Abstract

In Fact…

Presents brief U.S. news and commentary pieces. Reports on the contents of a letter sent by U.S. Representative John Dingell of Michigan to CBS, the network that cancelled the showing of a docudrama about Ronald and Nancy Reagan listing some of his recollections of the Reagan presidency that he believes should be included in historical accounts; Claim that Linda Tripp's arrest on grand larceny charges was not leaked to the press by the Defense Department, as Tripp claimed, but by a "New Yorker" reporter; Claim that cleaning contractors like those working for Wal-mart will not be deterred from hiring illegal workers because the fines they face for doing so are offset by the savings they make on paying overtime and workers' comp; Report on a Milwaukee study that found that whites with criminal records were more likely to get hired than blacks with no criminal records; Report that the children of Sally Baron of Wisconsin asked in her obituary that memorials in her honor can be made to any organization working for the removal of President Bush; Report on a quote by U.S. Senator Trent Lott on events in Iraq, in which he said: "If we have to, we just mow the whole place down, see what happens...".