Word: itemizes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bought a Sears tool kit for my first car. One of the screwdrivers broke when I used it for a job it was not meant to do. I sheepishly returned the item and to my amazement was given a new one. Since then, I have spent thousands of dollars at Sears. If my wife reads this, I need a ¾-h.p. router. She knows where...
...people who are talking about a flat tax to broaden the tax base and get rid of loopholes are loading up the platform with provisions that increase the [personal income tax] exemption from $1,000 to $2,000. That is big money-$15 billion just for that one little item...
...because of a longstanding agreement with other broadcasters that Reagan's warmup sessions were off the record. As a print reporter, however, Devroy was under no such constraint. After hunting down what Reagan had said, she consulted with her editors and they sent the item out on the Gannett wire. Within a day the story was being carried by every major news organization, including the two networks that had it to begin with but felt free to use it only after someone else had broken the off-the-record boundary...
...hats Prince Charles, 35, must have tossed up there. At one public moment or another, he has gamely donned a cowboy hat and an Indian headdress. Just returned from a four-day visit to the Commonwealth state of Papua New Guinea, Charles has of course acquired yet another item for his collection of ethnic headgear. Upon his arrival at the tropical island of Manus, Charles was officially named...
...President was forced early in his news conference to deal with an item left over from the Democratic Convention, namely Mondale's bold assertion that any Chief Executive, including Reagan, will be forced to raise taxes in 1985. The issue was tricky for Reagan not only because of its volatility among the electorate but also because the tax plank is shaping up as one of the few sparring points between moderates and conservatives at the upcoming Republican Convention. Supply-side Congressmen, led by Jack Kemp, want the platform to pledge specifically that taxes will not be raised...