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Likewise, Clinton has been behind Congress's recent effort to take on the gun lobby, securing the passage of both of Brady Bill and the recent ban on assault rifles. In a much-publicized hunting trip, Clinton tried to bypass the NRA and explain to hunters the difference between a hunting rifle and a Saturday-night special...
...Create a fast service line. Allow people in a rush to bypass the usual line, and pass by a window to pick up a wrapped sandwich and bottled drink. Not unlike the box lunch. this would be an oft-used options for those...
...selling its licenses to McCaw for $120 million. The company is also financially pressed to reduce the $5 billion in fees that it pays to the local Baby Bells for the right to connect to the local telephone network. A wireless system would allow MCI largely to bypass the Baby Bells as well...
...targets mandated by the amendment, taxpayers will be treated to yet another annual showdown, like those that often accompany the passage of the budget. A two-fifths minority (not difficult to collect) will attempt to force concessions by threatening to force concessions by threatening to block the now-necessary bypass vote. At worst, the stalemate will subject the federal government to short annual shutdowns; at best, pernicious back-room deals will be, even more than today, the lubricant that keeps the creaky machinery running...
...When coronary arteries are clogged, smaller arteries expand to take over some of the blood flow. A new drug, still unnamed, has been shown to enhance the process in dogs. If it works in humans, it could be a cheaper, safer alternative to standard bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty...