Trade bill: a messy year to draft and pass
Editorial views the current trade bill process as flawed with amendments. It urges removing costly protections and focusing on opening foreign markets while warning against retaliation provisions and labor-subsidized moves. It calls for better, balanced legislation Reagan may sign.
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Taiwan
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Italy
Brazil
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Iowa
Congress
Trade and Commerce
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UN ceasefire in Iran Iraq war faces toothless enforcement
The new Security Council resolution breaks ground by calling a cease-fire without combatant signals to halt fighting. An embargo plan could follow, but its enforceability hinges on willing suppliers. cynicism rivals hope as Iran vows to ignore, Iraq signals limited cooperation, and U.S. backing for peacemaking offers a pragmatic, trust-building path.
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Reflagging of Kuwaiti Tankers Under U S Guard
The United States flags two Kuwaiti tankers with American crews aboard and Navy escorts in the Persian Gulf. Rep Les Aspin argues the plan presents dangers whether reflagging proceeds or not, warning of potential Iranian mine or terrorist attacks and a costly long-term commitment.
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Star and Stripes
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Aspin
U.S
Press conference revival urged by National Press Foundation
Washington notes the National Press Foundation seeks to revive presidential news conferences as a public accountability tool. Nine candidates responded with plans for regular White House briefings, with Dole and Simon among those proposing more frequent sessions than Reagan.
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Bulwer Lytton contest highlights awful prose and aims
The piece surveys the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest and its aim to expose bad writing while teaching good craft. It cites examples of notoriously mangled sentences, notes founder Scott Rice, and argues that understanding misfires can illuminate rules of excellence. It also discusses journalism norms for presidential press conferences and democratic accountability.
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Jasmine Kimberly Collingsworth
Langley
Ulrich
Filipov
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Tulfengian
Wagner
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Kessler
Bradford
Schillerstrasse
Straub
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Aksakov Paustovsky
Kliest
Kruger
Cherensky
Bulwer-Lytton
Scott Rice
San Jose State
Flattery as Counterfeit Money in Vanity’s Circulation
The saying explores how flattery acts like counterfeit currency that gains value only through vanity. It argues genuine praise must align with truth and merit to be trustworthy, while vanity inflates impact and deceives by appealing to ego.
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