FHA restructuring proposals spark debate on homeownership access
The FHA faces a funding drop from 8 billion to 2.6 billion as defaults rise. Secretary Kemp proposes higher down payments and increased closing cost contributions, plus tighter oversight. Critics warn stronger rules may price out buyers while the program still aims to aid Americans in financing homes.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Jack Kemp
Housing and Urban Development
Kemp
Guest Opinion: Kids of Summer Deserve Time to Be Children
The piece cites child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim warning that modern parents and media rush children toward adulthood. It argues against excessive television exposure and urges parents to seek summer activities outdoors in Kansas and parks, preserving childhood memories and innocence.
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Flo Bettleheim
Bettleheim
Kansas
George Eliot
Government contact list for notable U S officials
A summarized directory of representatives including President George Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 Senator Dob Dole 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Telephone 202 224 6521 Senator Nancy Kassebaum 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Telephone 202 224 4774 Representative Bob Whittaker 2436 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Telephone 202 225 3911 State Senator Jim Allen Room 1285 Statehouse Topeka 66612 Telephone 296 7361 State Representative Bettie Sue Shumway 281W Statehouse Topeka 66612 Telephone 296 7699
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Dob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Wash
Ington
D.C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn House
Washington DC
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettie Sue Shumway
Kansas House race landscape shifts with record filings
Of 433 Kansans filing for state and federal offices, 322 seek House seats with 178 Republicans and 144 Democrats. Only 18 incumbents face no opposition, while 21 incumbents confront primaries. Reapportionment creates six new districts boosting contest numbers, but no clear patterns emerge amid the political heat.
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Topeka
Secretary of State
Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas
House
Marvin Barkis
D-Louisburg
Keith Roe
R-Mankato
Clyde Graeber
R-Leavenworth
Dale Sprague
R-Mcpherson
Donna Whiteman
Hutchinson
Johnson County
Bob Vancrum
Kerry Patrick
Nancy Brown
Barbara Allen
Kansas City
Bill Wisdom
Herman Dillon
Mary Jane Johnson
Jim Long
Elizabeth Baker
R-Derby
Ecunonic Development Committee
Don Crumbaker
R Brewster
House Education Committee
Roe
109Th
Littlejohn
Sedgwick County
Shawnee
Read His Lips Tax Debate Over Bush Revenue Push
President Bush faces pressure to back away from tax pledge as Congress explores revenue enhancement to cut the 1991 deficit. Heritage warns abandonment would damage the economy, while groups like Citizens Against Government Waste urge restraint and waste reduction over tax increases.
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Bush
Congress
White House
Heritage Foundation
Daniel Mitchell
Mitchell
Congessional Budget Office
Citizens Against Government
Public Action Group
Whiting
The
Wall Street Journal
Alan Keyes
Reflections on NATO, Germany, and nuclear fears at the summit
A veteran observer, visiting Washington during Gorbachev's summit, notes the insignificance of nuclear arms talks beside economic and political goals. He argues fear of Germany and Russia’s past shape postwar policy, questions NATO expansion, and emphasizes trust over arsenal size amid potential dangers and misperceptions.
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Washington
Gorbachev
Bush
Kilpatrick
U.S
Germany
NATO
Russia
Soviet Union
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Harold Gueldner
Syracuse
Hayzlett
Marvin Littlejohn
Phillipsburg
John Marshall
Harris News Service
George
Charles ‘Bowsher
General Accounting Office
GAO
Commodity Credit Corp
Export Impon Bank
Veteran Affairs Department
Savings and
S&l
Keyes
Wirthlin Group
Philip Clarke
America’s
James J. Kilpatrick
Volga
Stalingrad
Hitler
Atlantic
Mississippi
St. Louis
John McCormally
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