Word: jim
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...surprise was not in the tone of the document: it had been widely tipped to be "devastating," and it was. The charges for the most part had also been well rehearsed. Nonetheless, when the House ethics committee at last released its report on Speaker Jim Wright, the findings of the ten-month investigation still qualified as a bombshell. Bad enough were the accumulated allegations of venality: details of Betty Wright's alleged no-show job, accounts of the Speaker's staff shamelessly peddling his book, the description of a wildly lucrative -- and suspicious -- oil-well deal that few had known...
Taxpayers who relaxed when they read George Bush's lips now have something else to fret about: Michael Dukakis, Mario Cuomo, Jim Thompson and other Governors are mouthing a different message. Their states face deficits or pressing needs, and, unlike the Federal Government, they are barred from deliberately shelling out more than they take in. Unless they sharply slice spending, they will be unable to echo the President's "no new taxes" pledge. / To cover their budget gaps, 23 states are considering or have already adopted tax hikes...
After second baseman Jim Mrowaka popped out, Konjoyan stole second. Left fielder Marcel Durand tagged a double to center to give Harvard its first lead of the game, 5-4. Renninger bounced one to first to score Konjoyan and increase the Crimson's lead...
...Oliver North, Jim Wright, John Tower and Gary Hart will form the country's newest political party, the Has-Beens...
...ritual is eerily familiar. A public figure under fire for wrongdoing rises to defend himself, proclaiming his honesty, years of service and adherence to the rules. Last Thursday it was Jim Wright's turn before the TV cameras. The House Speaker's passionate statement was reminiscent of other notable political apologias: Richard Nixon's I-am-not-a-crook, Ed Meese's They-did-not-indict-me and, most recently, John Tower's I-am-a-man-of-some- discipline. Like the others, Wright's performance only emphasized how much trouble...