European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 21,1993 commentary j what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts arc selected from across Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associate press and United press  Washington Pott Naftal s passage by the House is a Triumph for president Clinton but also a Triumph for the country and its economic future. Clinton has now taken great risks and won spectacular victories on two crucial pieces of legislation. Last summer his budget Bill with its deficit reductions got through the Senate Only on the vice president s vote. Wednesday night s vote in the Houston Naftal was in doubt almost to the end of the weeks of debate. These fierce Battles Are evidence of the difficulty of the changes that Clinton is forcing on Congress and his party. The new York times the close vote in puerto Rico favouring continue Commonwealth status rather than statehood will be greeted with Relief in Washington. It spares Congress from deciding How and whether to admit a Spanish speaking Island to the Union. Many who voted for continued Commonwealth status did so to protect puerto Rico s distinct culture from homogenization into the English speaking  Choice of cultural autonomy snort of National Independence deserves respect in a world groping wit the dilemmas of self determination. Now that puerto Rico has voiced its preference it is incumbent upon Washington to react More sensitively to puerto rican requests and to continued exploration of the Island status. The Boston Globe puerto Picans Are to be congratulated for demonstrating to their Mainland fellow citizens a Sharp sense of the importance of the ballot Box. The three quarters of eligible people who cast ballot sin a referendum on the future of their Island demonstrated that political participation is alive a dwell in contrast to voting in the United states where it is difficult to get participation rates above 50 percent. The Greenville . News supporters of Campaign finance Reform Are obsessed with two ideas too much Money is spent on campaigns and spending therefore must be limited and Reform won t be Complete without some form of Public financing there s a sort of congressional logic to All that but congressional logic is different from the real thing. So congressional leaders never propose the bes Campaign Reform possible term limits. The rapid City . Journal spending billions on More police and prisons does attack the causes of crime America s problems with violent crime will continue unless More resources Are directed toward helping the Young people who will be tomorrow s criminals. The Register Herald Beckley . While putting another 100,000 More police officers onto the Street and building More prisons sounds like a Good idea the Senate s of Thod of financing it smells of political chicanery. The Senate plan would finance the crime Bill wit the savings that Are expected under the Clinton administration s cuts in the Federal government. If the Senate Waits until these savings actually occur we won t see one extra officer or one new prison. Valley Dally news Kent Wash. The supreme court s unanimous ruling gives women workers new Legal protections against sexual harassment the kind of smutty vulgar and offensive conduct that turns the workplace into an abusive and hostile environment even with this supreme court ruling victim will still the stars and stripes Page 15 Naftal find it difficult to win sexual harassment cases. But for20,000 employees who Lodge such complaints every year 90 percent of them women the Legal Protection shave new Teeth. The Providence . Sunday journal the High court s a ambivalent ruling on sexual harassment in the workplace comes As a breath of fresh air. " the Issue of sexual harassment has festered in the National psyche Ever since the hearings on Clarence Thomas confirmation to the supreme court whatever the truth of the allegations and denials in that depressing matter. The Seattle Post intelligencer the . Supreme court has ruled unanimously an sensibly to broaden the definition of sexual harassment in the workplace thus making it easier for employees to win suits against harassing employers. Sexual harassment in the workplace is shameful an against the Law. The supreme court has made it easier to convict those who break the Law and easier for their victims to Stop it. That will make workplaces better places for All. St. Paul Minn Pioneer press the . Senate with7 unusual swiftness and goo sense has again rejected Northwest airlines bid to turn its International flights into airborne casinos. If Congress is beginning to grasp this to see tha America s still mounting fever must somehow be cooled Northwest s lost Wager on airborne gambling May be a Winner for common sense. Dally Jefferson county Union fort Atkinson wis. The statue dedicated on veterans Day on the Capitol mall represents More than a tribute to the women who served in the Vietnam War. It represents All the women who throughout America s conflicts have worked behind and alongside the men whose likenesses were immortalized in Bronze and Marble. Whether on the front lines or the Home front women have played an integral part in fighting for America s ideals. I Joe might Nave gotten the credit but Martha Sarah Margaret and All the other women serving from Lexington to Baghdad put their lives on the same line. The times Picayune new Orleans the cause of peace in the Middle East appeared considerably brighter following King Hussein s shrewdly crafted Victory Over Muslim fundamentalists and leftists in Jordan s crucial parliamentary elections the hopeful implication of the jordanian elections is that the momentum of the Middle East peace processes now Strong enough to prevail Over the area s politics of extremism. Pittsburgh Post Gazette Roll Roll Roll brother trucker James Taylor implores in an old tune. But that will be harder to do if the White House office of management of budget a expected prohibits the use of radar detectors in 2.5 million big commercial Rigsby acquiescing in the use of a device expressly designed to help someone beat the Law the government not Only undermines its own Law enforcement capability but also reduces everyone s margin of safety. Los Angeles times in this nation disabled children Are guaranteed a education. That s Good. But the supreme court has ruled that if the Public schools Don t measure up parents can shop around for a private school that fits the special needs of their child and then Send that whopping Bill to the state. Yet again the Federal government assigns a big responsibility to states and localities without offering to help pay the Bill the nation s Public schools now annually invest an estimated $18 billion in special  s 40 percent share should amount to More than $7 billion but the Federal government provides Only about $1.5 billion in reimbursement. That Gap could grow even larger because of the court ruling the Philadelphia Dally news . Bob Haldeman chief Henchman of the Only certified Crook Ever to hold the presidency has passed from this veil of tears. He was 67.the Crook himself Richard Pardon me Nixon had a statement on the death of his Loyal Stooge and chief of staff who did a year and a half in jail rather than rat out or.  since he joined my staff As a Young Advance Man in the 1956 election said Nixon i have known Bob Haldeman to be a Man of rare intelligence strength integrity and  the attempts at whitewashing in the world won t change two important facts. Haldeman was a  so was Bis Boss