White House screening influences regulatory appointments
The White House screens candidates for supposedly independent regulatory posts to ensure political acceptability, disclosures show. The Consumer Product Safety Commission protested political clearance and urged Congress to ban the practice, with UPI reviewing remarks from six major independent agencies.
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Siberia Zion a Jewish joke and a man made dream
The piece traces Birobidzhan the Jewish Autonomous Region in Siberia once seen as a Jewish homeland. It notes that thousands live there about nine percent of the population but many are leaving for European Russia or larger cities while foreigners hear only a grim joke about the place.
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New York City Faces 3.3 Billion Budget Crunch
Financial experts dread a possible default on up to 3.3 billion as New York weighs debt obligations next Friday. 46,000 city workers could be laid off if funds are unavailable while a teachers strike looms with UFT leader Albert Shanker insisting on a new contract by midnight to avert walkouts.
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Assistance Corporation
Abraham Beame
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Arthur Levitt
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