Fresh start for Whitewater probe under new counsel Starr
The appointment of Kenneth Starr as independent counsel brings a renewed push to probe the Clinton White House, with calls to let Congress lead oversight. Starr should restart the inquiry, reopen Vincent Foster’s death review, and ensure credibility by broadening participation and transparency.
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Starr
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Fiske
William Safire
Vincent Foster
Bill and
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Foster
Robert Novak
Register
Diary entries dent White House pride in Senate testimony
Joshua Steiner, 28, Treasury chief of staff, faced embarrassment after his diary admissions during Whitewater hearings. He said he did not intend to mislead, but acknowledged a lack of precision, drawing national attention and a $96,000 salary and a run of notoriety.
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Joshua Steiner
Treasury
Sen
Barbara Boxer
Washington
Defining war heroes and frailties in German resistance
Suzanne Fields discusses a Library of Congress exhibit on German officers and resisters against Nazism, noting the moral gray areas in their motives. She highlights Hans and Sophie Scholl of the White Rose, questions of collective guilt, and the exhibition’s aim to honor brave acts amid pervasive tyranny.
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Holocaust Museum
Washington
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Gestapo
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Klaus von Dohnanyi
Berlin
Switzerland
West Germany
Stalin
Suzanne Fields
Los Angeles Times
Judge Cashen's custody ruling sparks work/parent debate
Syndicated columnist Overstreet discusses Judge Raymond Cashen's decision to place 3-year-old Maranda Ireland-Smith with her father, citing a University of Michigan program while arguing that relatives' care is not inherently superior to day care. The piece questions policy, parental plans, and child support implications for working mothers and students.
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Maranda Ireland-Smith
University of Michigan
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Twilight Zone
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Jennifer Ireland
Ireland
New York Times
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Cashen
Families and Work Institute
Overstreet
Reagan’s Failure to Shrink Big Government Cited
Conservative commentator David Frum argues in excerpt from Dead Right that Reagan failed to reverse the welfare state and restore old American virtues. He says thrift prudence and hard work faltered as health care and age provisions grew, predicting a political backlash against liberal welfare policies.
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Ronald Reagan
David Frum
Prndens
Armen
Conservative thinkers urged to guide voters through welfare reform
William Rusher argues conservatives must address the public’s ignorance about modern government and welfare costs. He contends big government remains but the welfare state is doomed, urging practical steps to cut welfare without causing mass hardship as America adapts to a diverse population.
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McKinley
Taarnainen
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