Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Tax cuts at the state level have more economic justification. The quickening expansion is pouring money into state coffers; overall tax collections are running 6% ahead of the past fiscal year. Sales-tax receipts are especially strong; for all 50 states they rose 8% in the second quarter over the...
APRIL 21 -- The omnibus crime bill, HR4092, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 285 to 141. In addition to $28 billion in spending for programs such as police hiring and training, prison construction and crime prevention, the bill contained provisions for an expansion of the death penalty...
In the hours leading up to the player strike, several owners of wealthy teams pointedly dissented from Ravitch's salary-cap proposal. "It's all dollars, knowing what it's going to cost to play ball," said Jerry McMorris, who owns the Colorado Rockies, a hugely popular expansion team. "I...
That stubbornness has forced the huge company, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, to think small. In a deal that reflected the determination of Wal- Mart to conquer all 50 states, the firm last week agreed to build a sharply scaled-back outlet near the downtown area of St. Johnsbury (pop. 8...
Despite Clinton's pleas for bipartisanship, there has never been much hope of bringing many Republicans on board. But while they have enough votes to stop any bill through a filibuster, that's a tactic that minority leader Dole is reluctant to use. He fears it will anger voters who...