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...open your gates when you're trying to control a disease within your borders," insists Republican Representative Tom DeLay of Texas. He is worried that the tab for infected Haitian refugees and other immigrants could land in the taxpayers' lap. According to the government's own estimate, the cost of treating the average AIDS patient from diagnosis to death is $100,000. "Our medical care, social-services net and free public education are a magnet for immigrants," argues Dan Stein, executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a conservative lobbying group in Washington. "We can't bring people...
...worst excesses have vanished. The presidential yacht Sequoia, which Nixon's aides would take down the Potomac but abandon in favor of a helicopter for the trip back, has been sold. But don't look for many bus trips. The President took his victory lap on Air Force One last Wednesday to go to the town meeting in Detroit. It's a $181 million Boeing 747 with an office, computer center, conference room, bedroom, 85 phones, 18 televisions, soft lighting and an operating room for emergency surgery. Clinton put on the blue serge flight jacket with the presidential seal...
Harvard should skate rings around Northeastern, so its primary concern Monday night is setting the tone for the rest of the season. The Beanpot traditionally signals the home stretch for the Crimson, and Harvard's first lap around couldn't have been finer...
Even before the trip began, it was evident that Clinton's victory lap in Washington would be as much about symbols as substance. The Clinton camp found itself in a grudge match with its old rivals over who was the better steward of taxpayers' money. Top transition aide Warren Christopher initially asked the White House to provide Clinton with government aircraft and the use of Blair House. But Christopher found the costs prohibitive and opted instead for a chartered plane and suites in the Hay-Adams hotel. A wounded Marlin Fitzwater pronounced himself offended by the postgame round...
...Avoid the temptation to take a victory lap abroad on Air Force One, even though visiting with Francois Mitterrand looks a lot more pleasant than dealing with honeymoon-pooper Bob Dole. At least wait until the GDP surpasses 2.7% growth...