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...summer of 1986, he was instrumental in securing victory for the "Gallo amendment," which allowed grandparents with the wherewithal to give each grandchild $2 million free from the generation-skipping tax. At the time the aged Gallos had 20 grandchildren between them. And Dole did not stop there. He fought against increases in excise taxes on wine, championed federal programs that promote American wine abroad and, in 1992, supported the Gallos' efforts to market as a version of champagne a bubbly wine that was vat produced, even though the real champagne method calls for fermentation in the bottle. With Dole...
...sweetener market. The syrup accounted for about 10% of ADM's total revenue last year and 30% of its profits, analysts estimate. A government study calculates that by keeping the price of sugar higher in the U.S. than in the world market, the sugar program Dole has fought for adds $1.4 billion to America's grocery bill each year...
Although she's never fought the legendary cape-wearer, she's aiming high, working to become the first Harvard-Radcliffe woman ever to fight in the Golden Gloves Tournament...
...Herald took a similar stance: "Senate foes clash in bitter showdown--In the most explosive debate of their now-bitter battle, Sen. John F. Kerry and Gov. William F. Weld fought over everything from taxes and foreign policy to drug addicts and welfare reform last night...
...call it a landslide campaign, but we'll call it a hard-fought and hard-won campaign. We will continue to work hard for two years at the state legislature," she said...