Word: kramer
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Colorado Republican Ken Kramer, who is running for the Senate seat Gary Hart will vacate this year, normally votes with the President. But on the trade bill Kramer voted against Reagan. Joining him was Tim Wirth, the Democratic candidate for the Hart seat. Republican Congressman Henson Moore of Louisiana used to be an ardent free trader. But he is running against ! Democratic Congressman John Breaux for the Senate, and both voted for the bill...
...disturbing by-product of the Baby Boomers' quest for personal freedom, for what the "human potential" gurus call self-realization, has been lack of commitment to others. In the 1979 movie Kramer vs. Kramer, Meryl Streep, playing the mother who wants to see more in life than a diaper rash, writes her young son, "I have gone away because I must find something interesting to do for myself in the world. Everybody has to and so do I. Being your Mommy was one thing, but there are other things too." The fact that she comes back later...
...Judge Kramer emphasized the need for consistency in the punishment and teatment for drunk driving. A provision of the Safe Roads Act giving prosecutors seven days to investigate a defendant's previous drunk driving record would ensure appropriate sentencing of multiple offenders, he said...
Since the average BAC of first offenders is .17, most of these people are serious alcoholics, Kramer said. Treating alcoholism therefore, is very important, he said...
While he requires a 30-week alcohol treatment program, many other judges only require 8-week programs, Kramer said. He called for a more consistent treatment policy...