Chile reforms offer private pension model for Social Security
The piece argues Social Security is financially doomed and politically untouchable in the United States. It suggests Chile's 1981 privatized pension system as a free market success, with 14 percent annual returns and greater citizen control, advocating gradual moves toward private, voluntary retirement funding and reduced government mandate. It references officials and economists noting global interest in Chilean reform.
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Congress
Treasury
Chile
Wall Street Journal
Mexico
Argentina
Mexico’s PRI Wins. Zedillo Promises Economic Freedom
The PRI’s Ernesto Zedillo wins the Mexican presidency as observers note a legitimate result amid irregularities concerns. The party has moved Mexico toward economic liberalization, including tax cuts, privatizations, deregulation, and NAFTA, signaling a continued push for growth and modernization.
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Mexico
PRI
Ernesto Zedillo
U.S. State Department
Zedillo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Carlos Salinas
Treasury aides resign amid White House contact questions
The article reports Jean Hanson resigning as Treasury legal counsel and Roger Altman leaving as deputy secretary amid disclosures of White House contacts over Whitewater. It notes Hanson’s apparent readiness to return to New York and criticizes Altman’s failure to recuse after a single substantive White House contact, reflecting broader concerns about independence at the RTC and White House influence.
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Holiday Inns
Roger Altman
Treasury
Bill Clinton
Lani Guinier
Les Aspin
Terry Yamauchi
Jean Hanson
White House
RTC
Whitewater
Republic
Hanson
Treasury Department
New York
Altman
Washington
Counsel Hanson
Clinton
Washington amnesia and Whitewater fallout in a column
Paul Greenberg analyzes the Clinton era turmoil, noting officials like Roger Altman and Joshua Steiner face career consequences while others such as Mack McLarty and George Stephanopoulos gain influence. The piece questions lessons learned, condemns whistleblower retaliation at RTC, and cites Breslaw remarks and alleged amnesia in Washington.
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Roger Altman
Whitewater
Should discretion decide youth crime in NC HB 28 debate
The 1994 North Carolina special session on crime sparked a fight over youth offenders. House Bill 28 would move many 13 and 14 year old felons to adult court, prompting criticism from child advocates and advocates of juvenile rehabilitation. Proponents argue for discretion. opponents warn it harms the juvenile justice system.
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Jim Hunt
Superior Court
Thurman Hampton
Crime Control and Public Safety
Juvenile Code Commission
Phil Baddour
D-Wayne
Hampton
Austin Allan
R-Catawba
Bob Hensley
D-Wake
North Carolina
Mike Roark
Commission
Charles Dunn
State Bureau of Investigation
War contentions and a critique of Haiti policy
A column-level critique of U S policy on Haiti argues the Clinton administration relies on bluff and show of force, while Haiti under Raoul Cedras resists. The piece decries missteps in Somalia and Bosnia, laments military staff shortfalls, and calls for lifting the embargo and more grounded strategy. It contrasts calls for strength with the need for experienced, war-seasoned leaders and warns against politicizing the troops.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Somalia
Bosnia
Clinton
Haiti
White House
U.S
Raoul Cedras
CNN
U.S. Congress
William H. Gray III
Cedras
United States
Saddam Hussein
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Socialist Party
National Action Party
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Paul Greenberg
Resolution Trust Corporation
April Breslaw
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Clintons
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Breslaw
Paul O'Connor
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