Referendum path opposed to ending North Carolina food tax
North Carolina senator McNeill Smith advocates a public referendum to end the food tax, arguing voter review may not suit constitutional matters and warning that removing this revenue would require alternative funding or cuts. He outlines plans to replace revenue but notes passage challenges in the General Assembly.
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North Carolina General Assembly
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McNeill Smith
Legislative Branch
Sen. Smith
Geesieanta
Privilege Fight Over Gurney Bribery Case Tests Disclosure
Senator Edward Gurney faces trial amid claims of bribery by Florida contractors seeking subsidies. The prosecutor subpoenaed the Controller General for Gurney’s confidential financial statement filed under congressional ethics law. The Senate refused, invoking congressional privilege, warning disclosure would threaten confidentiality essential to Senate and House ethics oversight. The stance mirrors executive privilege debates, with observers noting parallels to past White House claims and asserting that any cover-up remains a cover-up.
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Howard Cannon
Changing Status Of Micronesia
In February the Marianas signed a covenant with the United States to pursue becoming an American commonwealth. If a June plebiscite approves, then Congress and the United Nations must also approve, creating new U.S. citizenship and long term commitments in the Western Pacific. The pact tests U.S. policy in Micronesia, a Trust Territory with a population around 115000 on 700 square miles, spread across three million square miles of ocean. Debates focus on unity among Micronesians, strategic value, costs, and the risk of remilitarization versus denying access to rivals, as the U.S. weighs aligning with a unified Micronesia or favoring the Marianas separately.
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Mariana Islands
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Western Pacific
Marianas
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TTPI
Micronesia
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U.S
Congress of Micronesia
Saipan
Landers
Islands
Japan
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Tinian
Vietnam
Guami
Asia
Pacific
Russia
Diplomacy not a love affair says critic of travel
A columnist argues that excessive world travel by presidents and secretaries of state creates a false cult of personality. He cites Wilson, Kissinger, Nixon, and Ford, warning that diplomacy should be conducted by routine channels and national interests, not personal charm or lengthy international tours.
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Wilson
Israel
Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Knesset
Guy Kissinger
Egypt
China
Great Wall
Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Guam
Konrad Adenauer
Fogey Bottom
National Whirligig Giveaway Of Seas A Domestic Scandal
New York dispatch argues Suez opening boosts Russian naval reach and bases from Vladevostok to Socotra. It claims Soviet Mediterranean expansion, Libyan deals, and weakened US forces threaten U.S. security, with Kissinger and Rogers blamed for policy. The piece calls Senate actions a domestic scandal and warns of impending siege.
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Africa
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Orient
Mediterranean
Kremlin
Libya
Odessa
Black Sea
U.S
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Brittania
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
William Rogers
Rogers
A Little Salt On The Talks Column About WANGO
Washington chatter recasts defense spending as a game of chips in SALT talks. Kipness describes WANGO as a system to fire ten submarines at once, a bold bid to pressure the Russians. The piece weighs costs, production bets, and potential sales to Iran while stressing ongoing arms race dynamics.
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