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Forget the smoking gun

Presidential accountability should be the aim of the Iran-Contra hearings.

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Inflation rising again

Inflation figures show rise as US becomes entangled in Persian Gulf naval moves.

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What's in a catchphrase?

How catchphrases become part of the American language.

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Anniversary mania

When there's little news about, look for an anniversary.

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Pat Schroeder pitches in

New entry for the Democratic presidential nomination is the only woman so far.

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The meaning of Labor Day

The origins of the Labor Day holiday and the role of trade unions in the US.

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Papal visit, September 1987

The Pope visits a nation where one in four is a Catholic - America.

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Robert Bork’s Supreme Court nomination

President Reagan's controversial nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.

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Oliver North’s diminished popularity

Colonel Oliver North's brief moment as a popular hero to a minority in the US.

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Off the hook?

The one question which might prove the Iran-Contra deal broke no law.

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Peace prize for Sanchez

Costa Rican president wins Nobel prize for his Central American peace plan.

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Black Monday 1987, Black Tuesday 1929

How does the stock market crash of October 1987 compare to the 1929 Wall Street Crash?

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Time for more taxes

Balancing the books may mean it's time to increase consumption taxes.

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Gorbachev wants economic change

West startled by revisionist speech from Soviet leader.

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Black Monday

Black Monday, and the need for radical federal deficit cuts.

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Iran-Contra reports

The reports from the investigating committee into the Iran-Contra scandal.

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Thanksgiving 1987

Thanksgiving Day past and present, and rioting by Cuban prisoners.

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INF Treaty

The summit for the INF to limit nuclear armaments.

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Gorby mania

The INF treaty signing and Mikhail Gorbachev's popularity in the US and Europe.

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Gary Hart confesses

Admission of affairs sink Hart's chances of the Democrat nomination.

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The Democrat Convention of 1924

The disordered state of the Democrat campaign and their chaotic convention of 1924.

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Missile treaty questioned

INF treaty to end medium-range nuclear weapons may leave Europe defenceless say critics.

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McCarran-Walter Act repealed

Odious law quietly repealed after 35 years.

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Caucus system

What is the caucus system of nominating candidates for public office?

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New Hampshire

The state still living in what it deems to be Reagan's golden age.

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Serious Money

Broadway failure of a sermon for our time.

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Black Monday remembered

Memories of the global stock market crash of 19th October 1987.

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1988 presidential primaries

As the primaries begin, the Democrats are still ambivalent about their contenders.

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California public health laws

Drought, new rules on illegal immigrants in California, the rise of the super computer.

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Warnings for Gorbachev

Observers fear that Gorbachev's reforms could end in a coup.

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