European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 14, 1993 commentary the stars and stripes Page 15 what newspapers a re saying at Horne the following editorial excerpts arc selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press and United press International. The Baltimore Sun at last the United states has moved forcefully into the bosnian question. The program announced wednesday by Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher changes the a quark n on the ground. It creates pressure on the serbs and the muslims to accept an amended Vance Owens plan that would give More space to the muslims in doing this the Clinton administration has abandoned the Assumption that Yugoslavia is a european problem for Europe to resolve. The very heritage and proximity that make it european have made european countries unable individually or collectively to handle it. The new York times a. As if his first three weeks had not been bumpy enough president Clinton now places a tentative foot on the Slippery slope of military engagement. Is anyone around the Oval office Reading history books. As Clinton talks in carefully hedged terms about sending american troops to Bosnia examples ranging from the Bay of pigs to the Beirut Barracks bombing fairly shout at him to go slowly with military initiatives unless the purposes Are fully understood and supported by the american people.-.-. Los Angeles times it May be that the key political Challenge facing the Clinton administration when Congress takes up its 1994 military budget won t be in finding support for the $8.3 billion in cuts that Secretary of defense Les Aspin proposes but in dissuading lawmakers from taking an even bigger whack at Pentagon spending. The temptation to do just that is Likely to grow As Congress is forced finally to confront an unpalatable deficit cutting Agenda that could include reducing. Entitlements raising taxes and slashing or eliminating popular programs. Foreign Aid will be the hardest sell. Defense spending could run a Strong second. The Charleston . Gazette currently America is suffering a wave of prejudice against a defenceless minority homosexuals. The hostility is fanned by the hard right Wing of the Republican party and its ally religious fundamentalism. Conscientious people have a moral fight bigotry and they should join president Clinton in defending the human rights of Gays. The free Lance Star Fredericksburg a. Three marines allegedly dragged a Man out of a Gay bar. Near Camp Lejeune n.c., and punched stomped and kicked him while complaining that president Clinton intends to lift the military s ban on homosexuals. If those charges Are True the Marine corps needs to Send a message by dealing sternly with the three Young marines. Attacks on Gays will continue unless military leaders demonstrate that assault in t condoned the Washington Post president Clinton appeared to be both relieved and pleased As he introduced his latest nominee to be attorney general thursday afternoon. In her Brief first appearance the candidate Janet Reno gave viewers the impression that the president s Confidence is Well placed. She came across As a self assured no nonsense woman who is at ease with Tough cases and Public scrutiny. If confirmed she will bring to the Justice department not Only impressive Legal credentials but management skills and the political savvy of someone who has run for office and won substantial victories. New York Post the Clinton administration had no Good reason for i Don t see mining it we can t Uve with jettisoning the attorney general nomination of Federal judge Kimba Wood. The Clinton showed Wood the exit because of superficial parallels Between her Case and that of Zoc Baird. But the differences arc what matter Here. At any rate they should have mattered. If the existing climate is informed by the misguided notion that Ordinary citizens Are dumb it May be Well to Tell the Clinton right now that they arc underestimating the american people. Tulsa okla world pundits Are declaring the Call in talk shows of radio and television to be America s newfound electronic town meetings. Well Here s a news Flash anyone who lives out in the Sticks and who watches or listens to these shows and who reads and who talks to a Normal variety of fellow citizens knows intuitively that the Call in shows absolutely do not speak the Vox Populis to say that Call in talk shows arc America s electronic town Hall meetings is silly. To believe it is dangerous. Dot ton Herald the Lover As predator is not a new phenomenon. But it s a far More common one today than Ever before. Some 200,000 women every year arc stalked by men Many of whom do far More than threaten and frighten them. Rep. Joe Kennedy a mass sounding a Wake up Call to the country that Domestic violence is a serious crime whether it happens in poise or Boston last week filed the first Federal Domestic violence legislation to address the Issue of stalking Kennedy s legislation is not an option. It s a necessity already years overdue. Pittsburgh Post Gazette Arthur Ashe the first Black Man to be named to the . Davis cup team and the first to win the .open and wimbleton and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and twice a survivor of open heart surgery was once asked to name the greatest comment of his life. He chose the Day he watched Nelson Mandela be released from Captivity in South Africa. The answer was typical. Or. Ashe his body weekend by aids succumbed to pneumonia. His death leaves the world bereft of one of its truest statesmen not just on the Tennis court where his sportsmanlike Demeanour was legendary but in the larger Arena of life itself. The Orange county Calif Register liven though we knew he had contracted aids through a blood transfusion during heart bypass surgery in 1983, even though he appeared a Little More frail every time he appeared on some news bite or sports segment it was a Shock when Arthur Ashe died saturday. A Ven More than most people who die at 49, he seemed to have so much More to do so much More to say. But the memories of How gracefully he handle himself through a memorable life will remain. Star Tribune newspaper of the twin cities Minneapolis As the Only unpaid worker in the White House Hillary Rodham Clinton can rightly be called tradition Toppler. The toppling was almost audible during her lobbying excursion to Capitol Hill. As Clinton met with congressional leaders about the administration s Hopes for health care Reform a new. Realization echoed loudly this is no conventional first lady. She s a Mastermind of health care policy not a mouthpiece. Sun Sentinel fort Lauderdale Fla. Robert Rubin changed hats from investment banking powerhouse to president Clinton s top economic adviser or did he just switch places of operation from Wall Street to the White House Rubin former co chairman of Goldman Sachs & co., evidently did not violate Federal ethics rules by sending a letter in december to some 1,000 clients of his investment banking firm. The unusual letter from Rubin urged clients in several nations to take two actions first continue doing business with Goldman Sachs. Second in a request that clangs off key keep in touch with Rubin in his new Job at the White House. " the times Picayune new Orleans jobs jobs jobs were the overriding Issue in s presidential Campaign and jobs remain an important Issue in spite of an economic recovery that i gaining momentum. But there is a big catch in the unemployment Story. According to the . Labor department Ull the improvement in the unemployment rate. Was attributable not to a growth in jobs but to the fact that. A half million workers dropped out of the labor Force. Many Large companies Are. Increasing productivity with fewer employees through technology reorganization and other factors. Seattle times two weeks into the Clinton administration the tone of government. Changed noticeably for the better with the Swift passage of the family leave Bill. This is one new Law that resonates in the hinterlands and resonates favourably. The Milwaukee journal is Congress capable of reforming itself not without president Clinton s prodding. A real test of his commitment and leadership looms Over his approach to the putrid system of Campaign finance. Clinton must use his bully pulpit to crusade for change the Public would be with him
