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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation to ban smoking on all U.S. airlines due to health concerns. The episode aired on Thursday, October 5, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate ways to improve the health care provided to minority citizens in the United States. Senator Kennedy cites statistics showing negative health outcomes for African Americans, Latinos, American Indians, and other ethnic groups when compared to white Americans. The episode aired on Monday, September 25, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent Senate vote to provide disability benefits and health care to veterans of the Vietnam War who suffer from health problems linked to exposure to the defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange. The episode aired on Thursday, August 31, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a Congressional initiative to provide leave for workers in family situations, including when a baby is born or when a child, parent, or the worker is ill. The episode aired on Tuesday, August 29, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the congressional initiative to mandate employer-provided health insurance benefits for all workers. The episode aired on Friday, August 25, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gives states the right to determine the legality of abortion, and the potential impact on the right of women to make decisions on abortion. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 25, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether employers should be required to provide health insurance benefits to employees. They comment on the American Medical Association's (AMA) endorsement of this concept. The episode aired on Wednesday, July 12, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate appropriations legislation to provide additional funding for Veterans Affairs (VA) medical care programs. The episode aired on Friday, June 9, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a court ruling that the Veterans Administration (VA) cannot require a direct cause and effect relationship between exposure to defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange and certain diseases in determining disability benefits. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 25, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation to require all employers to offer group health insurance benefit plans to workers. The episode aired on Friday, May 12, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate how to approach the national fight against breast cancer. They also discuss federal support, such as funding for screening programs and better health insurance coverage. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 20, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss the high rate of heart disease in America, and the health and physical fitness initiative of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The episode aired on Tuesday, June 12, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate new legislation passed by the House of Representatives that requires employers to provide reasonable time off for working parents when a child is born or a family member is sick. The episode aired on Tuesday, June 5, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need to provide more treatment to drug addicts in prison as part of the U.S. "War on Drugs." The episode aired on Tuesday, May 22, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the federal government should pay reparations to Americans for possible health risks associated with the testing of nuclear bombs during the Cold War. The episode aired on Wednesday, April 25, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate recent findings that could not find a correlation between certain cancers and Vietnam War veterans' exposure to defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange. The episode aired on Thursday, April 19, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate repealing a federal law that prohibits states and local governments from restricting cigarette advertising. The episode aired on Wednesday, April 18, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate diet scams and false advertising in America's weight-loss industry. The episode aired on Friday, April 13, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate allocating federal funds for the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) bone marrow donor registry to help facilitate transplants for victims of leukemia and other serious blood diseases. The episode aired on Thursday, March 29, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate recommendations by the Pepper Commission, a bipartisan national commission, on health insurance for all Americans and long-term care insurance for the elderly and disabled. The episode aired on Wednesday, March 21, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate new anti-smoking legislation moving through Congress and the tobacco industry's deceptive advertising practices. They also comment on efforts by Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan to oppose certain tobacco product marketing campaigns. The episode aired on Monday, March 5, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate proposals by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan to improve health conditions for minorities. They comment on Secretary Sullivan's opposition to a cigarette marketing campaign that focused on African American consumers. The episode aired on Tuesday, February 20, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the effectiveness of current federal law requiring hospitals to participate in organ donation programs in order to receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. The episode aired on Tuesday, November 13, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the success of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which provides supplemental food to low-income mothers and their children up to age five. The episode aired on Thursday, November 1, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate proposed cuts to the Social Security and Medicare programs as a way to reduce the federal budget deficit. The episode aired on Thursday, October 25, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.