Word: hiked
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...what is that mantle, exactly? It starts, presumably, with militant opposition to taxes. But Reagan passed the largest tax hike in California history, and then as President, raised taxes three times. Fervent opposition to abortion is another must. But as governor, Reagan was pro-choice. And although pro-life by the time he entered the White House, he enraged the Christian Right by selecting a well-known social moderate, Sandra Day O'Connor, as his first Supreme Court pick. Then there's opposition to illegal immigration, another supposed Reagan legacy. Except that in 1986 Reagan signed a law granting amnesty...
...list when decisions are made,” Bloomberg said, while lauding his own efforts to raise teacher salaries and increase graduation standards. These changes, according to Bloomberg, have decreased the quitting rate of teachers from 12,000 annually to 5,000 this year. Bloomberg added that his tax hike and controversial smoking ban were other “investments” that had turned out to be “good for the people of New York.” “The public is a lot smarter than we give them credit for, so maybe...
...Kennedy enters his 45th year in Congress, the arch-liberal senior Senator from Massachusetts has a lot on his plate. Between playing a lead role in the antiwar movement, working to push through a hike in the minimum wage and getting ready to reauthorize No Child Left Behind, Kennedy sat down with TIME's Massimo Calabresi to talk about politics, his ever-present Portuguese water dogs and, naturally, the Kennedy clan...
...Accommodation comprises nine comfortable twin rooms heated by wooden stoves. Exploratory treks to the valley below will also help to keep the cold at bay. So will the hike to the cobblestoned village of Ura, believed to have been home to Bhutan's earliest inhabitants. As you ramble back, the thought of a plate of Maurer's raclette will have you yodeling with delight...
...Increase in the cost of mailing a first-class letter, to 41, and a postcard, to 26, if the U.S. Postal Service carries out a recommended price hike...