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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there was ever a campus version of a "career politician," Evan J. Mandery '89 would probably fit the bill better than anyone else. In his four years on the Undergraduate Council, Mandery chaired two committees, served as parliamentarian, chair and, this year, as the body's unofficial elder statesman...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: All Politics Is Personal | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...recent high-profile child care proposals with a good chance of jumping the legislative hurdles of Capitol Hill is the Alliance for Better Child Care (ABC) Bill, which sponsors say should go before Congress for a vote in mid-June...

Author: By Jennifer Griffin, | Title: Child Care and Government | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...Last year when I introduced the ABC bill, it was the first time since Nixon vetoed the Child Care Provision Act that a piece of child care legislation has been introduced in Congress," says Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich.), co-sponsor of the ABC Bill...

Author: By Jennifer Griffin, | Title: Child Care and Government | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...passed, the ABC Bill will allot $2.5 billion to improving the quality of child care, while making it more affordable to parents, Kildee says. The bill was written by a group of 100 organizations, with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at its helm...

Author: By Jennifer Griffin, | Title: Child Care and Government | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...wavering on a ban of semni-automatic weapons. Bush indeed banned the imports of semi-automatic weapons, and, while he has not followed suit on domestic production, his action set a standard which the rest of the nation has begun to follow. The California legislature has since passed a bill banning such weapons; 22 states have established waiting periods and background checks for potential gun buyers Soft on guns? Hardly, and certainly better than furloughs...

Author: By Peter B. Rutledge, | Title: Why Bush? | 6/7/1989 | See Source »

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