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Republican and Democratic Party Issues
Mr. Wilhelm discussed the direction that the Democratic Party is taking in the near future. He mentioned several positive results since President Clinton's administration took over the White House. Mr. Barbour discussed the Republican's successes in recent legislative elections. He credited these election results to President Clinton's "government growth" program.
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North American Free Trade Agreement
Mr. Knaebel and Mr. Bywater debated the merits of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Following opening statements and questions from the participants, they took questions from the audience concerning the details of NAFTA.
Type: Media
Horror Author Perspective
Following a literary award ceremony, Mr. King spoke about literature in the U.S. and the reasons "a nice guy like (him) writes stories like this." He discussed his life and the reasons for his literary passion.
Type: Media
U.S.-Turkey Relations
Prime Minister Ciller discussed U.S.-Turkey relations. This was the prime minister's first visit to Washington, D.C.
Type: Media
Violence in Northern Ireland
Mr. Holroyd, the author of f2War Without HonorfR, discussed his experience as a British intelligence officer in Northern Ireland during the 1970s.
Type: Media
Presidential Health Care Proposal
Mr. Binder discussed the pharmaceutical industry and the effect health care reform will have on the medicine production industry. He also analyzed the Clinton health care plan and its possibilities in Congress.
Type: Media
Labor Secretary Address
Secretary Reich spoke about the slow economic growth and the prospects for this winter and next year. He discussed the North American Free Trade Agreement and the president's health care reform plan.
Type: Media
Post-Cold War Role of NATO
Secretary General Woerner spoke about the changing role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in light of the fall of the Soviet Union. He stated that NATO will continue to have a major role in international security objectives throughout the world. Following his opening remarks, he took questions from the audience concerning U.N. Intervention in Somalia, the conflict in former Yugoslavia, and the Middle East peace talks.
Type: Media
Norway and Israel-Palestine Peace Agreement
Mr. Holst discussed the secret role of Norway in the peace process which resulted in the signing of a peace agreement on September 13 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). He described the history of relations between Norway and both the PLO and Israel. Norway has been engaged in peacekeeping in the Middle East since the 1950s. The actual secret talks were the inadvertent result of an academic research study of living conditions in Gaza by Norwegian scholars. After his prepared remarks, the foreign minister took questions from the audience of journalists.
Type: Media
Presidential Health Care Proposal
Representative Dingell discussed his father's effort to bring universal health care to all Americans. Now, he believes that the president's plan provides a great opportunity to fulfill his father's aspiration.
Type: Media