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...constituents, he would have exacted some financial concessions for his state in exchange for a yes vote. Lautenberg, it seems, used a different sort of calculus, figuring that his political stock would fall more as the result of a yes vote than it would rise from bringing home the bacon, so to speak. In this case, defensive pandering won out over its offensive analog...
...slice it, the 45th Venice Biennale of contemporary art, which opened to the public last week, is a failure. The more interesting parts of it tend to be the peripheral shows -- a fine homage to Francis Bacon installed in the 18th century rooms of the Museo Correr, on St. Mark's Square, and some multimedia pieces by filmmaker Peter Greenaway and stage designer Robert Wilson in a section called "Slittamenti," or "Trans-Actions." But as survey and analysis, this Biennale is quite incoherent and achieves the near impossible feat of making what still passes for "radical" creation look even weaker...
Wendy's lean burger never made it past the company's taste testers, but its double cheeseburger is selling well; in August the chain plans to unveil a Big Bacon Classic in new ads featuring portly founder Dave Thomas. Burger King, which saw its Weight Watchers line of meals flop, has enlarged its fish sandwich 45% and rechristened it "the Big Fish." Kentucky Fried Chicken, after a disastrous experience with skin-free chicken, is having far more success with Popcorn Chicken II, a breaded, calorie-packed, dark-meat appetizer...
...will range from a "bare- bones" plan expected to cost about $1,000 a year to more expensive plans providing fuller and more complex coverage, but all must be designed so that the buyers can easily see exactly what they are getting for just how much money. Says Brenda Bacon, planning adviser to Governor James Florio: "The individual will now be able to compare apples to apples...
...contrast between these two budgets, even the germ of a legitimate debate about the proper role of government in our society? Well, yes. Kasich grasps a few nettles Clinton avoids for fear of offending Democratic interest groups. For example, he gets $6.2 billion from limiting the Davis-Bacon Act, which is beloved by unions because it inflates wages on federal construction contracts. On the other hand, he is no more courageous than Clinton in taking on America's ludicrous farm subsidies. Could that be because farmers tend to vote Republican...