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Comments on the controversy surrounding the political and financial affairs of U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright. Speculations over the political relationship developed by the Democrat Congressman with Fort Worth, Texas-based developer George Mallick; Investigations on the personal finances of other members of the House of Representative.

Discusses the impact of a possible rejection of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by Congress. Morning-after scenario; Defeat's effect on Bill Clinton's presidency and the United States' reputation as a world trade leader; Battle for the passage of NAFTA: Agreement's impact on the economy; Effect of NAFTA's loss on Mexico and Latin America; Rifts in the Democratic Party. INSET: NAFTA: IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT JOBS.

Discusses how Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton's scrap with Jesse Jackson, along with his dogged `keep on the message' strategy, perked up his awful poll standings in the presidential race. Suddenly a viable candidate; Character questions; Problems Harbrecht, et al.

Presents information on the deteriorating political condition of the Republican Party after ten years of success. Information on the results of the political campaign of 1990 that were not in favor of Republicans; Focus on the Democratic Party gaining nine seats in the U.S. Congress; Report that Grand Old Party is also loosing its image of party of fresh thinking and new ideas.

Presents information related to John H. Sununu, White House Chief of Staff. Image of Sununu in Washington's political establishment; Impact of policies of Sununu on people; Information regarding widespread hatred against him. INSET: John Sununu's long reach..

Analyzes issues that will be discussed by United States President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev at their summit meeting aboard US and Soviet warships in the Mediterranean in December 1989. Focus on how the US can help Soviet perestroika succeed; Issues on American economic assistance; Issues related to Soviet involvement in Eastern European affairs.

Reports on the social programs proposed by Minority leader Newt Gingrich and his colleagues in the Conservative Opportunity Society. Welfare and retirement programs; Housing programs; Social and labor problems; Proposed programs for education and health care; Other ideas proposed by the conservatives.

Reports that U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development head Jack Kemp is using the scandals under his predecessor Samuel Pierce to launch a wave of free-market housing initiatives. Plan to eliminate hospital and nursing home construction subsidies; Coninsurance fraud; Political favoritism.

Discusses the unprecedented turmoil among African-American politicians and its impact on African-American politics in the U.S. in 1989. Factors behind the emergence of race relations as a key issue in American politics; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications for American politics and society. INSET: Four who share the spotlight (David Dinkins, William Gray....

The article reports on the candidates of the 1988 elections. George Bush and Michael Dukakis started their presidential campaign on Labor day as it kicked off. In a "Business Week" poll, results showed that Bush is leading with 50 percent compared to the 44 percent of Dukakis. Bush promises a kinder and gentler national while Dukakis is working on giving economic nationalism a new prominence. INSET: MEET THE MASTERS OF MUD IN A DOWN-AND-DIRTY CAMPAIGN.

The article discusses the impact of senator John Kerry on the success of the Democratic Party to obtain majority positions in the U.S. Senate. Kerry, who won the chairmanship of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, has shown optimism that Democrats will reign during the 1988 senatorial elections. According to Patrick Griffin, a former Democratic Senate aide, Kerry is a smart and aggressive man who has a crop of candidates to work with.

The article reports on the plan of the Democratic political party in the U.S. to stage a preconvention for the election of a political leader to represent their party in the 1988 presidential elections. Many political figures were nominated to lead the party presidency including the close fight between Massachusetts governor Michael S. Dukakis and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson where both had their own style of getting votes from fellow partymates.

The article reports on the battle among Democratic candidates who want to win the nomination for presidential election in the U.S. Senator Albert Gore Jr. captured five states which is surprising for someone who skipped Iowa and New Hampshire. Meanwhile, Jesse Jackson also won five which shows that he had broadened his appeal beyond the African-American vote. It is noted that Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis became the first Democrat to win convincingly outside his home region.

The article highlights the lifted hope of U.S. Democrats in the 1988 Presidential campaign brought about by the sagging economy and several unforeseen obstacles for Republicans candidates U.S. Vice-President George Bush and Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole. It also looks into the Democrats' discovery of a campaign strategy called old-fashioned populism. Meanwhile, the inability of Bush to shake off about the Iran-contra affair has sent his credibility plummeting.

The article discusses the political career of California's first-term Republican senator Pete Wilson of the United States government. Wilson was elected in 1982 when he defeated Governor Jerry Brown. He was sitting in position were no senator has been re-elected, The "jinx" position was the biggest challenge of his political career. He must win over it to maintain the position as legislator of the U.S. government.

The article reports on the actions of the U.S. federal government to remedy the economic situation in the nation after the October 1987 stock market crash. President Ronald Reagan and congressional leaders are studying ways to reduce the budget deficit. The Federal Reserve Board has been injecting about $5.3 billion to the banking system to provide liquidity. However, these actions are not enough.

The article examines whether U.S. presidential candidate Bob Dole can form an economic vision to strengthen his bid for presidency against President Bill Clinton. He has enlisted an eclectic crowd of top economists, including former Council of Economic Advisors member John B. Taylor and former Federal Reserve Governor Wayne D. Angell to help. Dole may just be desperate enough to adopt the supply-side line. Dole will rely on the kindness of Republican governors and party honchos to fund his travel and advertising until he gets more federal funds right after the August 12 to 15, 1996 Republican Convention.

Reports on efforts by the U.S. to help Mexico solve its financial crisis in 1995. Loan guarantees to prop up the Mexican peso; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications for international economic relations. INSETS: Executive order.;Why Clinton bailed out the bailout..

Analyzes the confrontation between Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. management and United Rubber Workers. Reasons behind the strike; Announcement of the company that it has hired permanent replacement workers; Criticism of Bridgestone's January hiring of 2,300 permanent replacement workers by U.S. President Bill Clinton in order to score points with organized labor; Impact of the strike on the profit of the company; Criticism of the company's refusal to accept the pattern contract agreed to at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., by Labor Secretary, Robert Reich; Laws regulating companies to limit employers' ability to replace strikers for good. INSET: ANATOMY OF AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT.

Reports on developments in the United States regarding the General Agreement on Tariff & Trades. Claims that the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade will destroy U.S. jobs and erode American sovereignty; Approval of the trade accord on which the U.S. Senate is expected to vote; Reviewing of decisions of the World Trade Organization regarding arbitration of trade disputes.

Discusses the findings of the `Business Week' poll on top business executives' view of President Bill Clinton's handling of the economy. Lack of faith in Clinton's ability to lead; Health-care debacle; Impressive gains for business in Washington, D.C.; Long-term interest rates; Budget; Trade expansion; Corporate America's partnership with Clinton; Influence of probusiness centrists.

Speculates on the ability of President Bill Clinton to regain global economic credibility. Setbacks in trade talks with Japan; Response to the falling dollar; Clinton's claim that currency traders are misjudging his performance; Divisions in the Clinton Administration between those who favor forceful intervention and those who blame the strong yen for the country's economic problems.

Focuses on talks between President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa over the United States access to Japanese markets. Concessions offered by Japan; Goals of the U.S. Administration; Japanese violation of 1989 agreement; Issuing of Super 301 sanctions; Greatest peril for Japan; Consequences of sanctions on American companies.

Discusses the Bill Clinton Administration's efforts to gain support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Incentives offered; Impact of NAFTA failure on Bill Clinton's presidency; Participation of pro-pact business lobby, USA NAFTA; Advertising campaign of anti-NAFTA supporters. INSET: An anti-NAFTA argument you haven't..., by Aaron Bernstein..

Reports on developments in the trade negotiations between the governments of the United States and Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa's resistance to the trade concessions demanded by President Bill Clinton; Effect of the continuous appreciation of the Japanese yen against the dollar; Hosokawa's focus on political reform; Trade experts' advice to Clinton to bypass the Japanese bureaucrats.

Discusses the pros and cons to the American economy of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Creation of export-related jobs via the opening up of the Mexican economy to American-made goods; Reduction in the number of illegal Mexican immigrants; Implication of a rejection in President Bill Clinton's ability to negotiate deals with other countries; Migration of American corporations to Mexico; Decline in union membership.

Looks at President-elect Bill Clinton's first round of economic appointments. Likely candidates; Economic agenda; Likely choices of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen as Treasury Secretary and House Budget Committee Chairman Leon E.Panetta as head of the Office of Management & Budget. INSET: Team players? Economic advisers vying for Clinton's ear.;The....

Discusses how thanks to a feisty tone lacking in President George Bush's recent stump ramblings, the Republican National Convention figures to cut Bill Clinton's 20-point lead. Bush facing an uphill fight; Bush campaign's plan for erasing Bill Clinton's big lead; Predictions.

Reports that due to battling indecision and a Soviet crisis that underscores U.S. President George Bush's command of foreign policy, most Democrats are shunning the political campaign trail for the comforts of home. Senator who took the political campaign in New Hampshire; Campaign style of former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas; Discussion on the U.S. foreign policy. INSET: Wannabe and might wannabes..

Presents information related to the relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union. Focus on the good relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union, that would give rise to a New Economic Order; Comments on the Group of Seven gathering that ended on a high note; Information on the most significant arms-control pact in 20 years; Analysis of the agreements made by the two superpowers.

Focuses on the reasons of the U.S. President George Bush tapping Alan Greenspan for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve Board (Fed) chairman. Problems caused by Greenspan; Attitude of the central banker as a factor responsible for Greenspan's mistakes during his first term; Credit for the recovery which got under way before the 1992 election; Argument by Greenspan that recession began in October 1990, months after Iraqi Presidents Saddam Hussein invasion of Kuwait; Suggestion that Fed may have to decide whether to increase rates to meet its goal of 'price stability' by the mid-1990s; Continuation of turmoil in banking.

Comments on the awkward situations surrounding Alan Greenspan, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Efforts of Greenspan to get a reappointment to the job; Hint of negative intention of the U.S. government regarding his reappointment; Views of Greenspan and other U.S. Federal Reserve Board economists about inflation; Effect of economic slowdown on the efforts of Greenspan; Statistics and charts depicting downturn of economy in the U.S.; Opinion that if the economic forecasts made by Greenspan do not turn up, he will be out of the job.

Discusses the December 2-3, 1989 Malta Summit between U.S. President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and Bush's postsummit briefing of European allies in Brussels. Outlines of Bush's vision of a new post-cold-war policy intended to reunite the Continent; Role of U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III in plans; Proposals of Bush to help the Soviet economy.

The article discusses how House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski's firm hold on the legislative committee seems to be slipping in the U.S. in 1989, producing a series of embarrassing legislative reversals as well as sparking cloakroom grumbling that he is losing his knack for bare-knuckle politics.

This article discusses U.S. politics under Republican President George Bush. Congressional Democrats have been humbled by Bush's dominance of the policy agenda, including bailouts of savings and loan association failures, education, child care, clean air, capital gains, and drug traffic policy. INSET: Where the big issues stand..

Reports that the savings and loan association lobby will mount a last-chance effort to shape a bailout package for savings and loan association failures in the U.S. Congress. Effort to soften capital requirements and eliminate restrictions on thrift investments; Lengthening of the time associations can count "supervisory goodwill" as capital.

Explains that Republican and Democratic legislators in the United States House are throwing allegations of unethical conduct against each other. Speaker Thomas Foley as target of GOP attacks that hinted at personal impropriety; GOP plans to launch fresh ethics complaints against Democratic members.

Focuses on the increase in the number of insurers in Texas that are in receivership. Factors contributing to the financial woes of insurers; Budget problems in the state; Influence of the crisis in the state's thrift industry.

This article focuses on the introduction of potentially costly bills for business enterprises in the U.S. during the administration of U.S. President George Bush. Rarely has business faced such a heavy barrage of costly bills. Demand for social legislation, suppressed for eight years by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, are emerging. With no money available, the U.S. Congress wants simply to order employers to pay for such needs as health care and parental leave. Lobbyists worry that an eventual budget compromise will mean new taxes on business. Underlying the unease of business enterprises is the realization that Bush will be far more willing than Reagan to deal with congressional Democrats. That leaves Democrats free to launch a series of initiatives that could throw the White House onto the defensive. In private, lobbyists concede they cannot block legislation requiring employers to give workers unpaid leave to care for newborns or sick relatives. Two items of particular concern to corporations are new limits on the campaign contributions of political action committees and tighter restrictions on former government employees going to work as lobbyist. After eight years of diehard Reaganism, companies must adjust to the new spirit of compromise. INSET: Congress 101: a syllabus..

This article focuses on the implications of the move of United States President-elect George Bush to name Elizabeth Hanford Dole as secretary of the Department of Labor. Until a few years ago, most of the nation's work-related problems got resolved, for better or worse, by Darwinian struggles between labor and management. But the extraordinary decline of union power in the early 1980s left an enormous vacuum where organized labor once functioned as the pattern-setter for the entire economy on wages, benefits, and working conditions. How to fill that void is emerging as a critical question. Several tough employment issues, such as child care and the minimum wage, are likely to force early clashes between Bush, Dole and Congress controlled by Democrats. But these skirmishes will only be forerunners to battles over deeper labor problems that have arisen because of organized labor's fading strength and demographic changes in the work force. With unions representing less than 13% of the private-industry work force, down from more than 20% in the 1970s, more and more nonunion employees are looking to the courts for protection against arbitrary management decisions. Dole got a reputation as a poor administrator at Transportation. She cannot escape suspicion that Bush named her largely to appease her husband, Republican Senate leader Bob Dole, whose help Bush needs in the Congress.

The article reports on the reasons why Democrat Michael Dukakis lost the 1988 presidential elections in the United States to Republican George Bush. Most rank-and-file Democrats sit out primaries and caucuses because their party ties are very loose making the liberal activists and interest groups in control. The nomination process either discourage strong candidates or weeds them out.

The article reports that while U.S. Vice-President George Bush is likely to win the 1988 Presidential elections, political analysts believe that he will not be able to repeat Ronald Reagan's 1980 feat of returning control of the Senate to the Republican Party. The Democrats have controlled the Senate for the past two years. Nationwide, Republicans are fighting against Democratic candidates who are well-known and well-funded.

The article discusses issue regarding political campaigns in the U.S., especially between presidential candidates Michael Dukakis and vice-president George W. Bush. Surveys show that the number of voters who see Dukakis as too liberal is increasing sharply. Polls also show that on the key questions of which candidate can best manage the economy and oversee foreign policy, the vice-president wins handily.

The article discusses the support campaign of the National Rifle Association (NRA) against the U.S. Congress gun lobby, restricting the use of plastic handguns. According to the author, the Congress believes that the danger of plastic guns are based on the plastic's ability to elude metal detectors. The author stressed that the NRA campaign against the local government's restrictions is getting worse.

The article focuses on the implication of Omnibus Trade & Competitiveness Act of 1988, the revised trade laws, in addressing trade problems in the U.S. This act passed by Congress was the realization of extensive hard work by politicians and labor representatives who were upset by the perceived change in competitiveness between Americans and foreign goods. However, it turned out that the only considerable legacy of this legislation maybe that it offered a political safety valve.

The article reports on the potential of Vice President George Bush to advance on the Republican nomination for president in the U.S. After Super Tuesday, jubilant aides greeted the news of the Vice President's historic 16-state sweep by showing off business cards affixed with pictures of the White House. However, Bush's stumble in Iowa made him vulnerable to an assault by Kansas Senator Bob Dole.

The article analyzes the campaign of Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis. His campaign promotes a partnership with business to address national issues ranging from economic development to day care. The article compares Dukakis' campaign strategy with his rivals such as Representative Richard A. Gephardt.

The article reports that the campaigns for the Republican and the Democratic presidential nominations are taking on the look of long, bitter and bloody struggles. Winners of the primary elections in New Hampshire cut short their victory to start campaigning in the South. Democratic Party Chairman John C. White admits that "there is a war of attrition on both sides."

The article focuses on the struggle experienced by the U.S. Vice-President George W. Bush during the 1988 presidential election campaign in New Hampshire. Bush got the third-place because he had little support from his Grand Old Party (GOP) voters that faced him a stiff fight for the nomination against Kansas Senator Bob Dole. According to Democrats, the race developed a long and factious struggle among candidates who had strong support but lack of national appeal.

The article discusses the possible neglect on the implementation of major economic policies by policymakers in the U.S. Congress due to the coming elections in the U.S. Policymakers are expected to approve minor economic polices which could keep business growing during the election to evade aggravation on the underlying problems of the country's economy. The willingness of the U.S. Congress and the officials of the White House to keep things going is exemplified with the truce on budget matters.