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Several industries, including real estate and restaurants, have started howling in protest. They claim that Packwood's plan singles them out for more than their share of reform and will hurt their businesses. The majority of corporate leaders, though, appear to be lining up in favor of the committee's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thumbs Up for the New Tax Plan | 5/26/1986 | See Source »

President Reagan's past two budgets have recommended the abolition of the Small Business Administration. Since Congress has so far refused to go along, the Administration may now be trying to dismantle the $680 million-a-year agency from inside. A new Reagan appointee, Charles Heatherly, 43, became acting SBA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government: Changing Small to Not At All | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

BUT I AM not advocating the abolition of sports. Sound mind, sound body is not an outdated concept. However, this goal is best achieved through the allocation of funds to sports-for-the-masses, to intramurals.

Author: By Charlest T. Kurzman, | Title: Pointing the 'Big Finger' | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

Indeed, diplomacy was breaking out on a number of East-West fronts last week. In Washington, President Reagan approved a proposed counteroffer to the Kremlin's sweeping new arms-reduction proposal, which calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons by the year 2000. The tentative U.S. reply, which must still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moscow Gets Ready to Trade | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

If that money fails to persuade enough voters to remain loyal to his cause, Marcos now has another powerful weapon in his arsenal: his running mate, Tolentino. A 37-year veteran of Philippine politics and one of the country's leading experts on constitutional law, Tolentino is a popular vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Getting Their Acts Together | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

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