Campaign finance reform blocked as soft money dominates
Dan Rather notes Congress balks at reform while FEC auditors find both Clinton and Dole campaigns misused public financing. The piece says soft money fuels campaigns, both parties resist limits, and calls for a special prosecutor on the 1996 ad campaign. It argues voter disillusionment grows as politics remains swampy.
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Clinton
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Doie
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Arizona
Russell Feingold
Wiscon
Rybody
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Senate
Capitol Hill
White House
Castro makes Christmas a permanent Cuban holiday
Fidel Castro ends the temporary 1969 ban and declares Christmas an official Cuban holiday again. Critics accuse the move of pandering to religious tolerance and Pope John Paul II, while Granma defends past bans as oversight. The piece notes Cuba’s 1962 atheist stance and 1991 religious openings.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
John Paul II
Havana
U.S
Granma
Cubba
Lenin Printing Works
Campaign finance fines hit Clinton and Dole campaigns hard
Charged with illegal financing, the 1996 campaigns faced penalties of 7 million dollars for Bill Clinton and 17 million for Bob Dole while Ross Perot’s role was noted as diminished.
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Clinton
Dole
Ross Perot
Ringling Committee widens impeachment probe
Mark Russell notes Ken Starr's probe cost $40 million. Clinton and Dole urged to pay up to demonstrate democracy. Watch for DNA match between Clinton and President Andrew Johnson as part of ongoing impeachment inquiry.
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Ken Starr
Clinton
Dole
Ringling Bros
House Judiciary Committee
Andrew Johnson
Court Should Bar Media From Home Searches
Robyn Blumer argues the Supreme Court should rule that police cannot invite the press into private homes during raids. She cites the 1992 Wilson case in Montgomery County where officers and a Washington Post crew entered a home, harming privacy. A ruling against press intrusion would reaffirm Fourth Amendment protections and curb reality TV policing.
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Jerry Springer
Ricki Lake
U.S. Supreme Court
Diana
Congress
P.R
Supreme Court
Charles
Geraldine Wilson
Montgomery County
U.S
Wilsons
Washington Post
Dominic Jerome Wilson
Charles Wilson
Geraldine
Dominic
American Civil Liberties Union
Richard Willard
Edwin Meese
Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals
England
Townshend
4Th Circuit
Wilson
Wrapping presents a mom thing and other gender myths
Dr. Stewart argues that gift wrapping remains a “mom thing” despite progress in gender equality. He cites a survey showing 89 percent of primary gift wrappers are moms, with average numbers of 48.1 gifts per year for mothers and 27 for fathers, and notes men often use more tape per present. He jokes about styling, motivation, and claimed creativity among men, while endorsing his wife’s wrapping prowess.
December 3 1998 Yesterday and today in history
On this day in history John Sununu resigns from the White House staff in 1991. Births include Stuart G ibert artist Joseph Conrad Jean Luc Godard Andy Williams Ozzy Osbourne and saeie Witt. In sports 1991 saw Bobby Bonilla sign a 29 million five year Mets deal. A Burke quote highlights Example is the school of mankind. Weather notes record 82 mph winds near San Francisco airport.
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Joseph Conrad
Jean Luc Godard
Andy Williams
Ozzy Osbourne
Saeie Witt
Bobby Bonillg
New York Mets
School of
Mankind
Edmund Burke
San Francisco
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