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Three Democratic House members today accused Speaker Newt Gingrich of ethical improprieties in accepting free cable TV time worth $150,000 to $200,000 from Glenn Jones, the seventh-largest U.S. cable operator. The three, representatives Patricia Schroeder (D-Colo.), Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) and Harry Johnston (D-Fla.) filed a complaint with the House ethics committee, claiming that Jones has a vested interest in proposed congressional reforms. Gingrich spokesman Tony Blankley tried to turn the tables by claiming Johnston is in a group of lawmakers who meet regularly to dig up dirt on the speaker. Gingrich previously was accused...
...attempt to end the six-month-old baseball strike with legislation that would partially repeal the sport's 73-year-old antitrust exemption. Players union head Donald Fehr lauded the bill, introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) and Bob Graham (D-Fla.). They want to let players mount court challenges -- as is done in other industries -- when owners unite to set labor restrictions. Congressional leaders, including House Speaker Newt Gingrich, are opposed to enacting legislation to solve the strike. Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.) are slated to meet tomorrow...
...Whether Castro leaves Cuba in a vertical or horizontal position is up to him and the Cuban people. But he must -- and will -- leave Cuba."TIME Miami bureau chief Cathy Boothreports that Helms gets many of his ideas about how to handle Cuba from Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), a Cuban emigre who happens to be a distant cousin, and sworn enemy, of Fidel. Castro is, of course, used to such threats from the north. In an interview withTIME Managing Editor James R. Gainesand other editors that took place before Helms made his comment, the Cuban leader noted laconically...
...long desired: the freedom to pursue monetary policies without particular concern for full-employment policies. Currently, the Fed's directive -- in force since 1978 -- requires the central bank to pursue the aim of maximum employment, stable prices and moderate, long-term interest rates. But Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.), future chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, said today that he would "seek to remove all aspects of employment and economic control from the Fed's mandates." The Economic Strategy Institute, a liberal think tank, called the proposal a serious mistake.Post your opinion on theWashingtonbulletin board...