Word: archers
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...Michael Castle of Delaware, the GOP rebels have a $514 billion cut in mind ?- more in line with what?s moving through the Senate these days (with bipartisan support), and a lot closer to what Bill Clinton might actually consider signing. But House GOP bigwigs like tax hawk Bill Archer, whip extraordinaire Tom DeLay and Hastert aren?t looking to make legislation; they?re looking for a showdown with the White House that will make 2000 a referendum on tax cuts. Judging by the polls, that would be a sizable gamble in itself. But now they?re stuck...
...Guys Who Collect Coins: William Archer Jr. (R., Texas), collection value: $16,326; Steve Largent (R., Okla.), more than $30,000; Philip Crane (R., Ill.), more than $50,000; and Ronald Paul (R., Texas), more than...
...Guys Who Collect Coins: William Archer Jr. (R-Texas), collection value: $16,326; Steve Largent (R- Okla.), more than $30,000; Philip Crane (R-Ill.), more than $50,000; and Ronald Paul (R-Texas), more than...
...under the school-board system overthrown in Detroit, board members were elected in geographic districts, and no elected official was accountable for getting results citywide. Now that's changed. Archer is the man. And he knows that failing to clean up Detroit's schools would cripple his larger revitalization plan for the city and perhaps his political future overall...
...part, Archer says he wants to put politics aside and learning back into the classroom. "I'm not sure if we're too late or right on time," he says. "But I plan to...do everything humanly possible to ensure that teachers have the textbooks they've requested and anything that needs to be replaced, repainted or repaired inside our schools before teachers and students return in September." These may seem modest initial goals. But perhaps, as in Chicago four years ago, any progress at all will be welcomed by Detroit's students and parents alike...