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Democratic pundits say that voters wanted to hedge their bets by putting a congressional brake on the Bush administration. Republicans say that wins by incumbents show a general satisfaction with elected officials who bask in Reagan-induced prosperity. Electoral reformers say that it reflects the insurmountable advantages of incumbency...
...nurses' aides, cashiers to engineers. California amusement parks, Connecticut insurance conglomerates and many others are scrambling to staff their operations any way they can. Employers are boosting salaries, allowing flexible schedules, recruiting elderly workers and teaching English to recent immigrants. For the moment, the shortage has put no brake on the overall U.S. economy. But if the supply grows tighter and forces employers to pay ever steeper wages, the situation could help spark a resurgence of inflation...
After a restless night in a patch of salt cedar scrub near the westbound line, home and family beckon. The three grimy hobo-hobbyists trek to the old Yuma prison for some middle-class sightseeing. Well-groomed tourists stare uncomfortably. Afterward, westbound freights are said to brake for a curve and easy boarding just past the Colorado River. Eight hours later, when the tourists are having dinner, the hobo-hobbyists are still waiting for a slow freight...
Gelman's strong words reflect Gorbachev's own analysis of what the General Secretary has called a pre-crisis situation that must be resolved by conference support for his policies. He has spoken repeatedly of a vaguely defined but supposedly powerful "opposition," of "antagonists" determined to "put a brake on perestroika." Addressing Soviet media officials last month, he warned, "Our antagonists are making their own plans and calculations" in the choice of delegates to the conference. "Our position is that ardent supporters of perestroika, active Communists, should be chosen as delegates . . . There must be no more quotas...
Without some kind of brake on development, the Square is doomed to lose all the homey, friendly businesses which gave it its flavor. Instead we may find a haven for the rich who can afford the soulless office buildings and expensive boutiques which are accumulating today...