P T Barnum Advises Reagan on Sucker Theory in Washington
A sharp satirical take portrays PT Barnum advising the Reagan White House on media stunts and public manipulation to aid re election. It critiques food stamp politics, foreign policy rhetoric, grain deals with the Soviet Union, and a pre election year commission on crime as staged efforts to sway voters.
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Barnum
Reagan
John R. Black
Sue
Black
P T
White House
Milons
Middle East
Central America
Africa
Europe
P.T
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G.C. Probst
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Pratt & Whitney
Pentagon
House Stands Up to Reagan in Nicaragua War Debate
In a dramatic House debate last Thursday on Reagan's Nicaragua policy, anti-war Rep. Wyche Fowler Jr. said undecideds looked for reasons to vote with or against the president as Republicans failed to sway them. The vote to cut off funding for the contras signaled a notable shift, challenging party lines and evoking memories of Vietnam amid heated rhetoric and party clashes.
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Reagan
Nicaragua
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D-Ga
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Latin America
America
Vietnam
Robert Garcia
D-N.y
Wright Defection Sparks House Clash Over Nicaragua Aid
In a tense House debate Rep Thomas Hartnett defends loyalty amid calls to question members. Rep Trent Lott accuses Wright of being co opted by radicals as Boland and others urge restraint while supporting bipartisanship on Nicaragua.
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Trent Lott
Mississippi
Jim Wright
Texas
Jim
Lott
Wright
Nicaragua
Reagan
House Select Committee On Intelligence
Massachusetts
Edward P. Boland
CIA
Hddie
Senate not heaven to House
Washington reports a study by the American Enterprise Institute edited by John F. Bibby finding only one of seven House members from 1978 who showed any interest in running for the Senate. The respondents, four Republicans and three Democrats, voiced scathing opinions about the Senate, calling it personality driven, pompous, and thin on substance.
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House of Representatives
Senate
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American Enterprise Institute
John F. Bibby
Congress
White House
Jim Baker
Senators and House vie for power amid election tactics
The piece notes some House members seek Senate seats despite the strain on senators. Governors aim higher and presidents often rise from the Senate. It cites Corcoran Harkin Care Simon DAmour and mentions Udall Anderson and others as contrasting paths to leadership.
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Tom Corcoran
R-Al
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D-lowa
Albert Care
D-Tenn
Paul Simon
DTH
Norm D'Amour
Dnh
Courts overstep bounds in Boston redistricting clash
In a Boston dispute, Judge Andrew A. Caffrey struck down the city’s redistricting plan amid federal court intervention. The piece cites Justice Frankfurter and Justice Harlan warning that courts should not substitute legislatures, noting ongoing tensions between judicial review and democratic process. It discusses broader trends in redistricting cases nationwide, including New Jersey and California, and ends by recalling calls for court restraint.
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United States District Court
Felix Frankfurter
Andrew A. Caffrey
Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Baker
Caffrey
New Jersey
California
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