Word: assaults
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...budget only if the answer is yes. In the sub-Cabinet budget meetings, there was also strong sentiment to press for spending cuts even in the face of certain congressional opposition. The mood within the Administration, said one ranking presidential aide, is for "an all-out assault on federal spending...
...Treasury? It all appears to be a mirage. And it is. Even though Congress is not in session, lobbyists are already calling on staff experts and members of key tax-writing committees to press arguments against eliminating special-benefit tax breaks. Business interests are gearing up for an assault against reform on the logical assumption that they might have to pay more in taxes. Indeed, the realization is dawning that millions of Americans will have to pay more under any reform plan that could be passed by Congress. Even Indiana Republican Senator Richard Lugar contended that the President "misspoke...
...incident illustrated the troubles faced by Americans and Lebanese worried about another possible kamikaze assault in Beirut. Lebanon's civil aviation authority has instructed planes heading for Beirut Airport to avoid Baabda. If a wayward aircraft does appear over the presidential compound, security forces have little time to decide whether the plane carries harmless civilians or terrorists with explosives. "It is not a situation we relish," says a U.S. official. "I'm afraid it's a question of shooting first and asking questions later...
...Mather House sophomore was arraigned in Cambridge District Court yesterday on five felony charges, including two counts of assault, stemming from an attempted car theft that allegedly took place early Sunday morning...
Waldorf was arraigned on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon--one for each person who allegedly was threatened--and one count each of possession of burglarious tools, attempted larceny of a motor vehicle, and malicious destruction of property, according to court records...