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Middle East Peace Process
Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed Arab-Israeli relations, stressing his commitment to peace while emphasizing Israeli security. Following brief opening remarks, he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
President Yeltsin Campaign
Three U.S. political consultants briefed reporters on their role in Boris Yeltsin's reelection campaign. They talked about the major issues of the campaign as well as the differences between U.S. and Russian campaigns.
Type: Media
Political Perspectives of a \"Non-Politician\"""
Rep. Bono provided his perspectives on Washington politics. He argued that U.S. politics is too partisan and not oriented toward issues. He also talked about how he got into politics. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience. Rep. Bono is a former singer and actor who was married to Cher.
Type: Media
Minimum Wage
Secretary Reich spoke about the need to raise the minimum wage in order to help the 10 million citizens who hold minimum-wage jobs. He also criticized Republicans for trying to exclude many workers from such a raise through various amendments. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience about this and other issues, including the administration's overall economic policy and performance and the economic dimensions of the 1996 campaign.
Type: Media
Interstate Highway Anniversary
Mr. Slater spoke about the state of the Interstate highway system forty years after President Eisenhower signed the legislation which began its construction.
Type: Media
Families First Agenda
Democratic leaders spoke about their "Families First" agenda, a platform which they are showing the public as their 1996 campaign agenda. They said it is about making government work for people better, not making government take care of people in all facets of their lives. They also emphasized that it was intended for families who already take responsibility for themselves. After their remarks, they took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
U.S. Public School Conditions
Senator Moseley-Braun and others commented on the condition of public school buildings. Last year she asked the General Accounting Office to give a state-by-state breakdown and two reports of the results were announced.
Type: Media
Conservation Issues
Ms. Goodall described the work of the Jane Goodall Institute, which is attempting to curtail the use of chimpanzees as laboratory animals. She also talked about environmental issues such as rain forests and pollution. Following her prepared remarks, she took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
G-7 Summit Preview
Secretary Rubin talked about next week's Group of Seven economic summit in Lyon, France. He talked about international economic changes over the past several years, as well as improvements in the U.S. economy which have resulted in a larger American leadership role. He cautioned against isolationism. Following his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Broadcasting and Public Interest
Mr. Jordan talked about broadcasting and the public interest in the 1990s. Westinghouse owns the CBS network. He talked about the history of the 1934 Broadcasting Act which first detailed the public interest responsibilities of radio. He also discussed the new developments in media such as digital television. He defined the public interest of the 1990s as news, public affairs, the education of children and coverage of political campaigns. He took questions from the audience.
Type: Media