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...authors concede that the report did nothave the intended effects on public policy norreceived much attention in academic circles. Butthey contend that the report was successfulbecause it challenged an earlier Department ofEnergy (DOE) study and attracted widespreadpublicity...
...report's authors contend that they werestraightforward about the funding for theresearch, and that it in no way biased the outcomeof their study. Furthermore, the center for thelast 10 years has produced research advocating anoil import fee, suggesting that the report'sconclusions were not altered to suit the donorswishes. Instead, center officals say, it may havebeen that the oil companies were aware of theopinon's of those at the center, and, in search ofa study backing an oil import fee, the EEPC wasmerely the logical choice...
Business groups contend that the increased labor costs from any hike jeopardize hundreds of thousands of jobs. Union leaders counter that such claims are exaggerated. Economists are of no help in resolving the dispute. Beryl Sprinkel, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, says a $4.65 base rate would eliminate 600,000 jobs, cost consumers $13 billion more a year and add $2 billion to the deficit. The Congressional Budget Office has projected that 500,000 jobs would be lost. But Economist F. Gerard Adams of the University of Pennsylvania argues that a higher minimum wage would cost no more...
Barbara Hershey, whose face and mannerisms are reminiscent of Jane Fonda's, plays Roth as a woman torn between her convictions and her family. It's the old story of the working woman--how to juggle career and children satisfactorily--but with a twist. This mother has to contend with violent forces beyond her control...
...exhibits submitted by Lawsonalso includes drafts of pages which were changedbefore being entered into school files. One draftshows that a reference to McArthur had beenremoved and the other shows that what Lawson andJackson contend is a favorable evaluation of herwork in the 1983 subcommittee report was omitted...