Voodoo Economics and Social Security in the Reagan Era
An editorial critiques Reagan era tax cuts labeled voodoo economics and questions their impact on jobs and corporate consolidation. It contrasts wealthier benefits with social program funding, notes Bush administration talk of trimming entitlements for tax cuts, and frames the debate as a political choice tied to deficit reduction and fairness.
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Reagan
America
George Bush
Ronald
Bush Administration
Congress
Guest Opinion Demands for Congress to Reconvene
The Hutchinson News argues Congress must roll call on war authority before Bush commits troops. It challenges lawmakers to demand an emergency or formal session to debate war and peace, listing Dole and Kansas senators by name and urging decisive action prior to further bloodshed in Iraq.
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Congress
George Bush
Capitol
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Dan Glickman
Pat Roberts
Jan Myers
Jim Slattery
Bob Whittaker
Dick Nichols
The
Hutchinson News
Barkis eyes highway program reshaping Kansas politics
In a pointed critique of Rep. Marvin Barkis as he nears the speakership, the eight year 2.65 billion highway plan faces possible raids while Johnson County residents back transport upgrades. Budget strains loom with a 1992 deficit potentially reaching 200 million, forcing hard choices on spending and taxes.
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Marvin Barkis
Kansas House
Topeka
Olathe
Johnson County
Barkis
Southeast
Kansas
D-Louisburg
Joan Finney
Feds
Mike Hayden
Hayden
Gorbachev’s Gulf bid aims for Soviet leadership role
A critical look at Soviet aims in the Persian Gulf argues Moscow seeks to place U.S. and allied forces under a revived UN Military Staff Committee, reducing U.S. leverage while Moscow gains influence. The piece notes Soviet officials push for UN control, U.S. reservations, and implications for Iraq and regional power dynamics.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Middle East
U.S
Persian Gulf
United Nations
Department of Political and Security Affairs
Vasily Safronchuk
Kremlin
Gorbachev & Company
Moscow
Iraq
Kuwait
Baghdad
Gorbachev
USA
Fided Osnbintain
Saddam Hussein
Washington
Mikhail Moiseyev
New York
New York Times
Colin Powell
Moiseyev
Security Council
Powell
Bush
Vladimir Petrovsky
U.S.S.R
Britain
France
China
Council
Robert Mortis
Morris
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Fans boycott Florida bowls over Lincoln holiday absence
A reader blasts the NFL for holding the next Super Bowl in Tampa while Florida lacks a Lincoln holiday. He argues Abraham Lincoln’s legacy warrants public homage, cites other bowls nationwide, and even urges the Chicago Bears to return their ring. He questions state loyalties and calls for respect for the Great Emancipator.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
Abraham Lincoln
Arizona
Martin Luther King
Abe Lincoln
NFL
Lincoln
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Tennessee
Chicago Bear
Bears
New Orleans
Jim McMahon
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