Colleges price rise fueled by policy and inflation
Vermont Royster notes tuition at four year colleges rose 6 percent this year, averaging 11709 at private and 2686 at public four year schools, with total costs reaching 18784 for resident private students and 8990 for public students. Subsidies by government reduce price sensitivity and may pressure institutions to cut costs and boost fundraising.
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Washington
America
College Board
Associated Press
Stephanie Avelonio
U.S. Student Association
Religious politics in Massachusetts race analyzed
William F Buckley Jr writes on the Romney Kennedy contest, noting how Mitt Romney's Mormon faith and Catholic Sen. Ted Kennedy's views on church and state shape Massachusetts politics. The piece questions whether religious affiliation should disqualify candidates and how both camps handle doctrine versus public policy.
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Massachusetts
Sen
Teddy Kennedy
Houston
Jack Kennedy
Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Dr. King
Mitt Romney
Teddy
Mr. Polis
Romney
Mormon Church
Nies
Joe Kennedy
William F. Buckley Jr
National Review
Bake-in-box scorecards in politics raise questions
Paul O Connor notes the Raleigh based NCTU issues a bi partisan scorecard on North Carolina lawmakers. He argues the one sheet summary misleads voters by oversimplifying complex fiscal moves and calls out selective judging of rainy day funds and deficits.
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Political Action Committees
N.C. General Assembly
Congress
N.C. Taxpayers United
NCTU
Senate
General Assembly
NCTA
Plan to Lose in November Says Finagler Drafts Voter Fallout
A leaked memo attributed to The Finagler urges President Clinton to let Republicans win the 1994 midterms to force reforms. It envisions a reshaped Congress with new leaders like Helms Gramm Dole and Armey, portraying a Republican-led reformer role for Clinton in 1996. The note cites Cuomo Kennedy Foley as likely losing and features commentary by Jeff Greenfield.
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Congress
Cuomo
Sen. Kennedy
Foley
Newt Gingrich
House
Senate
Jesse Helms
Phil Gramm
Robert Dole
Dick Armey
al D’ Amato
America
Harry Truman
Dole
Gramm
Washington
Voice of Change
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Yeltsin Clinton meeting seen as dull by some insiders
The Clinton Yeltsin summit drew mixed reactions as some White House regulars found the talks boring despite efforts on arms control and nonproliferation. The piece notes Moscow’s calmer climate, privatization progress, and ongoing debates on START II, Iran arms sales, and Bosnia peacekeeping.
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Boris Yeltsin
Bill Clinton
White House
South Lawn
Moscow
Yeltsin
Soviet Union
Russia
Clinton
Washington
Iran
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Jeff Greenfield
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Greenfield
ABC News
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Robert Byrd
Tom Foley
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