Resolve wavers on tax reform
Washington watchers note the president plans next week to unveil tax reform that retreats from Treasury recommendations. Critics say special interests shaped the plan, deferring key limits on charitable deductions and fringe benefits while widening the base of lower rates and cutting the dividend deduction from 50 percent to 10 percent.
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Treasury Department
White House
Congress
Treasury
Tax reform battles loom as pike outlines reform pack
President contemplates major tax changes aimed at ending deductions for state taxes and accelerating depreciation. He delays rollout until after budget work, hoping lobbyists cannot overshadow reform, with heavy opposition expected from high tax states and business interests.
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New York
Minnesota
Delaware
West Virginia
Congress
One-Parent Homes Rise in U S Children Poverty Grows
Nancy Reagan and Jesse Jackson push anti drug messages amid Census Bureau data showing 8.5 million U S families with children under 18 headed by a single parent, mostly mothers. White single parent households double since 1970 to 20 percent, black single parent heads at 59 percent, with poverty far higher in female headed homes. The figures highlight stark social divides and risks for children in single-parent families.
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Washington
Nancy Reagan
Jesse Jackson
Census Bureau
America
United States
Social malaise and the rise of out of wedlock births
Carl T. Rowan argues modern America suffers social illness from vanishing taboos on sex, marriage, and divorce. He cites celebrity pregnancies, rising abortions, and permissive attitudes, noting parents and leaders struggle to address births outside wedlock and easy divorces. The piece limits itself to outlining the magnitude of the problem.
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America
Jessica Lange
Farrah Fawcett
Patrick Ewing
United States
Mame Osmond
Pentagon finds four billion in sofa cushions
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger boasts of a $4 billion windfall found at the Pentagon to offset a planned budget cut, sparking Senate anger and charges of flim flam from critics. Senators Goldwater Dixon and others call for accountability while questioning credibility and future savings. Reagan aims to restore military strength amid cautious public reaction.
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Weinberger
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Presto
Defense Department
Capitol Hill
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R-Ariz
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Goldwater
Alan Dixon
Lil
Dan Quayle
Indiana
William Cohen
Maine
Pete Wilson
California
Reagan
America
Bieange
Dingell Eyes General Dynamics in Hidden Waste Probe
Rep. John D. Dingell leads a high profile inquiry into defense contractor billing waste at General Dynamics. As auditors reveal questionable costs from luxury perks to a $15,000 Grace Commission contribution, Dingell presses for further hearings, signaling tougher stance on defense spending and deficit reduction.
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D-Mich
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David Lewis
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Gerry Sikorski
Dminn
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Fursten
Silver Maple Farm
St. Louis
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Kagen
William Gray
D-Pa
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Reagan
William Proxmire
D-Wis
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Weinberger
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Pentagon
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Dingelt
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Thomas Ansley
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
SEC
Fitzgerald
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Sense
General Dyna
Paris
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