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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 for gun control legislation to ban the sales of assault weapons after a recent mass shooting in Texas. The episode aired on Wednesday, November 6, 1991, 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 for congressional action to protect homeowners from home equity loan fraud. The episode aired on Thursday, October 24, 1991, 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 for action on Medicare fraud, due to reports of companies overcharging the Medicare program for home medical equipment for the elderly and disabled. The episode aired on Friday, October 18, 1991, 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 for tough penalties for drunk drivers, including wider adoption of automatic suspension of a driver's license when the individual refuses to take a breathalyzer test. The episode aired on Monday, September 30, 1991, 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 television stations should be allowed to broadcast executions of prisoners sentenced to the death penalty (capital punishment). The episode aired on Friday, April 19, 1991, 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 upcoming votes on the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the "Brady Bill"), which would mandate a seven-day waiting period on gun purchases to allow law enforcement to perform background checks on buyers. The Senators comment on former President Ronald Reagan's endorsement of the legislation. The episode aired on Thursday, April 18, 1991, 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 for tougher criminal penalties against businesses that violate health and safety laws protecting workers. The episode aired on Friday, April 12, 1991, 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 anti-crime bill sent by President Bush to Congress should include gun control measures, such as banning assault rifles and imposing a waiting period on gun sales so law enforcement can run background checks on buyers. The episode aired on Monday, March 25, 1991, 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 an anti-crime bill that President Bush sent to Congress. The episode aired on Friday, March 22, 1991, 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 labor laws and the trending business management practice of hiring permanent replacements for workers on strike. Senator Simpson discusses unions' past tactics of gun violence. The episode aired on Monday, March 11, 1991, 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 agenda of an upcoming domestic summit conference on crime that was organized by the Bush administration. The episode aired on Friday, March 1, 1991, 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 criminal justice policy and the rate of incarceration for violent crimes in the United States. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 20, 1991, 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 violation of federal occupational safety and health laws by the Peabody Coal Company, which was charged with falsifying coal dust samples in order to pass air quality inspection. The Senators suggest reforms to prevent future violations by other coal companies. The episode aired on Friday, February 15, 1991, 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 deal with fraud and abuse in the food stamp program, citing cases of beneficiaries using food stamps to buy illegal drugs. The episode aired on Friday, January 25, 1991, 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 progress in America's "War on Drugs" and the record of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy William "Bill" Bennett, who is resigning. The episode aired on Friday, December 7, 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 a proposed anti-crime program, the Police Corps, to provide college scholarships to students who pledge to serve in a police department for four years after they graduate. The episode aired on Thursday, December 6, 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 propaganda from the President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, concerning his seizure of American hostages in Iraq during the occupation of Kuwait. The episode aired on Monday, December 3, 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 prison overcrowding in the United States and the practice of offering parole to inmates in order to make room for new prisoners. The episode aired on Wednesday, November 28, 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 fairness of the justice system and whether there is a need to reform inflexible federal guidelines for mandatory minimum prison sentences. The episode aired on Wednesday, November 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 problems with U.S. immigration laws, illegal immigration, and fraudulent applications for asylum. The episode aired on Thursday, June 17, 1993, 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 for gun control to help reduce crime, including the Brady Bill, which would impose a waiting period on handgun sales and a ban on assault rifles that have no sporting purpose. The episode aired on Friday, May 28, 1993, 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 provisions in President Clinton's crime bill for funding drug treatment and anti-drug education programs as part of the "War on Drugs." The episode aired on Wednesday, April 21, 1993, 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 potential for voter fraud if illegal aliens take advantage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also know as the Motor Voter Bill, which would allow citizens to register to vote when they apply for driver's licenses. The episode aired on Thursday, March 25, 1993, 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 enact new federal protections against anti-abortion violence. They condemn the murder of a physician in Florida. The episode aired on Wednesday, March 24, 1993, 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 abuse of U.S. immigration and asylum laws by illegal immigrants and terrorists. The episode aired on Tuesday, March 23, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System. An audio flaw is native to the original analog recording.