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Bankers and businessmen applaud the new overtures. But Swiss farmers, whose subsidies are considerably higher than those of the E.C., find the prospect of losing income frightening. And in a country that currently does not have a sales tax, the E.C.'s proposed 15% value-added tax is not popular. But by joining the E.C., the Swiss stand to gain more than they would have by staying out in the cold...
...credit, Clinton has been preaching racial harmony from the outset of his campaign, and before many audiences ill disposed to applaud his appeal. He has also advanced a coherent plan for economic renewal that insists on reciprocal responsibility, a nothing-for-nothing program that strays far from traditional liberalism. In the current context, and in addition to his support for the enterprise zones and tenant-ownership schemes that Bush favors, the elements that matter are these: an earned income tax credit that would ensure that those who work full time cannot fall below the poverty line; a proliferation of community...
...likely to be. (If you have a chance to confer with the assistant in advance, of course--and we all like to called "assistant," not "graders"--you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in you bluebook, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of seeing St. Augustine flattered by a phrase or a phrase reading about the "Xian myth...
BLACK AMERICANS do not receive equal concern and respect typically given to oppressed peoples by the national government. When riots occur in other parts of the world, Americans applaud the civilians who are attempting to correct or overthrow repressive, Communist or hostile regimes...
...applaud The Crimson's recent decision not to accept a full-page advertisement from the Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust, a Holocaust revisionist group run by Bradley R. Smith. However, I seriously question the Wisdom of placing a story on that decision on the front page of the April 16 Crimson. In doing so, The Crimson has given Smith what he most desires: publicity for himself, his organization and his views...