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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1997

Page

4

After Loss, 104th Congress Embraces Budget Change

Media accounts paint the 104th Congress as ideologically driven and ineffective until a budget showdown with the president forced a pragmatic turn. The defeat spurred a shift toward a more enlightened fiscal approach by the GOP.

Congress GOP

Our Opinion on GOP Spending and Public Pulse

A retrospective view argues the 1990s GOP slowed growth under Democratic control but in the 105th Congress shifted to higher spending. It cites Bill Tally data showing more spending increases, fewer cuts, and suggests public demand for reduced deficits faded amid a thriving economy and a $1.7 trillion 1998 budget with rising regulatory spending.

Congress GOP National Taxpayers Union Foundation 10Th Congress Clinton Scripps-Howard Jay Ambrose Human Events Washington

Rabidly anti-Israel rhetoric and political stereotypes

Washington Times writer Frank Gaffney asserts that American Jews often place Israel ahead of U S interests and that criticizing this stance amounts to anti Israel sentiment He argues Clinton Gore supporters did so to aid Israel while mockingly labeling critics as rabidly anti Israel The piece critiques stereotyping in politics and the misuse of terms like community and democracy by journalists and politicians

The Washington Times Frank Gaffney Jr Center For Security Policy Gaffney State of Israel George Bush Jim Baker U.S Bush Rowland Evans Robert Novak Israel Baker Evans Novak Hamlet Laertes United States Likud Benjamin Netanyahu Sobran New College Arlington, Va

Annual awards spotlight media bias accusations and satire

A sanitized look at the Media Research Center’s 10th Annual Awards outlines nominees and mock categories lampooning perceived liberal bias in journalism. It cites Washington Post coverage of Clinton, Morning TV exchanges, and remarks about Nixon era scandals, with satirical quips about NPR, Newsweek, and other outlets while noting no formal results yet announced.

Media Research Center Purdum Hayden Statesman Los Angeles Richard Riordan Supreme Court William Brennan Roe Newsweek Stephen Vermier Brennan William Weld Mexico Jesse Helms ABC Sam Donaldson Helms White House George Stephanopoulos Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau James Warren CNN PBS Ellen Hume

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