Jesse Jackson Shines In Democratic Debate As Peacemaker
In a prime time NBC debate Jackson stood out as peacemaker and strategist amid Hart and Mondale. The three candidates clashed as Mondale and Hart battled for position while Jackson framed issues with broad vision and imagery. His performance could boost his influence within the party and black vote ahead of the convention and 1988 prospects.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
America
New York
Mondale
Hart
Ronald Reagan
Gary Hart
Walter Mondale
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Dan Rather
Chrysler
Mondale and
Disability cuts spark nationwide controversy in 1980s review
Hundreds of thousands of disabled Americans faced benefit cuts as a Reagan era review aimed to weed out fraud and ensure eligibility. The push accelerated with costly projections, state backlogs, and court battles, prompting reforms and lingering debate over the medical improvement standard and the true price of protection.
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Washington
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Social Security Administration
Reagan Administration
SSA Last
Congressional Budget Office
White House
Pennsylvania
John Heinz
Martha McSteen
Senate Finance Committee
Chronicle Telegram Family Newspaper History Brief
The Chronicle Telegram marketed as The Family Newspaper traces its lineage to July 24 1829 with AC Hudnutt as publisher in 1927 1956 era. It underscores its long standing local newspaper tradition and continuity through mid 20th century.
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AC Hudnutt
Campaigns Taste of 1984 Turn Food Into Politics
The piece argues that 1984 campaigns rely on food imagery and banal slogans like Where's the Beef? it traces how past presidents influenced language and branding from McKinley to Jefferson, noting Mondale and Hart offer little substance beyond catchy lines and New Era phrases. It laments the shift from substantive discourse to campaign theater and fast food metaphors.
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Dwight Esenhower
Korea
Wendy's
Winfield Scott
John Quincy Adams
Democrac
Walter Mondale
Gary Hart
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Coolidge
Hoover
William McKinley
Thomas Jefferson
Voltaire
Clara Peller
Kentucky
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
Paul F Boller Jr
van Buren
Mondale
Hart
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Adla Stevenson
Jfk
Nixon
Warren Harding
Grover Cleveland
Washington focus on government pay versus private sector
The resignation of Lawrence Eagleburger highlights a Washington dilemma as top diplomats face salaries far below private sector earnings. With children’s college costs and after-tax income, Eagleburger could not stay, despite a pension and eventual cost of living increases. Critics note top officials often leave government for private roles, citing Inman and Carlucci, while salaries remain unable to lure or retain elite talent.
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Washington
Lawrence Eagleburger
United States
Eagleburger
Foreign Service
Adm
Bobby Ray Inman
Central Intelligence Agency
MCC
Frank Carlucci
Defense
Sears
White House
James Baker
Robert Strauss
Frank Carluce
Edwin Meese
California
Kirkland bets on Mondale as labor wades into a split
AFL-CIO chief Lane Kirkland launches sharp attacks on Hart and backs Mondale, warning Labor’s base against a narrow Reaganite path. He predicts a Hart setback at the AFL-CIO conferences and argues the rainbow coalition must stay united for November. Kirkland, the federation’s leading voice, says be bold yet strategic.
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New York
Lane Kirkland
Walter Mondale
Afl-Cio
Rainbow Coalition
Gary Hart
Kirkland
Sen Hart
Portland
Ore
Pittsburgh
Big Apple
Hart
Labor
Coloradan
Ronald Reagan
Committee On
Big Federation
Hollywood
Washington
Sheraton Centre
Chrysler
Pennsylvania
Mondale
Jesse Jackson
COPE
John Perkins
Perkins
Chin
George Meany
Hurself
Jimmy the Greek
London
Lane
Reagan
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East Ave
Buloria
Ohio
Otte H Schoeptle
Arthur D Hudcutt
Ehna
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Boston Globe
Lars-Erik Nelson
New York Daily News
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