Bush Proposes Hikes in Federal Pay of Up to 25%

President Bush dove back into the politically messy issue of federal pay increases Friday, calling for raises of up to 25% for federal judges and 8,000 of the government’s top executive branch employees along with a ban on members of Congress taking money for personal appearances. Bush did not propose a congressional pay increase but … Read more

Woman With a Country : Dissent: Exiled student leader Chai Ling risks death if she follows her heart back to China. Now, she wants to carry the message of Tian An Men Square to the world.

The International House of Pancakes in Alhambra was crowded with breakfasters at mid-morning on a weekday. So hardly anyone looked up from their silver-dollar pancakes when the small, slim woman trailing a translator, a reporter and a photographer walked in. But in one corner of the restaurant, a look of shock and then joy registered … Read more

Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war

President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone on Monday (Associated Press) President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month, as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, according to the White House. The … Read more

All-Mail Vote Gets Run in Oregon Race : Politics: Test in postal democracy in the primary for Bob Packwood’s Senate seat is garnering as much attention as the outcome of the election.

The races themselves are interesting enough: In today’s primary for the Senate seat Bob Packwood vacated, Oregon Democrats are choosing between two veteran House members whose battle turned nasty, while state Republicans will decide whether to veer from their moderate tradition and embrace a more conservative candidate. But garnering as much attention as the outcome … Read more

‘Opposite of What a Woman Should Be’ : Imelda Marcos Says Aquino Is ‘Obsessed’

First Lady Imelda Marcos charged Wednesday that presidential candidate Corazon Aquino is “obsessed,” “ambitious” and “the complete opposite of what a woman should be” in her bid to unseat President Ferdinand E. Marcos in next month’s election. Describing herself as “a housekeeper,” Imelda Marcos–a highly visible figure on the campaign trail who also holds the … Read more

Column: Trump has big plans for California if he wins a second term. Fasten your seatbelts

“The place is failing,” former President Trump said of California at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland last month. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Donald Trump is running against California — again. In his campaign to win a second term, the former president frequently excoriates the state as a terrifying dystopia — the inevitable … Read more

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