Congress Pushes Flag Protection Act Amid Court Clash
Congress speeds flag protection through Senate 91 to 9 and House 380 to 38 votes. The measures redefine coverage and exempt worn flags while denying First Amendment challenges. The American Bar Association condemns the move as imprudent.
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House of Representatives
Biden-Roth-Cohen
House
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Bar
Congress
George Bush
Freedom’s momentum in Eastern Europe grows amid mass protests
The article tracks a surge of reform across Eastern Europe with East Germany facing emigration waves to the West, Prague protests, and Solidarity in Poland. It notes 120,000 East Germans reaching West Germany by year’s end and cites Gorbachev’s reluctant stance as pivotal. It warns that only Soviet approval sustains reforms and urges U.S. support to foster economic growth and pave a Cold War end.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
East Germany
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Prague
Leipzig
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
East Berlin
Solidarity
Baltic States
Kremlin
Deng Xiaoping
Democracy Movement
Tiananmen
China
United States
U.S
Rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani in New York politics
A New York City mayoral race portrayed as a battle between Rudy Giuliani and David Dinkins. The piece portrays Giuliani as a gifted prosecutor turned stiff campaigner, beset by bad luck and controversial ties, and it critiques his strategy, including a controversial ad linking Dinkins to Jesse Jackson. It also discusses Jewish and black political dynamics and the broader fiscal crisis facing the city.
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New York
Rudy Giuliani
Young
David Dinkins
Harlem
Giuliani
U.S. Attorney
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Alfonso D'Amato
Ronald Lauder
Jackie Mason
Mason
Youd
Shvartzer
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Dinkins
Jack
Louis Farrakhan
Dane
America
Newhouse News Service
Minor league football could reshape college sports
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece argues for minor league football and basketball to separate athletics from education. It envisions college stadiums leased to pro ventures, players unionizing, and sports run as business, with fewer recruiting scandals and clearer standards.
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Rams
Celtics
Pistons
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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