Whitewater turmoil colors Clinton hurdles in interim week
Editorial notes a tough weekend for Bill and Hillary Clinton as FBI subpoenas hit six top aides over Whitewater real estate dealings. Bernard Nussbaum resigns. Rostenkowski hints at hearings. Gramm questions term prospects. Gore defends White House. The piece argues for full public disclosure and stronger presidential accountability.
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Hillary Clinton
White House
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Bernard Nussbaum
House Ways and Means
Dan Rostenkowski
Phil Gramm
Texas
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Washington Post
al Gore
NBC
Meet the Press
Gore
Gramm
Richard Nixon
Monday Gazette
Ollie North
Congress
U.S. Senate
Watergate
Iowa Hawkeyes Clinch 21st Consecutive Big Ten Wrestling Title
Iowa wins the Big Ten wrestling championship in Iowa City, extending its streak to 21 straight conference titles dating to 1974. Lincoln McIlravy notes the run began before his birth as Dan Gable defies doubt with Gary Kurdelmeier as a key early influence. The Gazette recalls past dominance and hints at future uncertainty under Gable.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Hawkeyes
Indiana
Iowa
Lincoln McIlravy
Gable
Gary Kurdelmeier
the Gazette
Gus Schrader
Cossi
Dan Gable
International Women's Day power and global rights stance
Dorothy Thomas of Human Rights Watch urges mobilization for women’s rights as human rights. She notes U S and international gaps, cites abuses in Thailand Pakistan Kuwait Brazil and Somalia and calls for ratification of key covenants while urging domestic action.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Thomas
Women’s Rights Project
Washington, DC
Human Rights Watch
Thomas
U.S. State Department
Department
Thailand
Burma
Pakistan
Kuwait
Brazil
United States
Alice Walker
California
Clinton
U.S
Property rights and conservation can coexist in America
A guest column argues private property rights are constitutional and essential to freedom while criticizing broad regulations. It cites cases like Oole Mills, Lucas v. South Carolina, and Endangered Species Act critiques, urging voluntary private conservation and incentives over regulation. Denise Leubka is named as a committee member.
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United States of America
United States
Florida
Oole Mills
U.S
Roger Vinson
Army Corps of Engineers
Bill Eden
Environmental Protection Agency
South Carolina
David Lucas
Lucas
U.S. Supreme Court
Gerry Studds
D-Mass
Readers debate militant gays and church protests in Gazette letters
In two February letters the writers challenge portrayals of militant gays and churches. One urges support for militant action against anti gay churches while noting broader LGBTQ rights harms. The other criticizes bigoted commentary and praises Gazette reporting on a February 22 special Senate election in Linn County and statewide results.
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Fred Phelps
Randy Shilts
Phelps
Tom Soppe
Grinnell
Linn County
Gazette
Rosie Dalton
Iowa City
Tax hikes attack property rights and liberalism clash
Cort Stapleton of Cedar Rapids argues that annual tax hikes to fund universal health care threaten property rights. He invokes Locke and Lincoln to claim property stems from labor and body, criticizing modern liberalism and political correctness while urging working poor and middle class leadership.
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Abraham Lincoln
Clinton
Lincoln
Locke
Jefferson
Coolidge
Kemp
Cort Stapleton
Cedar Rapids
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