Word: broader
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Although some protesters promulgated conspiracy theories, the focus of most of the speakers was the broader need to make the government accountable to the people through allowing public access to government files...
...dramatic decision produces broader guidelines...
...bill passed the House by a vote of 238 to 189. A diluted version of the original bill, it requires a five-day wait and a mandatory background check for the purchase of a handgun. The Senate may vote on a similar measure this week after acting on a broader anti-crime bill. The Brady bill passed in the House in 1991 but then fell victim to an 11-month Senate filibuster...
...basic fact is that the public has lost faith in free trade. Opposition to NAFTA is just part of a broader shift in attitudes. The political future belongs not to the multilateralists but to the nativists, to the Pat Buchanans, the Richard Gephardts, and, yes, the Ross Perots...
...Concord Coalition would aim for a much broader target. To reach a balanced budget by the year 2000, it would impose a strict means test on entitlements. Households would lose about 10% of their federal benefits of whatever kind for every $10,000 of income above $40,000, up to a maximum of 85% for those making $120,000 and up. The 58% of Americans whose incomes, including entitlements, range up to $40,000 would lose nothing. On the revenue side, the Concord plan calls for a 50 cents...