Word: bites
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...return to the pre-January policy of asking recruits their sexual orientation, his bill left that option open to some future Defense Secretary "as he considers appropriate." Said a Pentagon official who earlier described Nunn's hearings as "nibbling" away at the Administration version: "He just took another bite of the apple...
...Hatch's actions in the hearings have been puzzling. His questions about Ginsburg's unclear stand on Roe v. Wade have been sharp and unyielding, but his vote seems still to reside with the nominee. However, he might try to repudiate those vile rumors of conciliation by readying a bite to accompany his tiresome bark...
...ECONOMY: Who Feels the Bite...
They take in $55,000 annually, of which $14,000 comes from Social Security. Under current law, only $5,500 of the benefits is subject to taxation. But the House wants $9,350 to be taxable, increasing their IRS bill $578. The Senate raises the tax bite only $158. Their energy-tax bill will go up $59 under the Senate plan and $141 in the House bill. Total impact: taxes up $217 (Senate) to $719 (House...
This quandary speaks to the oversimplification of political discourse. The problem is that it is just too easy to thrash an opponent with specious voting record arguments. "Senator X voted for the second largest tax increase in American history," is a devastating, if unsubtle, sound bite for a 30-second commercial...