Word: speaker
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...have been merely poking fun at the save-the-planet folks, just as he used to trade put-downs with his old partner, Cher. But underneath the comic exaggeration was a serious message. The noises coming from Bono and many of his fellow Republican signers of House Speaker Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" signal a radical shift in Congress's attitude toward environmental issues-a shift that may bode ill for the health of snail darters, spotted owls and even the human species...
...notorious' question of The Artist as Citizen started out as a well meaning and insightful topic for a qualified speaker to explore. First there was Barbra, who butchered her speech writer's graceful words. Then we asked this question of Michelle Pfeiffer, just to be cute. But when it was asked again of Tom Hanks, we might do well to consider exactly where this 'harmless' question has gone...
...main issues of the labor dispute of ADM and Ogilvie are quite the same as those of Decatur," said Trembly, who is a French speaker. "We will continue to develop solidarity with workers of the U.S. It gives us hope to come to you to fight to keep our dignity at work...
...House Speaker Newt Gingrich is losing no time in tackling the second half of his "Contract With America" agenda. House Republicans put billions in domestic budget cuts on the table today, keeping with their campaign promise to trim government spending. Minority Democrats complained the proposals would demolish vital social programs. A subcommittee took up plans to cut $9.4 billion, targeting funds for housing, water projects, President Clinton's national service program, veterans' hospitals, medical supplies, diplomatic programs and technology grants, among others. The panel also rejected Clinton's request for $672 million to finance international peacekeeping efforts. Another subcommittee voted...
...financial pressures on teaching hospitals may force them to quit training young doctors, potentially devastating the quality and diversity of U.S. medical care down the road. One such hospital in New York City, St. Luke's-Roosevelt, estimates that if planned cuts in Medicare and Medicaid discussed by Speaker Newt Gingrich, New York Governor George Pataki and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani all go through, the hospital will lose more than $35 million per year and may have to eliminate physician training entirely. "At some point," says TIME health care writer Janice Castro, "these hospitals simply will be unable...