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The prime minister dealt with questions on Edward Heath’s visit to Iraq. Heath, a Labour Party member in the House of Commons and former prime minister, met with President Saddam Hussein in …
235 viewsThe prime minister dealt with questions on Edward Heath’s visit to Iraq. Heath, a Labour Party member in the House of Commons and former prime minister, met with President Saddam Hussein in …
235 viewsRick Shelby answered questions at a news conference of the 1990 National Republican Senatorial Committee. He discussed the Republican chances of winning some of the contested 1990 Senate sea…
39 viewsState Representative David Duke(R-LA) spoke at the National Press Club about President Bush’s veto of the Civil Rights bill.
423 viewsSenators Kennedy and Hatch reacted to the unsuccessful override of the president’s veto of S. 2104, the Civil Rights Act of 1990.
165 viewsThe roll of votes on the Civil Rights Act of 1990 was displayed.
62 viewsRepresentative Beryl Anthony D-Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign, held a news conference and talked about the 1990 House races.
51 viewsMembers of Close Up Foundation’s program for older Americans discussed events in the Persian Gulf and Operation Desert Storm.
54 viewsAn override of the president’s veto of S. 2104 was defeated by one vote. The bill would have reversed several Supreme Court decisions that are thought to narrow the scope of civil rights pro…
70 viewsSecretary Dole is resigning her cabinet post to become national director of the American Red Cross.
124 viewsCandidates in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race met to debate election issues. The Democratic nominee is John Silber. The Republican nominee is William Weld.
606 viewsThis lecture series explored ideas that reflect changes in modern culture and politics. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick spoke on how regimes change.
87 viewsThe four candidates in the New York gubernatorial race met in Syracuse, New York, to debate election issues.
507 viewsOn October 26 Washington, DC Mayor Barry received a sentence of six months in prison on drug-related charges. His attorney answered reporters' questions on the sentence.
190 viewsOn October 26 Washington, DC Mayor Marion Barry was sentenced to six months in prison, fined $5,000 and given one year probation for his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possess…
72 viewsHouse Democratic Congressional leaders hosted a news conference where they spoke on the budget reconciliation package which the House passed.
54 viewsThe Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates participated via satellite in a “mini” debate covering the topic of education.
723 viewsThe United Nations Security Council met to consider Israel’s rejection of the United Nations probe into the deaths of nineteen Palestinians. The Security Council considered a resolution crit…
139 viewsThe Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William Webster addressed the National Council of World Affairs Organizations about intelligence advising in unprecedented times.
41 viewsThe Senate debated and passed the deficit reduction plan passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives.
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