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...plan might be a boon for the wealthy," the senator said. "But it is what this country needs to reinstall incentives and encourage growth...
...Wapato, executive director of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), urged the audience not to think of permissibility Native American casinos as a "loop hole in the law," but as a boon for both destitute tribes and the communities in which the casinos are built...
Flatley said that the Memorial Hall complex will be a boon for the dean of students office because they will have more meeting rooms at their disposal...
...various mechanical failures, the mission nonetheless was a partial success, NASA says, yielding four pieces of space-grown semiconductor film cultivated in the perfect vacuum of the satellite's wake. If further experimentation proves that film manufactured in space is superior to earthbound production, these materials may be a boon in the design of faster computers...
...offer of about $35 a share for tbs stock, which had been trading at around $24, was a boon for Turner shareholders, but the potential benefit for the buyer was the more controversial point. "This is an absolutely natural fit for Time Warner,'' says PaineWebber analyst Christopher Dixon, who stresses the success of Turner's programming in foreign markets. Other analysts, including Edward Froelich of Pershing & Co., are less impressed, partly because the heavily indebted Time Warner will be financing the deal by issuing an additional 189 million shares of stock, there by increasing the outstanding shares 50% and threatening...