Word: karens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...KAREN DAWSON FELT HER back pop as she tried to lift a package in August 1994 from the top shelf of her United Parcel Service truck in Atlanta. Six months earlier, the 85-lb. parcel wouldn't have been there: it was on the truck only because UPS had raised its weight limit on such delivery parcels from 70 lbs. to 150 lbs. in February 1994. Dawson, 37, underwent surgery for a ruptured disk but has been disabled ever since. Today she blames the company for jacking up the weight limit beyond what workers had learned to handle with comfort...
...keep the government operating until March 15. The House moved to pass the legislation today, and Senate approval is expected Friday, just hours before the current temporary funding measure is set to run out. "The budget negotiations have been a complete rout for the Republicans," says Congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty. "It looks like they are now content to just continue to make temporary funding deals and put off the big, fundamental questions about restructuring government until after the November elections. As Sam Brownback told me today, 'Instead of going for the long bomb, let's grind...
...Reported by Michael Duffy, J.F.O. McAllister and Karen Tumulty/Washington
...Majority Leader Dick Armey's suggestion that any bill to raise the debt ceiling would also contain far-reaching policy changes such as the elimination of the Commerce Department. "His remarks are dangerous," Mike McCurry told reporters today, adding that the tactic could put U.S. economic security at risk. Karen Tumulty reports: "Armey's comments notwithstanding, there's no Republican strategy on the debt yet. Members are still returning to Washington. Moreover, the White House may have some leverage, given its advantage over Congress in the polls." Interest payments on the national debt are due on February 15th. If Republicans...
...Reported by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Nina Burleigh, James Carney, Michael Duffy and Karen Tumulty/Washington