Senate caps MX deployments in 50-missile limit compromise
Washington reports that after three days of talks Senator Sam Nunn secured a 50 percent deployment cap on MX missiles as part of a defense bill compromise. Reagan hailed it as bipartisan support for modernization while acknowledging the basing issue remains unsettled and production is reduced to 12 missiles in 1986.
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Reagan push for tax reform faces business backlash
Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III presented a revised tax reform plan aimed at appeasing business leaders while maintaining a populist frame. He argued the new version favors fair outcomes and markets over elitism, as Reagan prepares a televised Oval Office unveiling with promises the overhaul will differ from last year’s criticized package.
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