About-face on Cuba reverses US policy
The Clinton administration shifts Cuba policy, allowing about 20,000 Cuban refugees from Guantanamo to come to the United States while intercepting and returning future boat people. The piece criticizes the flip as inconsistent, anti-humanitarian, and argues for humane, uniform refugee treatment of all dictatorships.
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Cuba
Janet Reno
U.S
Guantanmo
United States
High Seas
Guantanamo
Castro
Soviet Union
Reform tax code to punish drug legalization debate
The article argues against using tax policy as reform by stripping nonprofit status from groups that advocate drug legalization. It warns such a move would tax free speech, contradict fair taxation, and likely fail a court challenge. The piece notes House leadership proposed the idea, questioning government’s role in shaping personal choices.
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U.S. House
House Rule Committee
Gerald Solomon
R-N.y
Uncle Sam
Gazette
Colorado Springs
Heritage book on red tape sparks anger at regulations
Cal Thomas reports on a Heritage Foundation publication detailing how federal rules burden individuals and businesses. Stories include Thorpe denied land development by Fish and Wildlife, ADA case questions on personal assistance, FDA delays, IRS raids, and EPA bans like cayenne pepper bear spray, highlighting rising costs and regulatory reach.
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Clinton
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Heritage Foundation
America
House
Tom DeLay
IRS
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Environmental Protection Agency
Alaska
EPA
Rochester Institute of Technology
Meet the Press
Newt Gingrich
Washington
Heritage
Cal Thomas
Term limit revolt in North Carolina stalls at perverse loopholes
Capitol columnist Paul O'Connor argues House Bill 12 fails to curb power by permitting six terms in one chamber, then six more after a term absence, enabling leaders like Brubaker and Ramsey to extend influence. He notes historical turnover rates and calls the plan a farce.
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Liston Ramsey
Madison
State House
Ramsey
General Assembly
Senate
Harold Brubaker
North Carolina
Ken Royall
Harold Hardison
Tom White
Raleigh
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Wit and outrage blur the line in modern discourse
A reflective piece critiques how media violence and heated rhetoric erode civility. It contrasts public figures from Dole to Gingrich, notes feminist tensions, and frames satire as scarce in Washington. The essay laments dwindling wit, the surge of sensationalism, and the rise of foul profanation.
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Zagreb
Washington
Sen. Alfonso D’ Amato
Florence King
American Enterprise Magazine
France
England
Versailles
New Yorker
New York
Bob Dole
Newt Gingrich
Emily Toth
Big Bird
Rush Limbaugh
Shakespeare
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Patrick Holmes
Dennis A. Frazier
Jerry Wicks
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ADL
John Thorpe
Fish and Wildlife Service
Thorpe
Pacific
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Region 10
Lyn Frandsen
Frank Murkowski
R-Ark
Brubaker and Ramsey
Assembly
Suzanne Fields Commentary
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