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Democratic leaders proposed planks for the party platform and discussed the merits of these propositions. Issues included gun control, crime, and a variety of other matters.

Democratic leaders proposed planks for the party platform and discussed the merits of these suggestions. Topics included education, the economy, and a variety of other matters.

Participants and committee members spoke about various measures to be included in the Democratic Party platform. Among the issues addressed were gun control, the economy, health care and the…

The Democratic National Committee held Platform Hearings in St. Louis, Missouri. Participants and committee members talked about various issues to be included in the Democratic Party platfor…

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights members and criminal justice experts talked about civil rights dimensions of alleged police misconduct and recent investigations into relations between the po…

Mr. Hentoff and Professor Edley debated the practice of affirmative action. After opening remarks they answered questions by a panel and the audience. Among the issues they addressed were cl…

Participants released the findings of a report studying the influences of diversity on a higher education. The report found that affirmative action enriches students lives and aids in the ed…

Participants discussed American attitudes about race, ethnicity and minority status, saying that these issues were often seen as dividing factors in American culture rather than one of the s…

Committee members heard testimony on a proposal to move injury claims from the courts to a government agency charged with resolving them. 311 Edley, Middleton, Heyman panel (1:14) 427 Abeln…

Representatives heard testimony on a proposal to move injury claims from the courts to a government agency charged with resolving them.

Christopher Edley, a professor at Harvard Law School, discussed news stories and commented on Vice President Al Gore’s presidential campaign for which Mr. Edley served as an issue advisor. H…

National Urban League sponsored a panel discussion on minorities and higher education. The participants including National Urban League President Hugh Price discussed affirmative action, sc…

Journalists, researchers and public policy specialists talked about affirmative action as an election year issue and about the media’s treatment of the issue.

The National Press Foundation hosted a discussion on the role of affirmative action programs. Participants talked about the recent Supreme Court decision in a Colorado case involving requir…

At this Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, a panel of law professors from Harvard, Yale and Stanford, testified against the nomination of Judge Thomas to the Supreme Court.

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and International Policy met to discuss the termination of economic sanctions against South Africa. President Bush announced several weeks ag…

The Congressional Black Caucus commemorated twenty years of African-American congressional representation at their annual awards dinner.

Issues of the executive presidency, of the 1988 presidential campaign.