Word: bill
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...most prominent crusaders in the cause, began stepping up her "Just Say No" campaign. It was the hot issue of the season: amid heavy media coverage and enthusiastic public fanfare, Congress provided overwhelming bipartisan support for tough new antidrug legislation. Eight days before the election, the President signed a bill raising federal drug-fighting funding by $1.6 billion, to $3.9 billion, proudly proclaiming that the outlay "reflects the total commitment of the American people and their Government to fight the evils of drugs...
Then came the students. Their massive marches in December, protesting a selective-admissions policy contained in a university reform bill, were in many ways quintessentially French. But the anarchist and Marxist youths who emerged among the students were reminiscent of young Italian zealots who consider the Communists stodgy old fogies...
...inconsistencies. Moreover, 13 Administration officials -- including members of the CIA and the NSC -- had been allowed to inspect the text, deleting portions they deemed diplomatically sensitive or dangerous to national security. And since neither North nor Poindexter would testify, the findings were far from complete. Said New Jersey Democrat Bill Bradley: "It's like going to a movie without the stars. You only get to see the extras." Finally, the committee voted, 7 to 6, against releasing the report. Instead, the panel decided to work on the document and pass it on to the Senate select committee investigating the scandal...
...with a plan of his own: a $1 billion counseling and retraining program designed to help workers displaced from their jobs and to counter Democratic plans to capitalize on the competitiveness issue through protectionist legislation. The Worker Adjustment Assistance Program is likely to be part of a trade bill that the Administration intends to put forth as a defense against those Democrats who are pushing for new tariffs, quotas and other restrictions on "unfair" foreign competition...
...water "on the rocks" -- to get a "crystal hit." The crystal, it seems, sends its vibes through the water, which then charges up the person drinking it. Even more practical advocates suggest placing a cluster of "charged" crystals inside a refrigerator to accelerate cooling and thus reduce the electric bill or -- better yet -- attaching a 3-in. crystal to an auto carburetor to save on gas mileage...