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.
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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.
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Jay Ambrose
Human Events
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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
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Center For Security Policy
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State of Israel
George Bush
Jim Baker
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Bush
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
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Novak
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Likud
Benjamin Netanyahu
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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.
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Roe
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Stephen Vermier
Brennan
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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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