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...There's an institutional, structural bias to spend the public's money beyond our means to do so." He may have a point. Opponents voice philosophical and practical objections. Adoption of the amendment, they say, would amount to writing into the Constitution a hotly disputed economic theory, one that posits budget deficits as the root of all fiscal evil. Asserts Political Scientist Norman Ornstein of Catholic University: "The Constitution is not supposed to make economic policy." Some 80 economists, led by Nobel Laureate Paul Samuelson, have signed an open letter to members of Congress contending that the amendment...
...Nazis and what was left of the Fascists out of the country. The Italians by then supported neither group. We had had enough of the war. Fascism is but two decades in Italy's 3,000-year history. It is too early to judge that period without bias...
...Investment Banker Felix Rohatyn, a Democrat, who says of Shultz, "There are few more capable people in the country." Indeed, Shultz noted in a 1980 interview that "if I have any differences with Reagan, it's about Middle East policy." Even if Shultz does have a pro-Arab bias, which many of his colleagues deny, some question whether he will be in a position to display it. Bechtel lobbied for Senate approval of the sale of AWACS surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia, and American Jewish groups have already expressed concern that Shultz will be less supportive of Israel...
...Administration has opted for a balancing act that combines strong public declarations of support for Thatcher with delicate hints that the U.S. would prefer negotiations. "The President fully supports Mrs. Thatcher, not as a matter of national bias but as a matter of principle," Secretary of State Haig said in New York City Friday. He added: "It remains to be seen if a framework can be put together to remove the pervasive animosities that will continue if this is improperly managed...
...CSIA would probably fall somewhere in the middle of Sherwin's two categories, perhaps a little closer to the "critical" side. While Doty maintains that the center "definitely has an arms control bias" and is "a bit more to the left of things," scholars at the CSIA generally span the ideological spectrum on nuclear issues...