AUSTIN, Texas -- First there was good news. Let's hear it for the U.S.
Senate, a profile in courage. A 57-42 vote on requiring "527s" -- the
tax-exempt organizations that secretly raise and spend millions to influence
elections -- to...
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08 June 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- At the mythical Fearmonger's Shoppe ("Serving all your
phobia needs") in Lake Wobegon last week, there was a special on ways to
prevent your early death from the frightful menace of bad handwriting by
doctors. A puzzled...
08 June 2000
There's a slick new term surfing its way into the mass media. "E-government."
Al Gore has given it a big shove forward with a major campaign speech. "The power of government," he proclaimed, "should not be locked away in Washington,...
06 June 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- My friend Linda Aaker recently visited Europe and came
back talking, as Americans so often do, about the great public
transportation in this country, the terrific child-care system in that
country and the wonderful public...
02 June 2000
AUSTIN -- Well, isn't that special? The governor has granted a 30-day stay
to a man on death row so we can figure out from DNA evidence whether the guy
should be on Death Row. He may well be, but it'll be nice to be certain for
a change....
01 June 2000
Every four years, when summer begins, the national media curtain rises on
an overheated stage of presidential politics. Like drama critics clutching
their programs, thousands of journalists are keenly alert to the feverish
orchestration...