Editorial on Keating Five ethics hearing fuels outrage
The piece rails at Dennis DeConcini and fellow Keating Five senators for alleged improper influence with federal regulators over Charles Keating of Lincoln Savings. It argues the legislative branch should legislate, not intervene with agencies, and questions the ethics of accepting campaign money and influence. Guest editorials aim to offer varied opinion, not Herald policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis DeConcini
Arizona
Keating Five
Senate Ethics Committee
Robert S. Bennett
Charles Keating
Lincoln Savings and Loan Association
Irvine
Calif
Legislative Branch of
U.S
Keating
S&l
Japan Hesitates Over Peace Bill Amid Gulf Crisis
The Diet rejects a peace cooperation bill that would allow Self-Defense Forces to be deployed abroad, despite Japan pledging 2 billion dollars to the multinational gulf force and 2 billion to aid refugees. Opposition cites constitutional bans and public concern, while critics warn allies expect action. The analysis notes Japan's Middle East oil ties and past force deployments.
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Apan
Middle East
Japan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
Gulf
SDF
Contact details for current government representatives
The list provides addresses and phone numbers for President George Bush The White House Washington DC 20500 Senator Bob Dole Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Senator Nancy Kassebaum Russell Building Washington DC 20510 Representative Bob Whittaker Rayburn Building Washington DC 20515 State Senator Jim Allen Statehouse Topeka 66612 State Representative Bettie Sue Shumway Statehouse Topeka 66612
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington
D. C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn
D.C
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettie Sue Shumway
War costs steer Kansas budget and political shift
The Kansas perspective warns that prolonged Middle East war will strain revenues of 2.36 billion dollars against expenses of 2.49 billion, driving higher oil prices and inflation. It calls for smarter spending, legislative reform, and a shorter, staggered 90 day session to control costs without higher pay.
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Topeka
Middle East
Kansas
Congress
Washington
Environmental claims face scrutiny amid cooling fears
A broad review challenges dire environmental warnings from 1989 onward. It notes near normal Prince William Sound salmon runs, no cancer rise near nuclear plants, and limited chronic lake acidification. It questions Clean Air Act costs, warns of regulatory burdens, and cites industry and science voices on economic impact.
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Alaska
Prince William Sound
Three Mile Island
National Cancer Institute
Congress
Naional Review
Warren Brookes
U.S
EPA
Brookes
Ernie Rosenberg
Occidental Petroleum
Malcolm Ross
U.S. Geological Survey
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Ross
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