Word: contrasts
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...Great Lakes states gave the Federal Government $62.2 billion in taxes and got back only $43.6 billion- a loss of $18.6 billion. The Mid-Atlantic states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania lost $10 billion in the exchange. New England came up $762 million short. By contrast, according to a study in the National Journal, the Southern states got back $11.5 billion more than they paid in taxes. California and the other Pacific states came out ahead by $7 billion, the Mountain states by $3.6 billion. One huge item of difference: federal spending for military bases and defense contracts...
Ford is helped by the fact that voters are well disposed toward the free-market system and are not hostile to business. While 39% feel that more federal regulation of business would help the economy, 59% do not. In contrast to the attitude of the Democratic-controlled Congress, voters want to end price controls on oil and natural gas by 49%-38%. They divide almost evenly on whether to trim existing social programs in order to balance the federal budget. The President is on the popular side of the busing issue, with 51 % favoring a constitutional amendment banning the practice...
...price and wage increases, in an effort to restore monetary stability. To that end, he reserved the Economy and Finance portfolio in the Cabinet for himself. On the foreign front he is likely to echo Giscard's cordial internationalism, particularly toward the U.S. and the Common Market, in contrast to Chirac's brand of Gaullist nationalism. To soothe the Gaullists somewhat, Barre named Olivier Guichard-a Gaullist party baron and bitter Chirac rival-as Justice Minister. As to how the new Giscard-Barre team will get their measures past the National Assembly, the President thinks...
...nation never saw it. CBS's Lesley Stahl ran up, shouting "Mister, who are you?" and other network reporters witnessed Ellis' rage. But the TV cameras had already homed in on the anchor men for closing comments. Much of the week was like that. In spectacular contrast to last month's Democratic Convention, the early part of the Republican gathering was so laced with suspense, color, passion and occasional humor that the show seen on the tube was far hotter than a made-for-television movie...
...nation's electric power, up from 4.5% in 1973. But coal, despite a drive to convert oil-and gas-fired plants to it, still supplies well under 50% of the country's electricity needs. Other energy sources-solar power, shale oil-remain drawing-board daydreams. By contrast, the Japanese, who are much more dependent on foreign oil than the U.S. is, have sharply stepped up work on such alternatives as nuclear power (twelve plants in operation, eleven under construction, five more in the blueprint stage) and geothermal power (several pilot operations now under...