Perot vows to cover costs amid White House bid critics
Ross Perot says he will pay for his campaign efforts to help the people who cannot afford it and rejects critics from both parties who accuse him of buying access or influence as he pursues the White House.
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Ross Perot
Texas
White House
House votes to end funding for superconducting collider
Rep. Joe Barton decries the 232 181 House vote to cease federal funding for an 8.3 billion superconducting collider in his district. In AIDS progress, Patricia Fultz notes a Science report that chimps inoculated with an experimental vaccine showed protection against the AIDS virus.
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Texas
House
Patricia Fultz
University of Alabama In
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Science
Yeltsin and MIAs in US aid debate
The article argues President Yeltsin used missing in action stories to sway U S aid to Russia. It questions the accuracy of MIA claims, warns against basing aid on such narratives, and notes Russia’s economic reform challenges and potential wasteful spending. It stresses US interests should guide aid and emphasizes caution over Russian credibility.
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Boris Yeltsin
U.S
Russia
Yeltsin
Soviet Union
America
Frank Truth on Franking and Election Year Mail
A NTUF report shows House members spent 10.8 million on postage in Q1 1992, up 83 percent from 1991. Critics say franking mails are propaganda to sway voters, often issued cyclically before elections to bolster incumbents.
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National Taxpayers Union Foundation
House
Congress
Cuomo for Supreme Court? Clinton Puts Cuomo on Court
Clinton told a TV audience that Mario Cuomo would make a good Supreme Court justice. The piece notes Cuomo’s indecision and rhetorical flair as potential drawbacks for a judge and suggests keeping him in his current governor role. Scripps Howard News Service.
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Bill Clinton
Mario Cuomo
Supreme Court
New York
Cuomo
Budget talks remain secret in Pennsylvania House
Two freshmen Democrats Katherine McHale and Michael Sturla pressed for access to closed-door budget negotiations but were rebuffed by House Appropriations chair Dwight Evans. Lawmakers voted to allow small groups of rank-and-file members to observe talks, yet leaders say real decisions happen in private and cite the gap between theory and practice. The debate reflects mixed views on openness, with some noting increased transparency in details while others warn observers may hinder top-level negotiation.
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Capitol
Katherine McHale
Michael Sturla
House Appropriations
Dwight Evans
Philadelphia
House
Bat Senate
Kenneth Lee
Wyoming
Evans
Lee
General Assembly
William de Weese
D-Greene
McHale
Sturla
Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson
Robert Freeman
Northampton
Weinberger defended against Walsh indictments in Iran-Contra case
President Bush urged to end Walsh's probe as Caspar Weinberger fights back against what he calls legal terrorism. The former secretary asserts the Iran-Contra investigations are unfounded, misused and aimed at pressuring him into false statements.
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Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Ronald Reagan
Lawrence Walsh
Reagan
Walsh
Library of Congress
Bush
Keystone
Saddam Hussein
King Features Syndicate
Mohawk board member pins budget vote misunderstanding
A Mohawk School Board member disputes The News account of his budget stance. He says his vote against the budget stemmed from concerns over funding for lower quarter students and a psychology course, not the vo ag science teacher. He notes delays in hiring due to a large upcoming seventh grade class and the decision not to replace a retiring grade teacher.
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Mohawk School Board
Mohawk
Lo Ag
Pennsylvania
J.W. Laughner
New Castle
Letters to the Editor Encourage Community Letters to Publish
The New Castle News invites letters up to 350 words with writer name address and telephone for verification. Submissions should be legible and mailed to Letters to the Editor New Castle News Box 60 New Castle Pa 16103.
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The
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New Castle
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