Category: Capitol Hill

NAFTA Plus 20 – January 1994

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – President Clinton Statement on passage of NAFTA – November 18, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Amid a storm of controversy, with sides divided on whether or not it is ultimately a good thing, January marks the 20th anniversary

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The Morning After – December 9, 1980

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – December 9, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection For those who hadn’t hear it, the news of the shooting death of John Lennon the night before reverberated all over the world, this December 9th in 1980. Stunned

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As Murky As The Waters Of Nantucket – November 5, 1999

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 5, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting and prophetic day, this November 5th in 1999. Starting with the hopeful news on Unemployment. The October unemployment figures showed 4.1%, it’s lowest in 30 years, delighting

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The Tsuris Of Happiness – October 21, 1978

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 21, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this October 21st in 1978 had much to do with the continuing, on-again-off-again-stop-and-start Egyptian-Israeli Peace Talks going on at Camp David. Hitting snags on a seemingly

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The Clot Thickens – October 17, 1986

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 17, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day of diplomatic wrangling, spin and damage control, this October 17th in 1986. Beginning with the White House sending former Attorney General Griffin Bell to Managua to

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