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Both the recipients of campaign contributions and the givers insist that no public official is for sale, that no favors are granted in exchange for cash. Few people believe that; U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter summed up the prevailing public attitude during arguments in a case that led the Justices last week to uphold the current $1,000 limit on individual campaign contributions. (Donations to parties are still unlimited.) Said Souter...
Alan Greenspan shouldn't be surprised if perfect strangers insist on buying him a beer. Widely credited with being the architect of the most sustained growth cycle in the history of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve chairman on Tuesday welcomed the record-making 107th month of robust economic health. It's not only its length, of course, that has been remarkable. The boom, marked by rising income, skyrocketing consumer confidence and general expansion, has also remained notably unmarred by the specter of inflation. Wages have escaped the pressure usually placed on them by a booming economy, with increased productivity...
...says that boys in his class act "tough" or "cool" or that he is getting pushed around, try to help him form friendships with kids who won't dominate him. A group of buddies can inoculate one another against bullies and can even redefine what "cool" is. Parents should insist that schools reward good behavior, punish physical violence, encourage children to excel and direct their natural aggression onto the playing field or into the marching band, where they can play at full strength and be praised for their efforts...
...guests are a motley assortment. Two Mormon missionaries who work with prisoners wanted to experience life on the inside, and a postal worker and his wife came for what they insist is "the educational value...
...issue for both sides," says TIME London bureau chief Jef McAllister. "The weapons aren't being used right now, and even if they were handed in it wouldn't guarantee peace - it would be pretty easy for the IRA to acquire more if it chose to. But the Unionists insist they can't stay in government while the IRA remains armed, while the IRA points out that the Good Friday Agreement requires only that decommissioning be completed...