Editorial questions Clinton clever or clumsy in court picks
The piece questions President Clinton's handling of three Supreme Court nomination episodes. It ponders whether Babbitt Breyer or Ruth Bader Ginsburg was his real first choice and suggests possible political manipulation, leaks, and pressure from interest groups. It asks if Clinton acted with strategy or incompetence in exploring nominees and presenting them to the Senate.
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Clinton
Byron White
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Department
Justice White
Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stephen Breyer
Boston
Breyer
White House
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court
Babbitt Or
Ginsburg
Secretary of the Interior
Babbitt and Breyer
Washington
Senate
U.S. Court of Appeals
Clinton White House
Byron R. White
Stephen G. Breyer
Education top priority for Kansas, Carlin tells lawmakers
Governor John Carlin told a Lawrence gathering of over 100 radio executives that Kansas must place education first to flourish and compete, saying it inter-relates with all issues and remains an overriding priority. The report also notes Cottonwood Inc. winning city approval for a fourth group home in Lawrence amid neighbor opposition, and other local political and civic items from Wichita and Topeka.
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Kansas
John Carlin
Carlin
Lawrence
Cottonwood, Inc
Cottonwood
Lawrence Avenue
23Rd Terrace
Local Names Linked in Community Notices
A sequence of personal names appears in a fragmented community notice listing individuals such as Dalph G Simons Jr Ralph Gage Gene Armstrong Robert Nordyke Caroline Trowbridgy Ann Gardner Dolph Simons Donna Willy Dallas Dolan and William Sutcliffe with no clear event or action described.
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Dalph G. Simons
Ralph Gage
Gene Armstrong
Robert Nordyke
Caroline
Zigzag Nomination Marks Clinton Supreme Court Pick
AP reports the yearlong search for a Supreme Court nominee ended with Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the choice amid a tense process that raised questions about political considerations. Clinton defended his method in the Rose Garden as he weighs future openings and a possible Blackmun retirement.
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Clinton
Ginsburg
U S should act on Syria drug trade now
A 1992 report notes Syria profits from Bekaa Valley opium and heroin, funding military and terrorist groups. It urges a deadline to end drug activity, prosecutions of generals, and stronger U.S. action beyond diplomatic talk, arguing for presidential leadership in the drug war.
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Bekaa
Lebanon
Syria
Hafez Assad
United States
House
Subcommittee On
U.S
Washington
Justice Department
Bush
Charles Schumer
New York
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Bekaa Valley
Schumer
Letters to the editor provoke debate on Sunflower Girls State ethics
Contributors denounce the Sunflower Girls State episode as a public forum for political scandal and wonder how staff enabled the situation. A former finalist asserts the impact on participants and calls for reviving the true spirit of Sunflower Girls State.
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the Public Forum
Sunflower Girls
Girls State
Girls Nation
Washington, D.C
Olivergate
Kathleen A. McGee
Marvonne
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