A Purchase Congress and the Rise of Money in Elections
The piece argues Congress is captured by special interests as campaign funds flood politics. John Gardner cites a rise in corporate PACs from 85 to 400, linking money to lawmaker wealth and voter disengagement. It condemns ethics failures and warns democracy could be strangled if fundraising stays unchecked.
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John Gardner
Common Cause
Congress
House
C.S. Lewis
Searte
FDA
FDA ignores sour evidence on saccharin cancer links
Washington checks show FDA officials privately fear the agency delays bans on saccharin despite animal tests linking bladder and uterine cancers. Critics cite the Red Dye No. 2 ban and alleged data manipulation in aspartame cases, suggesting corporate influence and flawed oversight at the federal level.
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FDA
Carter era jargon and term mission budgeting detailed
The piece surveys emerging Carter White House phrases like mission budgeting a social function based budgeting idea from Stuart Eizenstat. It explains budgeting by social function and notes examples such as child care energy conservation and housing as areas to measure government spending.
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Carter
Office of Policy Analysis
Stuart Eizenstat
U.S
Ford White House
Ford
Witty voices and sharp lines across political years
A collage notes Sylvia Porter Oscar Wilde Dorothy Parker Winston Churchill and others. It recalls Dorothy Parker applauding an ear burner to a president and Harpo Marx complaining about New York prices. It hints at how wit, politics, and personal exchanges shaped public voices.
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Dorothy Parker
Winston Churchill
George S. Kaufman
Alfred &. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank
John Blumenthal
Playboy
Harpo Marx
George 5. Kaufman
New York
Kaufman
Carter era budget reform terms analyzed in briefing notes
The document surveys federal budgeting ideas tied to the Carter era. It covers zero based budgeting ABB and PPBE origins, sunset legislation, and evaluative challenges. It notes past attempts under Johnson and Ford, and explains concepts like shortfall and overage. Carter is poised to push reforms.
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Senate
House
Wit and Witlings From A Night Of Gag Lines
A collage of humorous asides and quips about Al Smith Churchill Parker and others. Thurber Kaufman Broun Coolidge Webster Parker Connelly appear in witty bits about fame, drunkenness, and wordplay.
Corporate cash tricks ride the float with new tools
Recommence to ride the float as companies stretch dollars amid high interest rates using remote disbursing zero balance accounts and corporate credit cards. Treasurers delay cash delivery while banks clear checks, and use company cards for employee expenses to keep capital idle yet trackable.
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R. Newell Lusby
Diners Club
Lusby
Dinars Club
American Express
Carte Blanche
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