Clinton flip flop signals reality on universal health care
Editorial critiques President Clinton for shifting on mandatory coverage while signaling openness to a compromise. It argues the administration sought a plan it could call its own and warned this approach harms his image as a straightforward leader. The piece questions constitutional authority and personal autonomy in mandating health care.
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Clinton
National Governors’ Association
Hawaii
National Governors Association
U.S
Clint Bolick
Washington, D.C
Packing a Wallop as a Presidential Possibility
The piece profiles Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming as a candid, plainspoken Republican with a Truman-like bluntness and a national office voice on limiting government. It notes his praise of Reagan era restraint, critique of federal school regulation, and interest from media figures about a potential 1996 presidential run. Suzanne Fields comments on Wallop and other reform-minded voices.
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Harry Truman
America
Malcolm
Wallop
Ross Perot
Malcolm Wallop
Senate
Bush
Haiti
Washington
Suzanne Fields
Los Angeles Times
Haiti massacre claim debated by readers and critics
A reader letter critiques a July AP Haiti report describing a massacre near Port au Prince as biased. The writer questions the term massacre, questions government blame, condemns U.S. intervention, and warns of possible combat casualties if Marines land, urging congressional accountability.
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Associated Press
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
U.N
U.S
Aristide
Pat Robertson
Clinton
Robertson
U.S. Navy
Air France
Real-life role models beat flashy sports idols for kids
Heywood Broun argued that sports reveal character, not build it. The text urges seeking role models among parents, teachers, coaches, clerics, and volunteers who work with children long term, rather than athletes whose fame ties to fleeting moments and ads. It notes that exemplary behavior, not perfection, is enough.
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Heywood Broun
Ending embargo policy on Cuba and Vietnam ties
Stephen Green of Copley News notes that the United States should end the Cuban embargo, arguing it is symbolic and harmful. He urges moving toward broader engagement, lifting travel bans, and allowing U.S. news bureaus in Cuba to gain leverage over Havana.
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Washington
America
China
Vietnam
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
United States
Tae Chen
Moscow
Castro
U.S
Economist
Walter Cronkite
New York
Stephen Green
Copley News
Rostenkowski good case for term limits
Op ed by Charles F. Spec Tyson arguing for term limits to curb corruption and self serving long tenures in office. He cites Dan Rostenkowski as a prime example and urges the public, especially workers, to press for constitutional restrictions on term lengths.
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Dan Rostenkowski
Charles F
Spec
Tyson
New Bern
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N.C
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