Clinton’s Talk vs Actions in Campaign and Policy
Examines President Clinton’s public speaking strengths and the credibility gap between rhetoric and deeds. Criticizes donor access promises by the DNC and cites the Medical University of South Carolina crack babies program as an example where administration action lagged behind talk, urging judging by results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
Georgetown University
Clinton
Bush
Democratic National Committee
DNC
Congress
White House
Georgetown
Medical University of South Carolina
Waco hearings may help separate fact from fiction in raid
Treasury Secretary Rubin voices nerves as House hearings probe the 1993 Waco siege and ATF actions. The panel aims to reframe the agency’s procedures, curb conspiracy theories, and restore public confidence while addressing questions about federal firearms and law enforcement.
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Treasury
Robert Rubin
Branch Davidian
Waco
Texas
Too Rubin
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
House Government Reform and Oversight Committee
Janet Reno
ATF
Oklahoma City
Ruby Ridge
Idaho
Indiana
Highway Department
U.N
Hugh Grant and the public gaze on scandal and fame
William F Buckley Jr assesses the Hugh Grant arrest and media frenzy. He notes the contrast between the world’s adoration of Grant after Four Weddings and a Funeral and the public scrutiny now facing him for alleged lewd conduct. The piece probes hypocrisy, media sensationalism, and the ethics of celebrity culture.
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Hugh Grant
Los Angeles
Joe E. Brown
Hughie
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth
Eileen Ford
Model World
Wake women win multimillion punitive damages suit
Wake County jury awarded several local women multi million dollars for sexual harassment by their former employer. Debate over who should receive punitive damages pits the state against plaintiffs as the Senate and House clash on a tort reform bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wake County
Henry McKay
Wake
Senate Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
House
Senate
Chuck Neely
R-Wake
Leslie Winner
D-Mecklenburg
Neely
Dan Simpson
R-Burke
Roy Cooper
D-Nash
Simpson
Sen
Austin Allan
Catawba
James
Cooper
House-Senate
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Finding class does matter in American mobility
Jeff Greenfield argues that class still matters in the United States despite myths of mobility. He cites income, education, and skills as drivers of material rewards, noting a widening gap in political participation by education and the danger to the American promise of opportunity.
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New Jersey
Whitman
United States
Clinton
Georgetown
Gingrich
Jeff Greenfield
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John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Dennis A. Frazier
Billie Heuser
Vermont
Royster
Freedom Newspaper
By Dan Piraro
LA Calit
The
Sun
London
Divine Brown
Johns
Michael Jackson
Menendez Brothers
O.J. Simpson
Hugh
LAPD
Sunset Boulevard
William F. Buckley Jr
National Review
North Carolina
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