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...again this year, most of the debate centered on the merits of a so-called mercy clause allowing students to discard a few of their lowest grades. Neither the Verba plan nor the successful Ozment plan included such a provision...
...again this year, most of the debate centered on the debate centered on the merits of a so called mercy clause allowing students to discard a few of their lowest grades. Neither the Verba plan not the successful Ozment plan included such a provision...
Soviet officials have indicated that they might accept numerical reductions in existing offensive forces on their side for constraints on the "modernization" of American forces. So far, the U.S. is playing very coy about what, if any, new offensive weapons it might be willing to discard in exchange for the right Soviet concessions. That coyness is understandable since the players are just returning to the table...
...disown the 330-page annual report issued by the President's Council of Economic Advisers. The study had warned about the danger posed by the Administration's huge budget deficits. The White House last week went a giant step further, revealing that it may want to discard not only the council's embarrassing statements but the panel itself. The disclosure marks a historic nadir in the influence of the CEA, which was established by Congress in 1946 to be the President's closest source of economic advice. The Administration points out that eliminating...
...Democratic leadership is pondering the wrong question in considering the merits of a woman vice-presidential candidate. If the party had any sense, it would discard the presidential contenders it now has and run a woman for that office. Once nominated, she could placate the few conservatives left in the Democratic camp by naming Walter Mondale, Gary Hart or Jesse Jackson as her vice-presidential running mate. Such an unorthodox ticket would probably stand no less chance than the one that is now being considered...