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...York City's Democratic Mayor Ed Koch termed the Reagan plan "a con job, a snare and a delusion, a steal by the Feds," adding, "I don't think he understands the impact of what he is doing." New York's Democratic Governor Hugh Carey contended that the New Federalism is really "a new feudalism," which will pit states against each other and cities against their state capitals as all struggle anew for a fair share of dwindling federal funds or jockey to protect their own economic interests. In the same vein, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown...
...Although the extra pay was rescinded after a public protest, the bonuses nevertheless became a bitter issue during an acrid debate last week in the House of Commons. Conservative M.P. Alan Clark indignantly claimed that the government had been "subsidizing the extravagant life-style of a lot of American con...
...degree manslaughter is applicable when the killer is found to have been in the throes of "an extreme emotional disturbance." On the night he was killed last July, Adan had explained to Abbott that his tiny, bohemian café lacked a bathroom for customers. He then led the ex-con outside to show him where he could discreetly relieve himself. Yet Abbott's 24 years in violence-steeped prisons and reform schools, Fisher argued, had caused him to mistake Adan's ordinary gestures for provocation. It was a "tragic misunderstanding," Abbott claimed in court, that made him lash...
...beginning, Mailer spins publicity for convict and murderer Jack Abbott, helps get Abbott's prison book published and Abbott paroled. The con with the prose style of a Doberman (all speed and teeth) obeys his muse again. Six weeks after parole, Abbott kills a man in New York City's East Village. Mailer must concoct another redemption. He proposes a principle: "Culture is worth a little risk," Mailer tells reporters. Abbott should not be punished too harshly for this murder. It is true that he is not in any condition just now to walk around loose...
...example of a good literary con can be found in Poor Richard's Almanack. Benjamin Franklin, in a friendly rivalry with Titan Leeds, his chief competitor in the almanack business, foretold Leeds' death year after year until the prediction came true. Martin Mangold Hyattsville...