Word: jointly
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...Boston as in other cities, the joint ATF-police teams took a low-key approach. They asked a few questions and explained the new laws. They did not openly threaten dealers with investigation or prosecution, but the message was there. Of the city's 99 dealers, 82 voluntarily turned over their license or did not renew their application. "I think that tells you that bottom line, maybe they weren't complying," says Paul Evans, Boston's police commissioner. "They couldn't withstand the scrutiny, so they're out of business...
...sheer firepower and tenacity of the rebels--led by Manuel ("Sureshot") Marulanda--have pinned down successive governments for 38 years and made Washington wary of involvement. "We don't want to get into another Vietnam down there," says a senior Army officer assigned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Right now, there's no guarantee the Colombian government is going to win, and we don't want to back the losers--again." After McCaffery's visit, however, it was still tough to spot the winners...
...award from the Supreme Court Historical Society, which did come with a stipend, on the condition that he give a talk in the Supreme Court's courtroom. The book also won a joint award from the New York State Archives and New York Board of Regents...
After days of negotions by the Joint Committee on Taxation--made up of members of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee--the Congress narrowly approved a final version of the bill yesterday. Republican leaders plan on sending the legislation to President Clinton when they return from summer recess in September...
...joint legislation would raise the annual contribution limit families can make to education savings accounts (ESAs) from...