Budget stalemate and capital gains dispute headline
President Bush pressures Democrats over the budget while defending capital gains tax relief. He cites inflation and Gramm Rudman Hollings as looming forced cuts, with Democrats demanding higher taxes on the wealthy to offset gains reductions. House actions delay funding through Oct 20.
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Bush
Congress
House
Senate
Robert Michel
Robert Dole
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Michel
Dole
House Appropriations Committee
Capitol Hill
Mileage rule scrap shows U S policy risks and oil dependence
The editorial argues the Senate defeated a bill to require 40 mpg by 2001, aiding foreign oil reliance and war risk. It criticizes Bush administration energy cuts, calls for domestic conservation, and warns of consequences if the situation worsens as oil imports rise and prices surge.
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U.S. Senate
Saddam Hussein
United States
Iraq
Bush
Congress
Executive Branch
America
Colgate moves to curb Greek life and revamp rush
The university cuts rush from five months to two weeks and bars freshmen from joining sororities or fraternities after 1994, with pledge periods phased out and housing rules for freshmen and sophomores. Critics note past hazing and sexual assault concerns as rationale for stricter rules. CHEERS to College Board renewal plan aims to align the SAT with actual schoolwork and curb coaching.
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Colgate University
World Summit for Children aims to advance rights of the child
Delegates from more than 70 nations gather at the United Nations for the World Summit for Children to promote global implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted Nov 20 1989. The text outlines 54 articles addressing child needs amid stark global deprivation.
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United Nations
General Assembly
Rights of the Child Urged at UN Conference
Stephen E. Waldron of the United Nations Association of Central New York calls for ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. He notes global child suffering, infant mortality, nutrition, education, and the need for government action.
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Developing World
Stephen E. Waldron
United Nations Association of Cny
Syracuse
Floyd Little and Dave Bing Consider Central New York Investment
The piece questions whether pro stars owe debt to their hometown fans and explores the idea that Little and Bing might spark a regional investment trend in Central New York. It notes large college sports followings at Carrier Dome and suggests seed money is needed in inner cities.
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Floyd Little
Dave Bing
New York
Carrier Dome
America
Bing
Little
Should Supreme Court Nominees Face a Litmus Test
Sunday Soapbox invites readers to weigh the fairness of judging Judge David Souter on abortion or other single issues. The piece questions political litmus tests for Supreme Court nominees, debating character and fairness versus verdicts on key policies, and urges thoughtful evaluation rather than one topic scrutiny.
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David Souter
New Hampshire
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Supreme Court
Syracuse Herald American P.O
Syracuse
N.Y
Clinton Square
A decade later neighbors accept home for mentally disabled
A reader praises a Sept. article on Camillus Genesee Street group home for the mentally disabled. The letter applauds the editors of the Herald American for printing the piece and urges broader acceptance, calling prior rejection a moral failing.
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Genesee Street
Camillus
The
Herald American
Readers invited to send letters to editor policy
Readers are invited to submit letters succinct and legible with a daytime phone number. Authorship must be verifiable. The paper may edit letters for length. Electronic submissions are accepted by modem via ASCII test files.
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Syracuse Herald- Journal
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy P. Atseff
Donald P. Pickard
Weller
James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
College Board
Saddam Esein
Ever Ghanned
LON
Save
Murray
Pegey Murray
Onondaga
Madison
Jack McTiernan
Robert J. Abend
Hast
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