Stealth tape ethics case complicates Gingrich saga
The Florida couple John and Alice Martin taped a conference call on ethics and handed it to Rep. Jim McDermott who shared it with the New York Times. The FBI probes the taping while House politics heat up as McDermott steps aside citing conscience.
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Jim McDermott
D-Wash
Newt Gingrich
McDermott
Florida
John
Alice Martin
Lake City
Gingrich
House
Dick Armey
Texas
Ethics Committee
GOP
Democratic Party
Super Pol
Washington
D.C
Congress
U.S
Karen Thurman
D-Fla
Rep
Nancy Johnson
R-Conn
New York Times
Times
FBI
Larry Turner
Miami Herald
Doctors and the push for assisted death in modern society
E R Shipp argues against physician assisted death amid a national debate sparked by Supreme Court cases. She cites medical opposition, religious convictions, and risks of abuse, noting the gap between law, medicine, and pallia tive care as the real remedies.
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E.R. Shipp
Supreme Court
New York
Washington State
The
American Medical Association
New York Daily News
New York Times
Washington Post
Clinton
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington
High Court
AMA
Task Force On
Christian Century
Suzanne Gordon
Grant Wood All-City Drum Corps to march in Clinton inaugural
The Grant Wood All-City Drum Corps travels to Washington D C to participate in President Clinton's inaugural parade on January 20. Directed by Slayton Thompson the group of 4 to 16 year old students trains with drums and flags while receiving broad community support from schools officials media outlets and local organizations.
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Grant Wood
Washington, D.C
Clinton
Slayton Thompson
Slayton
Linda
Thompsons
Johnson School of the Arts
Department of Corrections
Gary Hinzman
Legion of
Thompson
the Gazette
KGAN
KCRG
KWWL
Iowa
Reforming Social Security may be easier than expected
Analyst Amy Moritz Ridenour argues public support favors partial privatization and private accounts while acknowledging political risk. She cites polls showing broad support for reform among baby boomers and Generation X, with seniors wary yet not uniformly opposed, and notes long-term demographic pressure and potential benefits from stock-market investment.
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Clinton
Social Security Advisory Council
Social Security Advisory Committee
Generation X
Third Millennium
President's Advisory Council
Gordon Jones
The
Seniors Coalition
Jones
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