Europe to create single currency by 1999
The European Community nations move to establish a single currency and central bank, the ecu, by 1999 as part of a broader plan to form a single market by 1992. The step impacts 12 Western European countries and holds implications for the United States and the dollar.
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Britain
Western Europe
United States
Europe
Western
Canada
Mexico
U.S
Federal Reserve and Treasury
Nukes for all seasons in Saddam’s nuclear programs
The report of a fourth uranium enrichment method for Iraq is disputed, suggesting Saddam Hussein may have pursued chemical, centrifuge, and electro magnetic separation paths. This implies more enrichment methods than Western intelligence knew, contradicting his past admissions. The era of arms control hinges on verification.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
United Nations
Time capsule school house proposal in Brownhelm reads by 1884 original
A reader argues that Brownhelm's century old school building should be restored to its original 1884 state by removing 20th century additions. The piece frames the structure as a legacy linking past education ideals to present economics and heritage.
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Brownhelm
Ument
Public financing could end incumbency power in Congress
Schram argues that expanding public funding to Senate and House campaigns would curb PAC influence, reduce incumbents’ fundraising edge, and give voters equal access to ideas and promises. He notes Republicans like Bush and Quayle have opposed financing reform despite past public funds powering presidential campaigns.
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Phil Gramm
Quayle
Congress
Senate
House
Center For Responsible Politics
Ronald Reagan
Bush
Republican National Committee
Republican
Paign
Orphan drug pricing traps patients in need
Washington column details the high cost of Ceredase for Gaucher disease, funded by the Orphan Drug Act of 1983. It argues that despite incentives, monopolies keep prices sky high, limiting access for financially strapped families while lawmakers field amendments to allow limited competition. It notes lobbying, the White House veto, and ongoing debates in Congress about whether to cap monopoly protection at high sales.
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Washington
Herb Jacobson
Denver
Congress
Gaucher
Dean Boyd
House
Senate
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Association
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Dale van Atta
White House
Council On Competitiveness
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Howard Metzenbaum
D-Ohio
Kemp
Jack Kemp
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