ell at gun shows unless background checks were conducted, and to design new guns that did not accept large-capacity magazines. We also had trouble closer to home when Cuba shot down two civilian planes flown by the anti-Castro group Brothers to the Rescue, killing four men. In the early stages of the budget fight, with the government shutdown looming, it had been far from c This time we won, 235–195, having picked up almost 20 Republican votes by negotiating a substantial cut in the costs of the bill.
George had demonstrated a keen understanding of how the twenty-four-hour news cycle worked, and now knew we could fight bad press as well as enjoy the good stories. th care; supported a change in food stamp regulations to allow welfare recipients who went to work to own a used car without the police, the tension between Korean-American merchants and their black customers, and the need for more jobs. Louis to welcome Pope John Paul II back to the United States; a meeting with a large bipartisan congr
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