VA budget grows as hospitals face reassessment
The VA plans a 1996 budget 1.2 billion dollars higher than FY 1995, largely for hospitals despite a 56 percent drop in inpatients since 1970. Congress blocks closures due to veteran lobbies, while critics urge voucher-based care and privatization to improve veterans health and honor. Hearts and Darts returns next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Congress
Clinton
Department of Veterans Affairs
General Accounting Office
Sonny Montgomery
D-Miss
Jesse Brown
Brown
Billion-dollar seatbelt recall sparks consumer squeeze
The Takata seatbelt buckle recall, announced by Transportation Secretary Federico Pena, affects about 8.7 million vehicles and could cost over 1 billion dollars to replace. Officials report 63 injuries in 10 years with 700 complaints of jams or failures. Critics doubt the need for such a costly mandating action amid limited harm. Some view it as federal power flexing or a Japan trade battle tactic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportation
Federico Pena
Pena
Takata Corp
Japan
Clinton
Contract With the American Family A Shift in Conservative Tactics
Ben Wattenberg argues the Christian Coalition's Contract With the American Family aims to shrink the target by presenting moderate stances on abortion private school choice crime literacy and other issues. He notes the plan avoids radical measures like a Human Life Amendment and could appeal to moderates while signaling Democrats are silent or divided on social values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Buchanan
Richard Cohen
Christian Coalition
New
Vic Fazio
D-Calif
Clinton
Mike McCurry
McCurry
Ralph) Reed
Washington
Houston
Uncle Sam
Christian Coalition Contract
CCC
Kate Michelman
Oeberen
Barbara Mikulski
D-Md
Legal Services Corporation
PBS
Ben Wattenberg
American Enterprise Institute
Pete Wilson silent campaign tactic teased by pundits
Televised pundit Jeff Greenfield argues Pete Wilson’s throat surgery and ongoing silence could become a strategic asset. The piece compares Wilson to Reagan, suggesting he may enter the presidential race as a fresh voice while avoiding direct campaign questions this summer and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Wilson
California
Gov. Wilson
Wilson
Reagan
Lancer
Fellas
Phil Gramm
Bob Dole
Lamar Alexander
Gramm
Dole
Pat Buchanan
Oneworld
Eallishment
Jeff Greenfield
Indicting military justice at Fort Drum court martial
The May 13 Fort Drum verdict finds Capt. Lawrence Rockwood guilty of disobedience disrespect and conduct unbecoming an officer after a Haiti prison inspection. He is cashiered despite 15 years of service amid allegations of a biased panel and improper courtroom conduct. The piece cites Jodl precedent and critiques the military justice process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Drum
N.Y
Lawrence P. Rockwood
Rockwood
U.S
Germany
Bragg
Alfred Jodl
Jodl
William H. Parks
Pentagon
Army
David C. Meade
Haiti
Meade
Karl Warner
Richard Gordon
Gen. Meade
Gordon
Ramsey Clark
Pfc
Ronald Duncan
St. Lawrence University
Kanatic Cing Yee
O.J
Detaa Tan
Parks
David Hackworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Dennis A. Frazier
Jerry Wicks
Vermont
Royster
America
BY Dan Piraro
Dan Coats
D-Ind
Joe Lieberman
D-Conn
Democratic Leadership Council
Christian Coalitioneers
Wattenberg
George McGovern
Gerald Ford
Poland
Jimmy Carter
Gary Hart
George Bush
New Hampshire
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!