Disney's America battle ends as company grows influence
Disney bowed out of the disputed history park plan in northern Virginia but its ABC acquisition expands its cultural footprint. The piece weighs defenders and critics from Yale to Penn, noting Disney’s reach into films, books, hotels, and education while debates about culture, myth making, and American identity intensify.
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Walt Disney Co
Virginia
America
Disney
ABC
Walter Elias Disney
Main Street
Tomorrowland
Disneyland
Disney World
Orlando
Fla
Disney Institute
Florida
The
Wall Street Journal
Goofy
Harold Bloom
Yale University
Mouse
Mickey
Peter Pan
Paul Fussell
University of Pennsylvania
Henry Giroux
Penn State University
Pocahontas
Giroux
Judith Adams
Mecca
Canterbury
Lourdes
Andren Sweet
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison, N.J
Lincoln
Jefferson
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Amsterdam
Times Square
New York
Rockefeller Center
NBC
Anthony Fonzo
Army
Fonzo
Welfare reform reshape federal state roles debate
Republicans push to cap federal welfare funding and turn AFDC and Medicaid into state block grants. Dole touts local tailoring while Clinton warns of a race to the bottom risking the social safety net as states gain power to set standards and spend.
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Washington
Congress
Burlington
Senate
House
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Texas
Bob Dole
Dole
Clinton
New York
California
Croats drawn into Bosnia war prompts U S warning
Washington signals cautious support for Croatia as Zagreb readies renewed fighting against Serbs who control territory seized from Croatia and Bosnia. The shift comes amid U S concerns about widening the conflict and aims to clarify its restrained backing of President Franjo Tudjman.
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Washington
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
U.S
Croatia
Zagreb
Bosnia
United States
Franjo Tudjman
War goals and the Balkans crisis analysis by Hoagland
Hoagland argues that retaliatory war by Croats and NATO backed aims cannot create lasting peace. He criticizes expansion of war as unrealistic and notes Serb aggression has driven the conflict. The piece weighs Croatian gains, Milosevic’s aims, and the U.S. limited endgame in Bosnia.
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Belgrade
Croatia
Bosnia
Balkans
NATO
Clinton
Tudjman
Bihac
Sarajevo
U.S
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
America
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