Editorial: Lying and accountability in U.S. politics review
A newspaper editorial surveys a Richard Reeves essay on lying since 1960 and praises Sen Warren Rudman and Sen Paul Tsongas for honesty. It critiques media complicity in sparing public officials from truthfulness and urges higher press scrutiny to curb falsehoods, likening the path to Watergate era vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Reeves
Eisenhower
U.S
Soviet Union
Reeves
United States
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
Paul Tsongas
Massachusetts
Rudman
Tsongas
Congress
Independent counsel law faces renewal amid political wrangling
The 1978 Ethics in Government Act empowered outside probes of executive abuses but has become politicized. As Congress debates extension with a looming Dec 15 deadline and Oct 4 adjournment, opinion splits between preserving an independent prosecutor and letting the law lapse.
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Executive
Independent Counsel
Congress
Stop ERA Road Show Fiction Draws Iowans In Audacious Satire
Molly Burgess Smith reviews a Stop ERA road show starring Phyllis Schlafly and Pat Robertson as the Phantom of the Stop ERA. The piece uses theater metaphors to critique anti ERA activism, praising its bold staging while warning of its dark symbolism and political aims.
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Molly Burgess Smith
Iowa
Phyllis Schlafly
Pat Robertson
Schlafly
Eagle Forum Aerie
Alton
ERA
Eagle Nia
Robertson
Nation
Kather
Ine Hepburn
Letters to the Gazette on debt and Congress
A reader criticizes candidates for avoiding fiscal issues and recalls a 1991 debate over the national debt. The letter cites Congress pay raises, budget battles, and questions why spending often exceeds proposed limits, urging accountability before elections.
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Gazette
Senate
Five-day waiting period debate in gun laws sparks clash
A letter from a reader challenges five day waiting periods, arguing they would not stop shooters like Purdy Hinkley and Lu. The piece questions NFC funding for police, cites administrative errors in gun purchases and notes crime in cities with strict limits.
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Patrick Purdy
John Hinkley
Gang Lu
Purdy
Stockton
Calif
California
November First Coalition
NFC
Coalition
Dennis Smith
NRA
Pennsylvania
New York
Washington, D.C
Proposal for a National Cessation Day on October 20
The author suggests Oct 20 as a holiday when campaigns stop and no political talk or ads occur. The aim is a day of rest before resuming campaigning the next day, hoping for calmer discourse and fresh ideas from candidates.
UNICEF Holiday Card Sale Aids Children Worldwide
Proceeds from UNICEF 1992 Holiday Card collection fund life saving programs in 128 developing countries. One card pack can immunize six children against polio diphtheria measles tetanus tuberculosis and whooping cough. Cards available Oct 1 to Dec 23 at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Gift Shop with specific hours and volunteer co chairs Robbie Berry and Pauline Flory.
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Unicef
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Robbie Berry
Pauline Flory
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Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
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Harris
Iowa City
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Ann Landers
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Pogo
Robert Laker
Bush
Liberal Congress
George Bush
Reagan
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