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Members of the business community turned out in force, packing the council chamber and the balcony above to voice their opposition to the interim freeze. Also in attendence were many supporters of the freeze, who argued that it is a necessary measure to protect the environment...
...Recently we have read quotes from city officials and ordinance proponents saying that our proposed amendments to the ordinance are unreasonable and cynical," said David R. Vickery, 46, a developer and leader of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. "We made it clear that we would not stand silently by and have an unreasonable unworkable ordinance rushed through into...
...Florida, Nicaraguan exiles are urging their countrymen to boycott the new air carrier. "They have stolen money that was supposed to go to the Nicaraguan people," protested Francisco Ortega, president of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce in Miami. It may prove difficult for this example of Sandinista enterprise...
...child care and parental leave, of course, but in a theoretical, not a life-altering, way. As Schroeder puts it: "Most Congressmen come from Leave It to Beaver families and go back to the district and talk to Leave It to Beaver fathers at the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce, in other words, to people just like themselves. Women's issues aren't on the radar screen." In addition, powerful men want to project power. Fighting for the right to take time off to care for a newborn or an aging parent is not the read-my-lips...
...unwillingness of both the Democrat-controlled Congress and the Republican Administration to face that harsh but inescapable truth had made the battle over the budget a prolonged and ugly struggle. It had a harsh edge to the very end. Late Friday night the House chamber rang with boos and shouts as members postured and debated before finally voting 228-200 to approve the plan. On Saturday afternoon, Senators converged on the Capitol for an extraordinary session and quickly okayed the package...