Word: caps
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...moment the gavel fell Thursday morning. Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) announced that a search of Library of Congress records demanded by Democrats had been completed at 2 a.m. and that no reference to Alito was found in documents pertaining to the Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP). Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) had threatened to push to subpoena the records, which are included in the papers of William A. Rusher, a former publisher of National Review and a founder of the group. Alito, a 1972 graduate, had claimed membership in CAP when he applied to the Reagan...
...much an emotional barometer as it is a gauge of the economy. Indeed, if stocks were purely rational, the Dow would have set a new record by now. GDP growth is on track, inflation is tame, corporate earnings are good, dividends are up and values have become attractive. Large-cap valuations in particular, says Leon Cooperman, who runs the $4 billion hedge fund Omega Advisers, "are reasonable...
...cap it off, the G-8 would fall almost precisely on the 20th anniversary of Live Aid, and Bono wanted a concert to prove how far the movement had come. Bob Geldof "didn't want to repeat himself," says Bono, but six weeks before the summit he hit upon the idea of staging free concerts in each G-8 country. After a frenzy of persuasion, cities were lined up, sponsors found and bands, many of which already had concerts scheduled for the day, were persuaded to divert from their itineraries and play for free. "Charm, handsomeness and the fact that...
...instrumental variation has been fruitful, he remains at his best when performing as an acoustic troubadour. Here his catchy finger-picked guitar, undeniable melody, and poetic lyrics stood unadorned, in a highlight of the set.Calexico’s reappearance for a final set with Beam was a fitting cap to the night. The two groups faithfully reproduced most of their collaborative “In the Reins” EP, from the dreamy nostalgia of “Sixteen, Maybe Less” to the bluesy groove of “Red Dust...
...benefit reductions and revenue increases. The proposed benefit reductions include progressive benefit cuts—meaning that high income earners would face larger cuts—and a gradual increase in the retirement age to 68. The revenue increases include a rise in the payroll tax cap to 90 percent of earnings, and an additional mandatory contribution of 1.5 percent of payroll into new Personal Retirement Accounts (PRA’s), which would be matched by a 1.5 percent contribution from the Trust Fund. Once given a PRA, individuals can choose to have their money managed by any number...