Instant registration bill sparks fraud fears in Congress
The House Administration Committee fights over Carter’s instant registration plan after Rep. Thompson exposes seven fake ID cards bearing other lawmakers’ photos. Reps Symms and Dornan proved how easy fraud could be, raising questions about voter verification and potential double voting. The bill, likely to pass the House, faces Senate hurdles and broad opposition from Secretaries of State and the public.
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N.J
Steve Symms
R.idaho
Bob Dornan
Calif
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Dornan
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Ashington Post
Treehouse disputes across three states highlight bureaucracy
Upper Arlington Ohio grants Brad Hosler permission to keep and regulate his treehouse after a compromise tying approval to a five year permit. Raleigh North Carolina saw 11 year old Jimmy Ellison and friends forced to dismantle theirs for lacking plumbing electricity and proper building code compliance. Washington DC hosts Amy Carters non compliant treehouse ignored as federal leeway looms. The column decries government meddling in childhood pursuits.
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Brad Hosler
Upper Arlington
Ohio
Brad
Army
Department of Agriculture
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Jimmy Ellinson
Raleigh
N.C
Jimmy
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Amy Carter
Amy
White House
Young Ellinson
Dear Mom Letter From a Pentagon General
A general explains busy duties at the Pentagon and laments political figures beating them to the Bl bomber. He mentions ongoing duties and delays in receiving news from home.
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Pentagon
Letter Reflects on Nuclear Missiles and Cold War Tensions
The writer jokes about a hypothetical costly copying of missiles and assures Millie and the baby are fine. They note cruise missiles stay in hands and that the weapons are cheap and require no crew, while warning about potential use by adversaries and future risks.
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Millie
Reds
Neutron bomb debate used as humane warfare claim
A letter from a self-styled general extols a neutron bomb as a humane weapon, praising its allegedly bloodless, quick deaths and minimal collateral destruction. The writer claims military benefit and sends casual family updates, ending with a kiss to Mom.
Foreign agents swell as US firms lobby capitals for nations
A Washington lawyer and a public relations firm built a lucrative client base for foreign nations seeking influence on U S policy. The piece notes jumps in Foreign Agents Registration Act figures from 1959 to today, the role of major law and PR firms, and a June suit pressuring disclosure of who funds lobbying against Argentina's regime.
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U.S
United States
Congress
Seoul
Covington & Burling
Arnold & Porter
Hogan & Hartson
Hill & Knowlton
Daniel J. Edelman, Inc
Carl Bycir & Associates, Inc
Clark Clifford
Paul Warnke
Justice Department
United Sates
New York
Capitol Hill
Department
Argentine Commission For Human Rights
Bull in the CIA's China Shop
Adm. Stansfield Turner ordered CIA subordinates to avoid contact with former colleagues who left the agency. The move follows criticism of his leadership as officers say he unsettled esprit de corps by signing as Admiral and by appointing naval aides to oversee senior intelligence staff and retirement lists.
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Washington
Stansfield Turner
CIA
Turner
USN
Health, Education and Welfare
Adm. Raborn
James Schlesinger
Raborn
Johnson
John McCone
Turners CIA leadership under fire in internal critique
Veterans say the admiral avoids direct talks and favors memos. Officials describe Turner as overreaching for control of Pentagon intelligence and protesting Iran aircraft sales, then backing down on facts. The agency faces morale drops after multiple investigations and public exposure of wrongdoing.
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General Services Administration
Iran
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