Politics
Democrats were stunned Monday by the unanimous House Ethics Committee vote against Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.), and some predicted that the panel’s unexpectedly strong findings will make it harder for him to remain in the nation’s third highest office.
April 18, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
“I don’t know how many years I can love this thing, and keep on having fun with it,” Frank Lloyd Wright remarked about the design of Taliesen West, his new studio in the desert in Scottsdale, Ariz., in the late 1930s.
June 6, 1989
When Amiri Baraka listens to music, he hears things that might escape us if we could not depend upon him to point them out with his eloquent insistence, indignation and anger.
March 29, 1987
Three days of congressional hearings into the changing nature of television network news, which Rep.
May 1, 1987
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.), warning that corporate takeovers and mergers “have gotten out of hand” and could trigger business failures in a recession, disclosed Monday that he plans to conduct hearings on the subject early next year.
Nov. 29, 1988
World & Nation
The House, amid confusion on the floor at the end of a chaotic day, reversed itself Thursday night to approve by a single vote a Democratic budget plan that includes $12 billion in new taxes.
Oct. 30, 1987
Business
California regulators and consumer groups say insurance giant Blue Shield of California is reneging on a $140-million charitable pledge it made to win approval for a big acquisition.
Nov. 17, 2015
House Speaker Jim Wright said Sunday that the controversial $76-billion deficit-reduction package agreed to by White House and congressional negotiators will be approved by Congress, but only with a strong effort by President Reagan to win support from his own party.
Nov. 23, 1987
Airlines, hotels struggle as business travel plummets
Aug. 8, 2009
Decorating your office isn’t just about choosing paint and furniture, it’s about building your image.
Aug. 10, 1998