Peace in Ireland hinges on ceasefire and reforms
The IRA vows a complete cessation of military operations but violence lingers. Peace hinges on mutual respect, reforms, and steady economic growth aided by private property rights and sensible regulation, with necessary outside support from the U.S. and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Great Britain
IRA
Island
Ulster
Ireland
U.S
Freedom of speech must be preserved for Palestinians
The PLO under Yasser Arafat bans An-Nahar in Gaza and Jericho over pro Jordanian stance, prompting debate on self-rule and East Jerusalem. The piece argues that free speech must be upheld even amid transitional governance and future Jordanian role concerns.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
PLO
Palestinian National Authority
Yasser Arafat
An-Nahar
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jericho
Arafat
Jordan
East Jerusalem
Palestine
Permanent suspicion of the presidency in history and today
The piece links Sydney Schanberg and current political distrust to a long pattern in American politics dating back to Washington and Watergate. It traces chronic suspicion of executive power through Adams and Jefferson, noting that scrutiny remains a healthy feature of a free republic during election years.
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Sydney Schanberg
Newsday
New York Times
Indochina
Schanberg
Jay
Washington
Republic
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Tom Jefferson
Mr. Schanberg
Greenberg
Schanburg
V.i
Sidney S
Bloodbath in Cambodia and the press’s blind spots
Paul Greenberg critiques Sydney Schanberg and Western reporters for underestimating Khmer Rouge violence in 1975 Cambodia. He links pack journalism to denial, warns that confident assurances about Whitewater echo similar failures, and recalls a time when Indochina’s fate seemed to improve without American troops.
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Cambodia
Phobia
Sydney Schanberg
Phnom Penh
Indochina
Mr. Schanberg
New York Times
Schanberg
Whitewater
Arkansas
Anthony Lewis
Christopher Dodd
Brother Schanberg
Children as legislative force shifts seen in North Carolina
Paul O Connor notes that children became pivotal in state policy from 1990 to 1994. Gov Hunt faced pressure from Senators Walker and Richardson to expand health care for the poor and expand Smart Start funding. The budget process increased Smart Start to 30 counties, boosted day care funding, expanded Medicaid, and tightened child restraint and seat belt laws. Foster care funding rose to 4.5 million while other planned costs were trimmed.
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Raleigh
Prange Mtoe Aptta
Hunt
Russell Walker
D-Rando
Jim Richardson
D-Mecklenburg
Editors Call for Embargo Reevaluation Across Major Papers
Chuck Stone notes that four leading newspapers urge moving beyond anti Castro hysteria and engaging with Cuba. USA Today argues inviting dialogue with Castro could ease Cuban lives, while the Times urges broader diplomatic outreach, comparing to China and North Korea relations of past decades.
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Thomas Jefferson
Cuba
Jefferson
Clinton
America
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
USA Today
Washington Post
PLO
Yasser Arafat
White House
Middle East
Castro
China
North Korea
The
Times
Washington
Mao
Kim I Sung
North
Journal
al Neuharth
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
U.S
Chuck Stone
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
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John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Judy Zimmerman
Jerry Wicks
Freedom Newspaper
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Lassie
Paul Greenberg
Arkansas Democrat- Gazette
Little Rock
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
North Carolina
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