Editorials Clash as Budget Standoff Feeds Another Shutdown
The July to January budget clash shows Gephardt and Democrats stalling to gain public notice while Republicans claim control of funding. AP reports three of six funding bills vetoed or blocked, with the threat of a third federal shutdown if no budget plan is agreed by January 26.
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Clinton
Associated Press
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
House
Dick Gephardt
Gephardt
Senate
Democrats
New York Times
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
White House
Tom Delay
Texas
North Mahaska forfeits game over free throw mix up
North Mahaska decided to forfeit a boys basketball win after a free throw mix up during a Jan. 2 game with Iowa Mennonite. The reversal followed a coach AD meeting and upheld sportsmanship over a disputed result.
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Sharon
North Mahaska
Iowa Mennonite
Andy Pickering
Roger Fread
Iowa Hawkeyes
North Carolina
Iowa
Krives
North Mahaska High School
New
Rail retirees urged to contact congress over RoRB cuts
Cedar Rapids reader Willard C. Clay reports a December notice from the Railroad Retirement Board cutting the dual benefit by 64 percent starting January 2. He urges contacting Rep. Leach and Rep. Nussle offices before January 19 to press for restoration and asks readers to send letters to The Gazette.
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Railroad Retirement Board
Washington
Jim Leach
Jim Nussle
House
Senate
Willard C. Clay
Cedar Rapids
Hong Kong and the Tiananmen Shadow over 1997
Philip Terzian argues that the 1997 Hong Kong handover to China will test Western values as Beijing tightens control after the Tiananmen era. He warns of appeasement, cites the Preparatory Committee, and questions U.S. and Canadian responses amid rising immigrant pressures.
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Eeas
Asia
Hong Kong
Hong
London
Peking
Margaret Thatcher
Falklands
People’s Republic
Christopher Patten
Patten
China
Democracy
Tiananmen Square
Canada
America
Bosnia
Florida straw poll shows Gramm as conservative rival to Dole
Florida voters backed Bob Dole with 1 104 votes or 33 2 percent while Phil Gramm took second with 869 votes 26 1 percent signaling Gramm as the main conservative challenger. The piece argues conservatives should unite behind Gramm to beat Dole and notes other candidates’ placements and party dynamics.
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Bob Dole
Florida
Dole
Gramm
Gram
Lamar Alexander
Pat Buchanan
Alan Keyes
Steve Forbes
Robert Dornan
Richard Lugar
Alexander
Buchanan
Keyes
Forbes
Dornan
Lugar
Bob Novak
Novak
Alan Keyes Campaign Speech in Cedar Rapids
Alan Keyes promotes a conservative pro life platform focusing on rebuilding the two parent family to reduce crime and welfare dependence. He is slated to speak at 7 p.m. January 12 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum ahead of the February 12 Iowa caucuses, with David R. Faribault inviting residents to attend.
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Alan Keyes
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
David R. Faribault
Cedar Rapids
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