Balanced budget path shown by Domenici and Kasich
The Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici and House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich present numbers arguing a balanced federal budget by 2002 without gutting Social Security or welfare. They call for real cuts versus mere slower growth and warn of strong opposition from special interests and partisan rhetoric.
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Pete ,Domenici
House Budget Committee
John Kasich
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Senate
Washington
Kasich
Domenici
House of Representatives
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Rep. Kasich
Clinton
Don't Punish Chinese People For Sins Of Communist Rulers
A Senate hearing reveals ongoing executions for organ transplants in China and argues against revoking most favored nation trade status. The piece urges targeting Beijing's rulers while preserving trade and consumer benefits for Americans and Chinese alike.
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China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
America
U.S
Helms
Prevailing quackery on Japan trade deficit debate
A critical overview argues that tariffs against Japanese auto makers are ineffective, while saving and investment imbalances drive the deficit. Economists from Brookings, Harvard, Columbia, and other institutions are cited, noting that lowering barriers would not fix the gap and that political scapegoating persists.
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Japan
Clinton
Mickey Kantor
U.S
America
Kantor
Tokyo
United States
Barry Bosworth
Brookings Institution
David Henderson
Naval Postgraduate School
Center For the Study of American Business
Washington University
Robert Z. Lawrence
Harvard
Jagdish Bhagwati
Columbia University
California
Council of Economic Advisers
Alan Blinder
Council of Economic Advisors
Federal Reserve Board
Stephen Chapman
The
Chicago Tribune
Legislators Clash Over Local Tax Bills In Senate Debate
Capitol column notes Lt Gov Wicker pushing local occupancy tax bills in batches. Republicans press for more research as Basnight cites voting patterns, while Rand defends ads claiming tax hastily framed. Cochrane, Kincaid join debate amid partisan jabs and hockey metaphors. Paul O Connor reports from Raleigh.
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Eee
State Senate
Senate
Dennis Wicker
Conder
Dan Simpson
Burke
Basnight
Betsy Cochrane
R-Davie
Don Kincaid
R-Caldwell
Kincaid
Tony Rand
D-Cumberland
Cochrane
Rand
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Saad Teed Gertioee
Civility Fades as Cable Debate Echoes House Floor Rants
A sharp critique notes lawmakers mimic daytime trash TV with public spats on the House floor. Rep Randy Duke Cunningham and others are cited for inflammatory remarks, while observers warn civility has eroded, urging reforms and even privatization of government functions.
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Cunningham
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Ricki Lake
Montel Williams
Jerry Springer
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Jfk
Bob Dornan
Bill Clinton
House
Dick Armey
Barney Frank
Germany
C-Span
Speaker Gingrich
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