Bipartisan shift in Washington on welfare and health reform
Congress advances welfare reform backed by Clinton, shifting responsibility to states and tying aid to work. The Kennedy Kassebaum health bill expands portable insurance with some Medicaid continuity and child care support. Critics say Clinton’s motives are political while supporters hail a rare cooperative moment amid election-year tension.
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Clinton
Apathy Sways Kansas Voter Turnout Editorial
Guest editorial notes only a quarter of Kansas adults voted from 1.9 million eligible. It cites voter indifference, campaign marketing, weather, vacations, and argues for moving primary elections to mid September to sharpen issues and shorten the path to the general election.
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Kansas
Hillbilly Lake Vacation Memoir at Osage Beach
A hillbilly family narrates a Lake of the Ozarks vacation, describing rough firings of humor and misadventures. They stay in a roomy cabin near Osage Beach, fish fry, and tour nearby joints while battling petty squabbles and weather. The writer ends glad to be home.
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Boon-Docks
Osage Beach
Kansas voters reject establishment Republicans in August primaries
In Kansas the August primaries toppled establishment Republican power as insurgents, backed by religious groups in some districts, argued government is too big and costly. They targeted ethics and tax reform, campaigning against cozy ties between private interests and officials, and ousting Graves-backed candidates.
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Lords of Kansas
Northeast
Peole
State Chamber of Commerce
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School Board Association
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County Govern
Ments
Statehouse
Bill Graves
Johnson County
Jerry Moran
Graves
Congress
U.S. Senate
Sheila Frahm
Chicago
Kemp again has future in politics
AP Special Correspondent notes Jack Kemp rises from think tank analyst to vice presidential nominee with Bob Dole, boosting the ticket and potentially shaping the 2000 GOP race. Kemp creditably portrays himself as a loyal team player, while the campaign faces a tough, uncertain path in a close race.
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Diego
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Bob Dole
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White House
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San Diego
Clinton
Republican Party
Empower America
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Dan Quayle
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