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...other segment of the federal budget. By 1990 health-care costs will consume more than 12% of the nation's GNP, further draining resources from defense, education and other vital federal programs. President Bush or President Dukakis will be greeted his first year in office with a Medicare bill of $101 billion. By the end of his first term, it will be $164 billion. By the end of his second term, a dizzying $250 billion...
...passage last month of a $1 billion-plus AIDS bill has given a vital boost to research, testing, education and home health care for that incurable disease. But Ronald Reagan has refused to use his Executive power or persuasive skills to fight discrimination against AIDS victims, even though the presidential commission on AIDS recommended that he do so. Recent surveys indicate that 25% of Americans do not want to work beside an AIDS carrier. And 40% do not want someone with AIDS living in their neighborhoods. The Administration's silence on this issue has sanctioned prejudice and baseless fears that...
...workers were not seriously exposed, the sloppy attitude toward safety has a long history at the plant. In its early days of operation, it was prone to fires, culminating in a blaze in May 1969 that caused $21 million in damage. The installation also faces a huge cleanup bill for its careless handling of wastes in the past. The price is placed at $755 million by DOE; critics contend it will be twice that amount...
Sperling stressed the importance of thecandidates' voting records on the Civil RightsRestoration Act of 1988, which prohibits federalfunding of institutions that practiceddiscrimination. Reagan vetoed the bill, which waslater overridden by a vote of 73--24. Bentsenvoted for the bill and the veto override, whileQuayle voted against both...
During his first three years, Jordan (35.0 p.p.g.) had to take on the basketball world. Last year, he got help from Charles Oakley (second in the league in rebounding). Now, Oakley is gone-to New York. In exchange for Oakley, the Bulls got center Bill Cartwright (11.1 p.p.g.), whom Chicago hopes will take some of the scoring burden off Jordan...