Democrats resist spending cuts stall bill in Senate
The House passed a rescission bill trimming 16.5 billion from the 1.6 trillion budget, backed by White House. Senate Democrats Wellstone and Moseley Braun objected to cuts in heating subsidies and job training, delaying passage and signaling entrenched defense of programs.
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White House
Clinton
Paul Wellstone
Minnesota
Carol Moseley-Braun
Illinois
Majority
Bob Dole
ADA decision for Coca Cola executive faces critique
Scripps Howard News Service reports on a Dallas jury ruling that Coca Cola fired Robert Burch due to belligerent behavior amid an alcoholism treatment, awarding him 7.1 million overall with 6 million punitive damages. The piece argues the ADA limits may trim the verdict and questions the disability linkage versus conduct. It cites EEOC litigation against Exxon over substance abuse in safety roles and warns ADA excesses may chill disciplinary actions.
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Robert Burch
Coca-Cola
Burch
Coke
Dallas
ADA
Congress
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Exxon
Balance budget logic in Washington stalls seven year plan
Doug Bandow argues about fair moral standards for government spending and a balanced budget. He criticizes both Clinton era and GOP approaches, urging government as last resort with four tests for any program and stressing coercion and general welfare.
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Washington
Clinton
GOP
New Republican Congress
National Endowment For the Arts
George Orwell
Animal Farm
Capitol Hill
Doug Bandow
The
Cato Institute
North Carolina Budget Braces for Federal Cuts Debate
Raleigh faces a looming budget gap as expected federal cuts threaten to shrink programs funded with federal money. Democrats and Republicans clash over how to cover the likely shortfall, with bold proposals to trim, redirect, or reserve funds and warning that one time money would not cover recurring needs.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U.S
Congress
Dan Blue
Leo Daughtry
R Johnston
House
Blue
State Board of Education
Legislative
Daughtry
Feds
Martians and Venusians in American politics
Suzanne Fields argues that Trent Lott’s Mars Venus metaphor exposes a deeper partisan divide. The column contrasts Martian focus on results with Venusian emphasis on communication, predicting Congress and the White House will struggle to align until both sides adopt clearer dialogue and practical aims.
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Tim Russert
Meet the Press
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John Gray
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Newt Gingrich
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Newt
Bill
New Hampshire
Republican Congress
Congress
Lott
Suzanne Fields
Los Angeles
Tim
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