Word: broadness
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WASHINGTON: Unable to reach agreement on a broad spending plan to fund government agencies and departments for the last six months of fiscal year 1996, Congressional Republicans passed another stopgap measure to keep government operations going through April 24. The measure, passed by Senate on a 64 to 24 vote and the House on a voice vote, awaits President Clinton's signature. The bill provides funds to operate dozens of agencies and departments. It also provides the $198 million requested by President Clinton to repair war damage in Bosnia. The White House has declined to say whether President Clinton will...
...says the decision fits within broader agendas of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who have voted in several cases to expand states' rights. Justice John Paul Stevens, who opposed them, warned that Wednesday's action "prevents Congress from providing a federal forum for a broad range of actions against states, from . . . copyright and patent law to . . . bankruptcy, environmental law and the regulation of our vast national economy." The ruling rejuvenated the 11th Amendment, which restricts judicial powers given to the legislative branch. It also ended Congress' exclusive power in making laws affecting Native Americans...
...Jones industrial average rose 9.76 points to 5,636.64. Volume was lighter by recent standards at 327.82 million shares as of 4 p.m., down from Thursday's level. Broad-market indexes closed higher, with the NYSE's composite index up 0.71 to 348.77, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 1.42 to 650.61, the Nasdaq composite index up 1.44 to 1,101.23, and the American Stock Exchange's market value index increasing1.03 points to 569.35. In London, gold closed...
...certain extent, we have been concentrating on broad sweeping issues and we haven't been spending as much time on smaller issues, direct issues that are more easily attainable," said Simons, who chairs the council's Student Affairs Committee...
...Jones industrial average rose 9.76 points to 5,636.64. Volume was lighter by recent standards at 327.82 million shares as of 4 p.m., down from Thursday's level. Broad-market indexes closed higher, with the NYSE's composite index up 0.71 to 348.77, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 1.42 to 650.61, the Nasdaq composite index up 1.44 to 1,101.23, and the American Stock Exchange's market value index increasing1.03 points to 569.35. In London, gold closed...