Clinton seeks 1,000 new agents and 1.5 billion for counter terrorism
President Clinton’s counter terrorism package proposes 1000 federal agents and prosecutors to fight terrorism and 1.5 billion for new hires and the Oklahoma City investigation. It also includes routine measures and a controversial broadened surveillance authority, with concerns about haste and civil liberties.
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Oklahoma City
Congress
Treasury Department
Justice Department
Juror Unrest Surrounds Simpson Case in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles 13 of 18 jurors and alternates wore black to court as they criticize pay and treatment in the Simpson double murder trial era. Judge Lance Ito postponed the session to hear complaints and consider a potential mistrial while jurors question news exposure and panel selection.
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Freedom Movement For Liberation
Sheriff's Deputies
Lion TV
Los Angeles
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Ito
Simpson
Take Our Daughters to Work Day controversy grows
The piece critiques Take Our Daughters to Work Day as biased toward girls and funded by taxpayers, noting the Ms Foundation's distribution of feminist materials to federal supervisors and contrasting it with male inclusion debates at The Citadel. It questions the merit of children accompanying parents to work and challenges gendered messaging in the program.
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The
Republic
Henny Penny
Chickey Wickey
Ms. Foundation
U.S. Postal Service
U.S
Gail Maynor
Ms. Foundation For Women
Citadel
Military College of South Carolina
Shannon Faulkner
Seventeen
Foundation
Suzanne Fields on work, independence, and gender roles
Suzanne Fields argues against romanticizing women's dependency or independence. She critiques political and feminist stances on work, childrearing, and welfare, noting the labor realities many mothers face, the fatigue of work life, and how youth perceptions shape policy. Fields, from the Washington bureau of the Los Angeles Times, is a syndicated columnist.
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Suzanne Fields
Washington
The
Los Angeles Times
Free Market Debate Treads NC Lawmaking Line
Raleigh column argues over what defines a free market as North Carolina's General Assembly debates a bill. Evidence centers on drug pricing, with pharmacists, mail order firms, HMOs, and retailers claiming price disparities harm small pharmacies. Lincoln County context provided by Capitol Press Association columnist Paul O Connor.
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North Carolina
N.C
Harry Kaplan
Kaiser- Permanente
Caution Over Civil Liberties in Terror Suspect Crackdown
Jeff Greenfield argues that leaders from Nickles to Dole urge restraint to protect constitutional rights amid a domestic terrorism case. He contrasts today’s wary approach with historic crackdowns, noting suspects resemble ordinary citizens from the heartland rather than outsiders, suggesting careful distinctions between crime and politics.
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Inhofe
Oklahoma
Senate
Dole
Palmer
Lenin
Mao
Jeff Greenfield
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