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...both sides in the Nicaraguan conflict, the U.S. has become a battleground. This war for the favor of the American public has grown increasingly urgent as Congress prepares to vote on President Reagan's request for $14 million in aid for the anti-Sandinista contras...
...Armed Services Committee last week drafted a proposal for a 3% military increase in fiscal 1986--a cut of almost $10 billion from Reagan's original budget that did not eliminate any major weapons programs. Instead, it deferred a scheduled military pay increase and scaled back by 60% a request for increased manpower...
...unable to best ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today retook the morning ratings lead for two weeks. Last week should turn out to be the third in a row, since Today pulled off something of a programming miracle. Responding to the network's shrewdly written (in Polish) request, Pope John Paul II gave NBC extraordinary, although not unprecedented, access to the Vatican as part of the show's week of live broadcasts from Rome. The Pope extended a personal welcome to the NBC crew at his general audience and expressed his hope that the media exposure...
Epps said that if he receives a request for a change in advertising regulations, he would take it to the the Committee on College Life for discussion
Many lawmakers want to make substantial cuts in Reagan's request for an almost 6% real increase in defense spending. "The Pentagon's position," said Aspin, "has eroded dramatically." Agreed Republican Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts: "There's a strong feeling out there for a freeze across the board." In a speech last week at St. John's University in New York City, Reagan indicated that he is "willing to consider" cuts as long as U.S. security is not threatened. The Administration is hoping to force Congress to slash specific programs rather than impose a percentage reduction in military outlays...