Gingrich Gains Time as China Visit Shifts Focus
Newt Gingrich's China trip tips public perception in his favor by plain speaking against dictatorship and earning measured host regard, while Clinton grapples with a tightening campaign finance scandal and Hubbell inquiry. The overseas contrast softens critique, yet Grove of probes into Lippo connections and Riady money shadows the White House amid Helsinki echoes.
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Webb Hubbell
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Gingrich seen as the sharper China critic and leader
Jim Hoagland argues Gingrich acted as a politician defining Americans by freedom during his China trip while Gore and Clinton appear trapped by pseudo expertise. He urges Clinton to press for East Timor rights in Indonesia, asserting authentic American values matter.
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Washington Post Writers Group
Ballparks Beyond the Game At Coors Field
On a snowy Denver visit we view Coors Field and the outdoor sculpture The Evolution of the Ball. My three University of Denver escorts, unaware of this civic kitsch, humored the stop from the airport and gazed at the grand arch amid flurries.
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Ballpark Vacations guides road trips to baseball parks
Washington Post columnist David Broder reviews Ballpark Vacations by Bruce Adams and Margaret Engel. The guide maps 82 stadiums from 25,000 miles of travel, rating seats, food, nearby attractions, and park quirks from modern arenas to classic venues, with colorful ball sculpture and quirky foods as highlights.
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Margaret Bavasi
Aquasox
IRS Hyphen Rules Spark Reader Tax Advice Column
The column recaps IRS punctuation cautions from a Washington Post item and an internal memo by Marlene Gross, deputy chief counsel. It notes aversion to hyphenated words in memos and letters and jokes about hyphen use in business names and historical framing.
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Washington Post
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Marlene Gross
IRS Finance and Management Division
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Cambodia
Richard Nixon
IRS Punctuation Jokes Over Tax Help And Audits
Humor columnist Dave Barry mocks punctuation and IRS procedures in a Q and A style piece. He jokes about the IRS cannot track 1.4 trillion dollars and lampoons taxpayer questions while noting a playful approach to government services. The piece concludes with Barry’s self aware tone about potential audits.
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