Courage needed on budget
Washington lawmakers face a near deadline on the next fiscal year budget with 1983 84 prospects dim but a call for courage. The piece argues deficits of 175 to 200 billion are intolerable and urges revenue increases or expenditure cuts. It endorses keeping tax reductions and inflation indexation and suggests a value added tax as a possible revenue solution.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Europe
Pickle
Texas
Jake Pickle
Legislative Courage and Budget Cuts Urged by Kilpatrick
James J. Kilpatrick argues for tax increases on gasoline imported oil and alcohol and for cutting defense spending by at least 15 billion. He calls for closing up to 150 unnecessary bases and shifting toward smarter entitlements while stressing the need for bold, even unpopular, steps in 1983 to curb deficits.
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Reagan
Pentagon
Reaganomics recovery debate lingers with limited credit
The piece argues recovery under Reaganomics is real but not credited to the policy. It notes Fed actions from 1979 to 1982 curbed inflation and spurred housing, stocks, and auto sales, while business investment slumped. It forecasts weak growth, large deficits, and critiques Democratic alternatives, praising some Republicans for enabling the rebound.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Francis Bator
America
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J.K. Galbraith
New York Review of Books
CIA Interview Sketch Highlights Moral Catch 22
A mock CIA job audition reveals flirtation with deception and covert work. Drama unfolds about upholding laws while pursuing clandestine missions, with oath rituals and congressional oversight framed as tests and political theater.
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CIA
Tdo
Mondale widens lead in 1984 Democratic poll
A Harris survey of 628 Democratic and independent voters taken May 7 10 shows Mondale leading Democratic voters by 51 to 25 percent over Glenn and 42 27 with independents when combined. Glenn leads Mondale 31 27 among independents, with regional and demographic splits shaping the contest.
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Sen
John Glenn
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Mandale
Midwest
Democratic
Edward Kennedy
Reagan
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