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...local people in charge of local schools --To abolish the "death tax" --To sign a bill banning partial-birth abortion --To uphold the honor and dignity of the presidency --To earn military's respect --To promote alternatives to abortion --To help poor families find their own homes --To promote the teaching of abstinence in schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Pledge Drive: Week 10 | 8/14/2000 | See Source »

...hours to intensive reading instruction. The shift paid off at test time. The four schools on the new calendar raised their scores, and one landed among the state's best performers. The longer year is so popular, reports principal JoAnn Bester Clay, that some parents and children want to abolish summer break. "I don't have a real vacation, since all I do is sit home," says sixth-grader La'Chet Henderson. "This gives me something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summertime and School Isn't Easy | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

...economy aspires to abolish the old distinction between work and fun. Once, the idea was that you worked away grimly for the allotted hours, weeks, months; and then you went on vacation and had fun for a little while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Voracious VCR Is a Reminder of Real Fun | 7/18/2000 | See Source »

...have said the so-called death tax is an issue you're tracking. Governor Bush has vowed to abolish it. (At press time, the U.S. House of Representatives had voted to kill it and was waiting for the Senate vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Issues for Small Concerns | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

Robinson's specialty is the arts--she is the head of several nationwide arts groups including the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. She also led the opposition to the drive by Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alumni Association Elects Six Overseers | 6/23/2000 | See Source »

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