Word: interests
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...never end. Everywhere there are sounds of rebuilding. At the island's largest hotel, Frenchman's Reef, the hammering begins at 7:30 a.m., and the wind smells of hot tar. Guests by the pool don't seem to mind, but then many are insurance adjusters, with a special interest in heavy equipment...
...another, immensely important respect, the two men meeting in the Med this week have already transformed the superpower relationship: for the first time since the beginning of the cold war over 40 years ago, the American and Soviet leaderships have a shared interest not just in averting Armageddon but also in achieving the success of important components of Soviet internal and foreign policy. That is already a breakthrough that makes this a landmark year and augurs well for the future...
...more importantly, it means abolishing the middle-class welfare state that is hidden in the tax code. Tax breaks for employer-sponsored pension and health benefits cost the government far more than direct government spending on the poor. The home mortgage interest deduction costs far more than government housing subsidies. Yet these generous subsidies go practically unnoticed because no checks are written...
...School biology: At an open meeting of the Law School's public interest advisory committee Wednesday, several students compared their pursuit of public service careers to the tough journey of salmon swimming upstream. But the students got a little carried away with the analogy, and Professor of Law Christopher F. Edley, a member of the committee, said that the students should be wary of comparing themselves to the upstream-bound salmon...
...student, however, refused to give up, taking the analogy to new depths. She said law students try to spread the word about public interest law, in an attempt to "spawn" new public service lawyers...