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President Clinton delivered an 81-min. State of the Union address-a record breaker in terms of long-windedness. In general, the speech seemed to be better received by the public, according to polls, than it was by pundits, who accused the President of splitting too many differences. Among the principles the President espoused, and which Republicans said he had co-opted from them: smaller government, lower taxes, a balanced budget, a line-item veto, welfare reform and a crackdown on illegal aliens...
State of the Union President Clinton delivered an 81-minute State of the Union address--a record breaker in terms of long-windedness. In general, the speech seemed to be better received by the public, according to polls, than it was by pundits, who accused the President of splitting too many differences. Among the principles the President espoused, and which Republicans accused him of co- opting from them: smaller government, lower taxes, balanced-budget reforms, a line-item veto, welfare reform and a crackdown on illegal aliens. Yes on Balanced Budget Joined by many Democrats, including some liberals, the Republican...
Molnar's surprise and disappointment were shared by perhaps hundreds of thousands of other buyers this Christmas, who purchased home computers only to discover that the accursed things didn't work -- or at least didn't work well. While 1994 was a record breaker for the computer industry (18.4 million PCs shipped to stores), many analysts are wondering if 1995 won't be remembered as the Year of the Returns...
...serious here. It is noble of Darren to pick a non-American sports event, it shows his openmindedness towards all sports. But how can a game be honored with such lofty recognition when it is only memorable because of the goal differential tie-breaker system that was in existence? Any casual spectator would probably have not even understood the importance of the second goal...
...victory tomorrow in the quad could set the Crimson up for a showdown with Penn for the Ivy title later this season. Last year the Quakers ruined Harvard's Ivy aspirations with a tight victory that came down to touches, the fencing tie-breaker...