Level playing field in missile politics clash
A satirical dialogue questions fairness in a presidential race as missiles, war ships, and campaign tactics are debated. The exchange imagines how incumbents and challengers like Clinton and Dole would use military theater, hats, and televised moments to sway voters, and even proposes give other candidates cruise missiles to level the playing field.
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Draft Dodger
Cole
Raq
Saddam
Iraq
Nigeria
Sen
Carol Moseley- Braun
Latin America
Nice Juan
Valdez
Juan Valdez
Dole
Ross Perot
Perot
White House
New York Post
Star
Morris
Clinton
The Dick Morris scandal and political thrill seeking
Suzanne Gannent, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, analyzes the Dick Morris prostitution saga linked to Bill Clinton’s campaign. The piece probes motives behind political risk taking, public morals, and the psychology of public figures amid a media frenzy during the 1992 Democratic convention.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
Richard “Dick” Morris
Morris
White House
Time Magazine
Star
Suzanne Gannent
The
American Enterprise Institute
Yeltsin acknowledges heart disease and upcoming surgery
For the first time a Russian reader learns President Boris Yeltsin is sick and will undergo heart surgery soon. The admission deepens government openness, while questions rise about succession, incapacitation rules, and the future of Russian democracy.
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Boris Yeltsin
Kremlin
Moscow
Yeltsin
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Mr. Yeltsin
Russia
Almanac for September 9 1996 Historical highlights
Today marks the 253rd day of 1996. Notable events include Marathon victory by Athenian and Plataean troops in 490 BC and Elvis Presley’s Ed Sullivan debut in 1956. Births span Armand Bligh to Michael Keaton. Weather notes recall deadly 1992 floods in Pakistan.
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O.C
Mitiades
Marathon
Ems Presley
Ed Sullivan
Mao Tse-Tung
Armand Bligh
Pakistan
Just Say No to Imported Oil Says Renewable Fuels Chief
Eric Vaughn, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, urges a domestic energy policy prioritizing renewable fuels to cut foreign oil dependence. He cites rising imports, military costs, and job losses, and highlights ethanol and biodiesel as viable alternatives and drivers of rural economic growth.
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Eric Vaughn
The
Renewable Fuels Association
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Garry Trudeau
Washington Post
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U.S
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