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...ceremonies were split between Independence Hall and Congress Hall, where the first federal lawmakers met. If any theme emerged from the speechifying, it was that the capacity to produce such conciliatory agreements as the Great Compromise may be the genius of the American system. House Speaker Jim Wright praised the "art of honorable compromise," adding a mild rebuke to the likes of Oliver North for ignoring congressional strictures: "Laws hammered out upon the blacksmith's forge of compromise have commanded observance from even those who disagreed with the wisdom of the laws. And that is what real patriotism comes...
...project is part of an effort to make the complex a tourist attraction. Under construction is a copper-roofed half-mile-long building in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright that will house executive offices. The tower will contain a 450-room hotel. Architect Gunnar Birkerts admits that he is prepared for "leaning tower of pizza" jokes...
...limping from the continuing Iran-contra revelations, the President was looking for a quick score. So Reagan did what he does best: he took to the airwaves and attacked the old "tax and tax, spend and spend" ways of the Democrats. The assault pushed Byrd and House Speaker Jim Wright into hurried meetings with their deadlocked committees, and by week's end the Democrats had agreed on a $1 trillion spending plan for next year, including a $19.3 billion tax increase that Reagan vows he would veto...
Melissa W. Wright...
Wilbur and Orville shows how the Wright stuff got aviation off the ground. -- The restless, searching stories of Jayne Anne Phillips...