Election Year Tax Promises Stir GOP and Dems
The nation debates deficit cuts and tax cuts as Republicans push for broad reductions while Democratic President proposes tax relief for 1997. Both sides face political pressure in an election year, with spending restraint and priorities under review.
Republicans Shift On Tax Cuts With Dole Linking To Reagan Era
The piece argues Republicans should avoid promising tax cuts to secure votes, citing Reagan era cuts as successful but fiscally risky. It notes New Jersey’s Christine Whitman as a recent example and urges deficit reduction before tax-cut pledges. It condemns election-year spending promises as worse or similar to tax-cut promises.
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Bob Dole
Reagan
New Jersey
Christine Whitman
Concord Coalition
America
Bush era welfare pledge aims to cut aid and demand responsibility
The pledge urges welfare recipients to actively seek work, pay support, immunize and treat children, enroll in school and avoid drugs. It frames responsibility as empowerment and a path to independence from government, aligning with reform efforts seen during Bush's Texas governorship.
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George W. Bush
Texas
Bush
Media Reality Check 96 Targeting Bias in U S News
Brent Bozell's Media Research Center launches a 2.8 million campaign to expose what it calls a nonstop liberal, Democratic bias in major networks. The piece argues journalists favor power, give heavy coverage to the powerful, and ignore third parties like the Libertarian Harry Browne.
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The
Media Research Center
Brent Bozell
New York
Washington
Bob Dole
Bill Clinton
Dole
Harry Browne
Republican Party
Browne
Libertarian Party
Soret Clinton
Arlington, Va
Not Renew MFN for China Amid Alleged Genocide and Trade Ties
Feder argues against China MFN status, citing alleged death camp orphanages, forced sterilizations, and piracy. He links trade with military threats, noting arms sales to Iran and Pakistan and a lopsided 11 billion to China in 1995.
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China
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
MFN For China
BBC
Mei-Ming
White House
Mike McCurry
MFN
Clinton
People’s Republic
New York Times
Harry Wu
Prc
Iran
Pakistan
Russia
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
Beijing
Bush
7Th Fleet
Taiwan Straits
America
Feder
The
Boston Herald
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