned observer argues that funds should address domestic homelessness and unemployment first. The note criticizes government aid to other nations and questions immigration levels and economic priorities amid looming domestic crises.
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United States
Sigourney Band Missed by TV Coverage for Gator Bowl Trip
Parent letters complain Sigourney band members were chosen to perform at the Gator Bowl and traveled on two chartered buses. They raised about $45,000 selling pizza pies and candy bars, and practiced daily from August to December with early morning sessions and post arrival practices in Jacksonville. Channels 2 and 3 were not mentioned in coverage.
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Channel 9 News
Sigourney
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville
Wake-up call on Japan challenge and US economy
The author contrasts 1941 Pearl Harbor resolve with 1991 economic competition from Japan and Europe. He urges leadership from Washington, cites Grace Commission findings, calls to cut waste, roll back federal agencies, push free-trade ties with Canada and Mexico, and press Bush for a substantive State of the Union.
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Oval Office
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Japan
Hemisphere
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Washington
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Strategic Defense Initiative
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Yucatan
Canada
Bush
Salinas de Gortari
Mexico
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U.S.A
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