Independence Day Shifts to July Ninth Cost of Government Day
The article explains ATR designates Cost of Government Day as July 9, reflecting costs beyond direct taxes and spending. It contrasts Tax Freedom Day on May 6 and Spending Freedom Day on May 16, noting regulation costs and potential Clinton health care plan impact. It cites a 1993 Hopkins model and Forbes figures on regulatory paperwork, estimating substantial indirect government costs to businesses.
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Americans For Tax Reform
Washington, D.C
ATR
Tax Foundation
Imperial
Potomac
Washington
United States
Rochester Institute of Technology
Thomas Hopkins
Forbes Magazine
Clinton
Kodak Seeks Japanese Market Opening In Trade Dispute
The Clinton administration weighs options after Eastman Kodak accuses Japan of unfair trade practices costing $5.6 billion in 20 years. Kodak claims Fuji blocked competition with government aid while holding about 70 percent of film sales. Fuji denies the charges. If unresolved, sanctions are possible but WTO action is urged to preserve open markets.
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Japan
Clinton
U.S
Mickey Kantor
Eastman Kodak
Kodak
Fuji Photo Film
Fuji
World Trade Organization
Congress
WTO
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fifth Circuit narrows hostile work environment standard
In a landmark ruling, the Fifth Circuit overturns a jury finding that an anonymous El Paso officer columnist created a hostile environment for Sgt. Sylvia DeAngelis. Judge Edith Jones limits liability by requiring egregious conduct altering employment conditions while cautioning against punishing speech as harassment. The decision signals tension between Title VII remedies and First Amendment protections.
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sylvia DeAngelis
el Paso
R.A. Withms
Silver Badge
el Paso Municipal Police Officers Association
R.A. Withmi
DeAngelis
Edith Jones
Jones
Nat Hentoff
GOP splits shake North Carolina Legislature in 1995 session
In Raleigh a small group of Republican senators at lunch discussed 1996 primaries, deriding some House Republicans as not conservative enough. The split runs along money versus social conservative lines, spending versus restraint, and personal animosities, with lawmakers noting harsh divisions amid waning days of the 1995 session.
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Legislative Building
House
State House
GOP
Democratic Party
North Car
Jim Martin
Jesse Helms
Fis
Senate
John Nichols
New Bern
Ken Miller
Mebane
Robert Grady
Civility versus principle in Clinton era politics debated
The piece contrasts 18th century Johnson with 20th century civility in American politics. It argues Clinton’s call for more conversation risks compromising principles, likening it to Cold War era moral equivalency and shifting contrasts with Reagan and Thatcher.
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Samuel Johnson
Clinton
Georgetown University
U.N. Jeane Kirkpatrick
Ronald Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
Soviet Union
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