HUD Scandals Under Reagan Trigger Bipartisan Critique
Conservative critics assign blame for HUD debacle to Ronald Reagan citing eight years with minimal oversight. They argue taxpayers face at least a 2 billion dollar loss from sleazy deals and note the token appointment of Sam Pierce as HUD secretary.
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Washington
Bailiwick
Savings and Loan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ronald Reagan
HUD
Sam’’ Pierce
Reagan
Pierce
Brat Pack
Carter
Congress
A Conservative View on HUD Scandals and Systemic Flaws
James J. Kilpatrick argues Reagan's inaction on housing scandals, blaming the system created by Congress for Section 8 rehab failures. He cites zero-cash developer investments, former HUD officials profiting, and calls for accountability beyond individuals, urging a push for honesty and efficiency in government.
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Senate
Congress
HUD
Tulsa, Okla
Denver
Colorado
Nevada
Oklahoma
Wyoming
James Watt
Secretary of the Interior
Pianissimo
Reagan
Offshore drilling risks fuel moratorium debate
Copley News Service reports Congress plans a one year drilling moratorium off California and much of the Eastern seaboard while the Interior Department invites public comments on a five year Outer Continental Shelf leasing program. environmental concerns rise as states, oil interests and regulators weigh risks and energy needs amid spill memories.
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Congress
California
Seaboard
Interior Department
Alaskan
Exxon
Senate
United States
Interior
Manuel Lujan
Energy
James Watkins
Bush
Poland Deepens Split as Communists Face Stalemate at Polls
Poland's first multi party election in five decades has left Communists unable to form a government as Solidarity and the United Peasant Party hold a majority. With a high inflation, debt, and shortages, Solidarity seeks to lead despite Soviet warnings and the risk of a Communist coalition. The crisis suggests a prolonged stalemate while Poland weighs breaking from communism without provoking Moscow.
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Communist Party
United Peasant Party
Solidarity
Czeslaw Kiszczak
UPP
Mr. Kiszczak
Democratic Party
Lech
Walesa
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Soviet Union
Defense slashing Democrats fault?
House defense voting splits the Democratic majority amid cuts to SDI and the single warhead Midgetman. The action, criticized as irrational by Sen. Sam Nunn, risks long term deterrence while signaling party vulnerability on national security. Senate likely to restore funding for MX and Midgetman.
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Washington
America
House
Mike Dukakis
Armed Services Committee
Les Aspin
Wisconsin
Michael Dukakis
Aspin
Pentagon
Congressional
Defense
Richard Cheney
United States
Soviet Union
Bush
Thomas Foley
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
Sam Nunn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nunn
J. Bennett Johnston
Louisiana
Cheney
Lee County considers underground courthouse addition
Lee County Board members approved a fact finding study for a proposed earthen protected addition to the existing courthouse. The plan calls for test borings site survey and space needs with offices arranged underground at the front of the current building.
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Lee County
Dick Butkus
University of Illinois
Dixon
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Ed Bushman
Donna Boatman
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