Democrats press tougher stance against Bush agenda
Democrats on Capitol Hill shift to a more aggressive posture challenging President Bush on war on drugs education and tax cuts. Led by Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell the party pushes a broader agenda with higher funding and stronger alternatives. Deputy Leader Cranston and Senator Dodd forecast more aggressive actions ahead as honeymoon ends.
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Lawrence Knutson
Washington
Capitol Hill
Bush
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
House
Poland
Hungary
Alan Cranston
California
Sen
Christopher Dodd
Dconn
Dodd
White House
Mitchell
Fatzer, Kansas Chief Justice, dies by suicide
Harold R. Fatzer, 79, former Kansas Supreme Court chief justice, was found dead at his Topeka home after shooting himself. Authorities said he had been low in spirits due to medical issues. Fatzer served as chief justice 1971 to 1977 and as attorney general 1949 to 1954, and he was appointed to preside a Kansas Court of Appeals panel in the Kansas Judicial Center this week.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Harold R. Fatzer
Fatzer
W.W. Scamman
Shawnee County
Scamman
Kansas Court of Appeals
Kansas Judicial Center
Joseph Pelzman
George Washington University
Pelzman
Gorbachev
YES Program Expands Across Kansas Regents Universities
Local school officials weigh using college YES tutors as aides while Topeka and several districts participate. Ninety students joined last year with $50,000 state funding and $60,000 in student fees. many tutors major in education and view mentoring as prep for teaching careers.
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Topeka
YES
Tallman
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Emporia
Hays
Ann Johnson
Unified School District
Board of Regents
Texas Supreme Court rules public school financing unconstitutional
The Texas Supreme Court unanimously holds the state’s school finance system violates the constitution's efficiency and general diffusion of knowledge requirements. It directs the legislature to propose a remedy by May 1, 1990, noting no ruling on local control removal and urging equitable funding nationwide.
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Austin, Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Texas
3Rd Court of Appeals
High
Oscar Mauzy
California
Mauzy
Soviet economy under Gorbachev faces entrenched issues
Washington analysts say the Soviet Union remains a nuclear power with a third world economy and reform efforts will not quickly fix deficits or inflation. Experts warn that once command controls loosen, productivity may fall without market incentives, while discussions with Baker Shevardnadze and Greenspan seek paths like currency backing with gold and IMF World Bank integration over coming years.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Howard Wachtel
American University
Wyoming
James A. Baker III
Eduard Shevardnadze
Robert Zoellick
State Department
Baker
Moscow
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Ayn Rand
Central
Bank of the
Gosbank
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
China
Poland
IMF
Richard Feinberg
Overseas Development Council
Europe
Japan
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