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SEPTEMBER 24, 1983, VOL. 15, NO. 39, PAGES 1929-1988
FEDERALISM 1932 RURAL RENAISSANCE
By Rochelle L Standfield
Some of rural America is booming, but
some isn't. Both categories have
problems that, their advocates say,
require new federal approaches. Instead,
in the face of Administration proposals
for program cuts, Congress is basically
maintaining the status quo.
POLITICS 1938 LABOR'S EARLY MOVE
By Dom Bonafede
The AFL-CIO is poised to endorse a
Democrat almost surely Walter E
Mondale for President and to supply
him with its vast campaign resources.
LEGAL AFFAIRS 1942 ASBESTOS NIGHTMARE
By Ronald Brownstein
Under the weight of thousands of suits
by asbestos workers, Congress is
considering a privately financed
compensation fund.
INTERNATIONAL 1948 THIRD WORLD AID
The Administration opposes increased
AFFAIRS
By Christopher Madison
lending authority for the World Bank's
special facility for poor countries.
FINANCIAL 1951 WHOOPS FALLOUT
The default by the Washington Public
INSTITUTIONS
Power Supply System has the municipal
bond market on edge.
By Philip Dion
Focuses
DEFENSE 1956 McNAMARA*S LINE
He is guilty of selective disclosure.
By Michael R. Gordon
ECONOMY 1957 FRIENDLY COMPUTERS
They let us exploit information.
By Robert J. Samuelson
ENVIRONMENT 1960 LEAD BALLOON
Who likes EPA's leaded gasoline plan?
By Lawrence Mosher
POLITICS 1961 HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
No one knows if Reagan will run.
By Dom Bonafede
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