Word: counterpuncher
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...will try to get some traction by talking more about reform and stop trying to match Gore promise for promise, on prescription drugs and military pay and education spending. But with his enormous tax cut at the center of his budget, he doesn't have as much room to counterpunch. Reforming anything as vast as Social Security or Medicare or the Pentagon takes money too, as Americans learned from welfare reform. Gore puts $775 billion into Medicare, Bush $198 billion. Gore allots $115 billion for education, Bush $48 billion. For the environment, Gore offers up $120 billion, Bush just...
NAME: Shubert Organization OCCUPATION: Producer, theater owner and Broadway powerhouse COUNTERPUNCH: Files complaint with Actors Equity citing Stewart's unprofessional conduct; asks union to oust...