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Mayor Dixon on Her First 100 Days in Office
Mayor Dixon talked about why people elected her to office with 86 percent of the vote. She is the first African-American woman to serve as a mayor of a major U.S. city. She talked about the problems that faced the city of Washington, DC when she took office, such as crime, bureaucracy, crime, and a loss of hope in any real change. She said that now people are letting go of old habits and old assumptions. There are new administrators in every level of her administration. She said that she is living up to her promises, but a "new ethic and a new attitude" is more than a 100-day agenda. The city…
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A Scientist Who Believes in Creationism
Mr. Mims described his controversy with Scientific American. He is a scientist, inventor, and writer who was a frequent contributor to the magazine until he told the editor that he believed in creationism instead of evolutionism. According to Mr. Mims, he had just been offered a position to oversee the magazine's Amateur Scientist column, but the offer was withdrawn after the editor was informed of Mr. Mims' position on creationism. Mr. Mims also said that he was initially told that the magazine would still buy three more columns of his columns, but that was on the condition that he not sue…
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The Middle East and General Schwarzkopf
Speaking before the National Press Club, television commentator David Frost discussed his recent trip to the Persian Gulf region and his March 20 interview with General Schwarzkopf. In the interview, broadcast on March 27 in the U.S., General Schwarzkopf, commander of the coalition forces during the Persian Gulf war, said he had recommended to President Bush that the coalition forces continue fighting the Iraqis until they were completely destroyed in the Persian Gulf war zone. He was quoted as saying President Bush's decision was "courageous," but the coalition forces should have continued…
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A Chance for Future Victories
President Walesa talked about the "battle against communism." He said he wanted to remind the audience of all the changes that were made without much violence, "without a shot." He explained that after the victory the Polish government does not know how to operate, but needs to continue to win victories in independence. He talked about the need for a dialogue between the United States and Poland. Translation into English was by an interpreter. During President Walesa's visit, President Bush announced that the United States would forgive 70 percent of Poland's debt to the U.S.
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Reporting the War from Baghdad
In his first Washington speech since his return from Baghdad, Peter Arnett discussed his reporting from Iraq during the Persian Gulf war. Mr. Arnett was the only American reporter allowed by the Iraqi government to remain in Baghdad after the beginning of the Persian Gulf war in January, 1991, and was asked to leave after the cease-fire was announced by the U.S. government. Sen. Alan Simpson criticized Mr. Arnett for being an Iraqi "sympathizer" because of his reporting from Iraq, which was heavily censored by Iraqi authorities. Mr. Arnett elaborated on some aspects of his reporting in…
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North American Free Trade Agreement
Ambassador Burney talked first about Pres. Bush's recent visit to Ottawa and his meetings with the Prime Minister of Canada. The two major outcomes of that meeting were an acid rain accord and agreement on the peace negotiations in the Middle East. Ambassador Burney then discussed the US-Canada free trade negotiations and the prospect for a North American free trade agreement.
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Media Access During the Persian Gulf War
Asst. Secretary Williams spoke as part of the Society of Professional Journalists' Freedom of Information Day. He talked about the government's imposition of restrictive war time policy on the release of information during the Persian Gulf. He discussed how and what type of information was released to the press. The history of access to military information was discussed. Topics included press pools, press escorts, and military briefings. He spoke of two myths that have arisen over Persian Gulf war coverage: reporters did not do a good job of covering the war and reporters did not have much…
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Whither Civil Rights?
The two speakers debated the status of civil rights in America. They particularly focused on the civil rights bill of 1990 vetoed by President Bush, and the proposed civil rights legislation for 1991. Work place discrimination of protected groups and relief for victims of discrimination were debated. Supreme Court rulings and the Bush administration's proposals for action on civil rights were discussed.
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New York Stock Exchange
Mr. Donaldson spoke on the state of the United States economy in relation to his role with the New York Stock Exchange. His philosophy in running the exchange includes preaching the need for making it more competitive with international exchanges, asking Wall Street firms to "go back to basics, the need for technological innovation, and working towards the creation of 24-hour trading. He warned that fragmentation occurs when trading is done outside the stock market. He said that his job is strictly to keep the market running, not to figure out where it is going to go. Mr. Donaldson founded…
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U.S. Military Bases in the Philippines
Secretary Manglapus is in the United States to meet with legislators and administration officials following recent announcements by the United States and the Philippines that significant progress had been made in negotiations over military bases in the Philippines. His remarks focused on these sensitive talks. Secretary Manglapus said his job is to "explore ways by which certain gaps that may still exist between the American and Philippine positions may be closed." He said that this is not a real estate deal. It is a relationship that exists between the needs of each country.
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