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Latvian Prime Minister Address
Prime Minister of Latvia, Ivars Godmanis, is the former Vice President of the Popular Front of Latvia. He was one of the main political strategists behind the popular front's succession to power in May 1990, when the Soviet Socialist Republic of Latvia was restored to its status as the sovereign Republic of Latvia. Mr. Gomanis is in the United States to outline the program and expectations for Latvia's new democratic government. The prime minister spoke of Latvia's formation of new economic relationships with the East and the West. Mr. Godmanis also described his position and contacts within…
Type: Media
What Is Wrong with Government?
The senator discussed the status of negotiations on the budget and how work on the federal budget could be improved and made more efficient. Mr. Hollings is one of the original authors of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction law.
Type: Media
Cabinet Address
Secretary Lujan's speech comes two days after a presidential announcement of a curtailment of offshore drilling for oil in California and Florida for two years to establish marine sanctuaries. The Interior Department also had just listed the spotted owl as an endangered species, a decision with serious implications for the timber industry and a major victory for the environmentalists.
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Defense Policy
Mr. Powell spoke about arms control agreements with the Soviet Union and how political changes around the world are affecting U.S. and NATO military strategies. Mr. Powell's address followed the most recent summit between President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. He argued that the arms buildup of the early 1980s led to the improved relations and that the United States should not let down its military guard despite the era of perestroika.
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Career Challenges in the Fine Arts
Ms. Carroll discussed the challenges of pursuing a career in the fine arts. She also discussed how difficult it is to play a character of the opposite sex. The comic actress is a veteran of "The Danny Thomas Show," "The Sid Caesar Hour," and the voice of the "squidwitch" in "The Litle Mermaid." The Emmy, Grammy, and Helen Hayes Award-winner played the role of Sir John Falstaff, in Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
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U.S.-Thailand Relations
The prime minister discussed his country's desire to increase trade with the United States. He also discussed his wishes for the Cambodian peace process. He was in Washington, DC to meet with President Bush and congressional leaders. The United States is Thailand's second largest trading partner. Thailand also borders Cambodia which has been in a state of civil war since the Vietnam War. Mr. Choonhaven is the first freely-elected prime minister in twelve years in Thailand.
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State of the U.S. Economy
Mr. Rohatyn assessed the health of the international and national economies. He also discussed the imminent budget summits and negotiations. Mr. Rohatyn was one of the main architects of New York City's massive financial bailout in the mid-1970s. He is an expert on corporate mergers and acquisitions.
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Status of Budget Talks
Senator Gramm discussed the summit budget talks between Congress and the administration as well as the budget crisis facing the United States. He is the author of two controversial bills. The Gramm-Latta bill was enacted during the Reagan administration to make draconian spending cuts. The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act involved automatic budget cuts designed to cut the budget deficit. The former professor of economics at Texas A&M University was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1978. He was reelected in 1980 and 1982. In January of 1983 he was denied his seat on the…
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Changes in East Germany
The prime minister's remarks concerned the unification of Germany and what alliance a united Germany would belong to: NATO or the Warsaw Pact. The prime minster's visit was the first and probably the last visit to the White House by an East German prime minister. The Germans were scheduled to vote on a parliament as early as January 1991. These elections could effectively end the division of the country. The previous week President Bush met with Helmut Kohl to discuss the position of a united Germany in NATO. This issue had been one that Gorbachev had opposed, but he was supposedly…
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Desert Storm
Sen. Lugar discussed overnight developments in the Persian Gulf, reflected back on events of the Reagan and Bush presidencies, and responded to questions concerning his vision of post-war foreign relations between the U.S., Iraq, and Kuwait.
Type: Media