Word: benefiter
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...credit, his portrayal of Norman, like Woody Allen playing the roles he himself invents, has a certain personal and charismatic flair. Kobach's performance is adequate as well. Nevertheless, the threads tying the dialogue together feel a bit knotty at times. "A Slow Day in the Park" would benefit from a slight revamping of character motivation...
...alien they hire; they will also be responsible for checking the birth certificates or passports of prospective workers. The new law grants amnesty to illegal aliens who can show that they entered the country before Jan. 1, 1982, and have lived here continuously since then, a provision that may benefit as many as 8 million people. Congress provided $4 billion to states to help defray increased costs for schools and social services used by newly legalized aliens...
...fear of open borders to the south. "It was a combination of things," said Representative Leon Panetta, a Democrat from California who helped craft the final compromise. "There was clearly a backlash throughout the country on the whole immigration issue." Attempts at compromise bogged down over provisions to benefit fruit and vegetable growers, who largely rely on illegal aliens for their work forces. Conservatives also balked at the amnesty provision, while many Hispanic leaders feared that the employer fines would make businessmen wary of hiring legally resident aliens and citizens of Hispanic descent...
...decision will mainly benefit lumber companies in the American Northwest, which have chafed as the Canadian share of the U.S. softwood lumber market has risen from 19% in 1975 to 33%. But the tariff announcement stirred resentment in Ottawa, where it was pointed out that the U.S. Commerce Department three years ago found the same Canadian export practices to be acceptable. Canadian International Trade Minister Patricia Carney said the latest decision "cannot be justified" and added that her government would "pursue all avenues available to us to argue against this determination." There were worries that the softwood-tariff announcement would...
Advances in treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy could come even faster, particularly synthesis of the protein ordered by a healthy Duchenne gene. According to David Nathan, physician-in-chief at Boston Children's Hospital, "There is a good chance" that work could be accomplished soon enough to benefit today's patients...