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Cable TV and local news

Has the rise in cable television made the local news story a thing of the past?

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OJ Simpson and the legal process, 1994

The OJ Simpson trial, and the Long Island commuter train shootings.

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Carter's diplomacy and White House security

How have the security arrangements of the president changed since the 1960s?

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Barry Goldwater, and Reagan's speech

The state of the Republican Party in 1994 and the importance of a speech by Ronald Reagan.

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Clinton and 'Me too' Democrats

Newt Gingrich becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

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A Nation of hair stylists

How abstract votes will affect the nomination of Democratic presidential candidate.

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Montgomery bus boycott

Recollections of the Montgomery bus boycott prompted by Rosa Parks in 1955.

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Dependency on red tape

American dependency on red tape and the 'death' of common sense.

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George Abbott remembered

A tribute to director, theatre producer and playwright George Abbott (1887-1995).

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Baseball strike 1994-5

El Nino; and the events leading up to the 1994-95 baseball strike in America.

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William Fulbright (1905-1995)

Former Arkansas Senator William Fulbright remembered.

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The secrets of a long life

Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest woman celebrates her 120th birthday.

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The American deficit

How the gap between the national income and outgoings has been allowed to widen.

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Ringers

The latest developments in the baseball strike explained.

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Gingrich and Roosevelt

Republicans have a majority in both houses of the Senate for the first time in 40 years.

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Rudolph Giuliani's New York

The social problems faced by the Mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani.

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The OJ phenomenon

Why are Americans obsessed with the OJ Simpson trial?

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The Christian right in politics

What role does the extreme Christian Right play in American politics?

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Remembering FDR

The 50th anniversary of the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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US taxation in 1995

The simplification and reduction of tax in America in 1995.

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Oklahoma City bombing

The fallout of Oklahoma City bombing, and the rise in domestic terrorism.

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VE Day, fifty years on

The 50th anniversary of the victory in Europe during WWII.

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Equality in New York, Clinton in Russia

President Clinton's trip to dissuade Boris Yeltsin from sending nuclear aid to Iran.

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Rockefeller and Britannica

The factors causing difficulties for Encyclopedia Britannia and the Rockefeller Centre.

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The White House

A discussion on the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue to the public in 1995.

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Objectives in modern conflict

The lack of a clear objective in modern conflict, and the effect on the American public.

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Bob Dole and the fall of Rome

How does modern-day America compare with the fall of Rome as described by Gibbon?

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American farmers

What are the problems faced by American farmers in 1995?

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The first UN Conference

Tales from the first United Nations conference in San Francisco in 1945.

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St Patrick's parade ban

The ban of homosexuals and bisexuals from the St Patrick's Day parade by Boston veterans.

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