Must presidential travel end or can tapes replace trips
A Chicago Tribune reflection questions if US presidential travel is doomed by Secret Service security. It notes Reagan's Ireland and Britain visits, the draconian protection that irks locals, and whether leaders may increasingly be seen only on videotape rather than in person at summits and ceremonies.
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Reagan
Ireland
France
Britain
US Secret Service
Secret Service
Dublin
Ofc
U.S
England
London
Henne
Buckingham Palace
Downing St
America
Normandy
Chicago Tribune
Federal aid tied to drinking age across states
The House approved an amendment to the Surface Transportation Act to raise the drinking age to 21 by denying federal highway funds to noncompliant states. Proponents say it could save about 1,250 lives annually amid data showing 18 to 20 year olds are twice as likely to drink-drive. Critics invoke federalism and state control.
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Washington
House of Representatives
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal aid and the erosion of federalism in policy
Kilpatrick argues against conditioning federal highway and education funds on compliance with federal rules. He notes the 55 mph pressure as an example and warns that aid becomes addictive, expanding federal control while conceding some value in national standards. He supports state-led moves like a 21 year old drinking age.
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Supreme Court
Grove City College
Pennsylvania
Congress
ITT Fix
Vesco
Watergate
Cambodia
McGovern
Reagan Defers Star Wars Talk to Soviet Negotiations
The Senate ties Reagan to pursuing limits on Star Wars style weapons, insisting he endeavor to negotiate with the USSR. Reagan rejects calls for a yearly summit with Chernenko and mocks the naming of weapons after films. The dialogue hints at tense supervision and political theater surrounding defense talks.
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Senate
Reagan
Chernenka Ays
Objective journalism and the sweater that wasn’t real
The column questions media objectivity sparked by a Carter sweater rumor. It reviews how editors and wire services treated the tale as newsworthy, while noting broader biases in coverage of Nixon, Carter, and Reagan. The piece argues for awareness and correction of unconscious biases to better report truth and significance.
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Smithsonian
Jimmy Carter
Boston Herald
Copley Plaza
Carter
Ed Muskie
Muskie
New Hampshire
Wire
Nancy Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Amy
Reagan
Kissinger
Red China
Why a Judge Grabs for the Money
A критical look at Chicago Judge Murphy, a well‑educated figure whose ethics fail him as he takes bribes to fix drunk driving and zoning cases. The piece explores motives, theories of graft, and the social cost when a trusted official becomes a public disgrace.
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Murphy
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