Washington Thursday Journal

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Mr. Turner discussed President Clinton’s upcoming trip to Canada and the status of relations between the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Gedda discussed the Clinton administration’s budget proposal for the Department of State. In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Madison and Mr. Meese discussed recent events in the news. Professor Turley and Ms. Reigle talked about individual property rights and the federal government. In the final segment, Ms. McDonald reviewed her article in Worth magazine on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and problems in the way the IRS operates. close