Word: budgets
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...path to the hearts of the suburban soccer moms who were crucial in 1996 and are likely to be again in 1998 and 2000. By carefully aiming new initiatives at the young--such as his campaign to curb youth (but not adult) smoking, and a provision in the budget bill to give health insurance to 5 million children of the working poor (but not their parents)--Clinton has made winners out of programs that Republicans would otherwise have skewered as Big Government. All year the White House has delighted in trotting out what one Democrat describes as "itsy-bitsy proposals...
...fall agenda that is notably lacking in sex appeal, ranging from a projected battle over trade policy to a presidential trip to South America. Democrats are also casting about for issues that will differentiate them in the voters' minds from Republicans, following the bipartisan orgy of the balanced budget. "New programs for kids are a great way to unite the party," says a White House aide; even House minority leader Richard Gephardt, who denounced the balanced budget, is helping plan the kiddie offensive. Most important, Clinton's advisers think children's issues strike a special chord with Americans. "The fastest...
...health group may have been devised by the American Dental Association. For years it has put its seal of acceptance on products that it has tested--at its own expense. Two years ago, it started charging modest application fees that cover about a third of its $1.2 million testing budget. Says Kenneth Burrell of the A.D.A.'s Council on Scientific Affairs: "The A.D.A. seal is viewed very positively, and we didn't want to lose that...
Science students watch out: the Federal Government is coming for your degree. The National Science Foundation, which has a lot of clout and a $3billion budget, will meet Thursday in Washington D.C. to discuss possible changes to PhDs and other courses in science and engineering. The problem, as the NSF see it, is that there are too many students and not enough academic slots for them to fill. One solution being floated is to have a more generic "doctor of science" degree that could be more easily adapted to the needs of industry. TIME Daily's soultion: take a leaf...
...White House, meanwhile, has announced that it will try to offset a $50 billion tobacco tax break that Congress slipped into the Federal budget ? by adding another $50 billion on the tobacco settlement. Clinton has also threatened more action against the industry if teen smoking target aren't reached. Not that Big Tobacco is worried ? after all, their customers seem willing to put up with anything...