Debaters Clash On Crime Policy In National NBC Debate
The nationally televised exchange featured Clinton backing the Brady bill and anti crime measures, Bush arguing for tougher provisions and the death penalty, while Perot called the Brady bill timid. Coaches named Clinton the winner. Bush pursued a sharper stance in closing remarks.
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Debates Era: Analysts Call Three Participants Strong
Analysts praised all three debaters as "pretty good" with Bush showing better extemporaneous skill and Clinton matching him. Squire noted Bush’s best public showing in years, while Nesmith highlighted audience questions and the lack of a dramatic moment to shift momentum. Clinton’s advantage hinged on matching Bush’s performance.
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Adoption debate probes birth father rights and media impact
Miller challenges a TV editorial that implied the birth mother’s behavior and argues the DeBoers’ claim that the father terminated parental rights was weak. She says adoption has shifted toward supplying babies to couples and questions public sympathy patterns for birth fathers versus reunions with adult children.
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Iowa Supreme Court delays ruling in Baby Girl C. case
The Iowa Supreme Court postponed until at least Nov. 3 any ruling mandating the immediate return of a 20 month old girl to her Benton County birth father. The court stayed immediate surrender while rehearing petitions are decided and briefs are due by Nov. 2.
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