Baker Named Senate Majority Leader to Guide Reagan Era
Howard Baker, the Tennessee Republican, will become Senate majority leader next month, replacing Democrat Robert Byrd. The veteran critic of Democratic administrations and defender of bipartisan governance is seen as a stabilizing force guiding Reagan's cabinet choices and the Senate’s role in approving appointments, treaties, and budgets. Baker, 50, brings experience from Dirksen’s tutelage and a reputation for pragmatic leadership in a polarized Congress.
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Tennessee
Senate
Albert Gore Sr
Baker
Johnson
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Dirksen
Joy
House
White House
Washington
Reagan
Bert Lance
Senate Republicans
Does government ethics ask too much
William Safire argues the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 boosts public trust by requiring financial disclosures from nominees and a detailed conflict of interest review. He notes criticisms as invasions of privacy but contends full disclosure strengthens integrity and public service, citing experiences with Fred Fielding and the Reagan transition.
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William Safire
New York Times
Los Angeles
Court of Appeals
FBI
Eagleton
Nixon White House
John Dean
Fred Fielding
Reagan Transition
Washington
Singapore
Fielding
Richard Allen
Clean
Civiletti seeks remedy in Sneep case
Former CIA officer Frank Snepp faced a heavy penalty after publishing his book without clearance, in a Supreme Court ruling upholding government secrecy. Attorney General Civiletti drafted guidelines to limit suits on trust theories, focusing on explicit secrecy agreements and safeguarding press reporting.
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Sneep
Justice Department
Frank Snepp
Supreme Court
Snepp
CIA
Vietnam
Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Department
Robert Amory, Jr
Saigon
Washington
Letters on secularism and religious freedom in schools
A reader condemns a Carbondale Community High School Board decision restricting Tree of Life Fellowship, arguing against secularism as a religion and asserting that the First Amendment protects religious assembly and free expression for theistic groups. The letter cites Supreme Court cases and warns that secularism erodes Christian rights and could reshape government policy.
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Carbondale Community High School Board of Education
Tree of Life Fellowship
U.S
Congress
CCHS
Supreme Court
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Clark
IRS
American Humanist Association
Torcas
Watkins
Humanist Manifesto
School Board
God
Heaven
Hell
Russia
Cchs Board
Tree of Life Club
Cchs School Board
Abraham Lincoln
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