Tax issue dominates Virginia Senate race between Miller and Warner
The Virginia Senate race centers on taxes with Democrat Andrew P. Miller proposing a four point plan including college tuition credits and capital gains tax relief, and Republican John W. Warner proposing a 10 percent annual income tax cut for three years. Both favor a constitutional balanced budget amendment and each candidate’s stance shapes the contest.
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U.S
Virginia
Andrew P. Miller
Henry E. Howell
U.S. Senate
Warner
Richard Obenshain
Kemp-Roth
Miller
Hillsville
Hidden federal payroll twins government size in think tanks
An editorial argues the federal workforce is far larger than official figures indicate. It cites Washington Post data showing 3 to 4 million outside workers funded by HEW contracts plus HEW’s own staff, arguing contracts mask a hidden civilian workforce and slow growth abroad.
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Washington Post
Virginia
Federal
Treasury
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Federalized presidential primaries proposals gain new attention
The text surveys long standing ideas for replacing primaries with federalized systems, noting 1976 had 30 primaries and 25 caucuses. It weighs four federal options from restricted dates to a direct national primary, and discusses implications for participation, activist elites, and media influence on candidate selection.
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New Hampshire
California
New Jersey
Ohio
Dismantling Parties Through a National Direct Primary
The author argues that universal federal direct primaries would erode political parties, delegating power to the media and public opinion polls. He warns this could reduce parties to labels and empower national news outlets, undermining deliberation and coalition-building central to stable nominations. He says parties are valuable aggregators and cautions against further dismantling.
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McGovern
Carter
Ted Kennedy
Jerry Brown
Wendell Anderson
David Obey
Ronald Reagan
James Thompson
Carter veto defense bill over nuclear carrier motive
Washington report details President Carter's veto of the defense bill over a nuclear aircraft carrier, arguing the move aimed to project presidential mastery, with White House adviser Chad Rafshoon and political strategist Hamilton Jordan driving the tactic while defense officials opposed the veto. The piece notes logrolling tradeoffs, bipartisan support pressures, and the risk of unraveling the defense package.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
Carter
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Gerald Rafshoon
Pentagon
White House
Hamilton Jordan
Rafshoon
Harold Brown
Brown
Defense
Jordan
Gary Hart
Colorado
Armed Services Committee
Hart
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Helms
Walter Mondale
Mondale
John Stennis
Mississippi
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stennis
Oval Office
Kemp-Roth tax cut debate echoes Kennedy precedent
Avi Nelson defends a 30 percent tax cut proposal claiming kinship with the 1963 Kennedy tax cut. The piece traces economic theories, the Laffer Curve, and critiques from Heller and others, noting inflation, deficits, and political use as Kemp and Roth eye a 1980 presidential path.
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Nelson
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Jack Kemp
New York
Sen
William Roth
Delaware
Kemp-Roth
Laffer
Arthur Laffer
California
Kemp
Roth
Walter Heller
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Novak
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Wall Street Journal
Kennedy Association
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Santa Claus
Party of Fiscal Responsibility
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Roy E. Potts III
Lewis H. Ebert
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