Word: matters
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...doesn't seem to matter that economists across the political spectrum agree that drastic steps to reduce the deficit will, ultimately, weaken the economy. Liberal economists say that spending cuts and increased taxes in the present state of the economy would only exacerbate recessionary tendencies. Robert Eisner, president-elect of the American Economic Association, says that budget cutting would be a "mindless throwback to the economics of Herbert Hoover...
...city was nearly convulsed by a bindingreferendum on limiting animal experimentation incity laboratories. However, the CambridgeCommittee for Responsible Research, the localanimal-rights group sponsoring the referendum, wasunable to collect the 3800 voters' signaturesnecessary to place it on the ballot. The matter islikely to be resolved by a special three-membercommission that will report to the City Councilafter the election...
Expos could be a great course, one of the best at Harvard. But it needs help. For one thing, there should be one uniform Expos course, with more emphasis on writing than on subject matter. Within this course, students could still retain flexibility in choosing paper topics, just as they have in most Harvard courses...
...week wore on and the stock market fluctuated wildly, Alexander confirmed his sense that economic history was being made. "Black Monday was worse than the worst day of 1929," he says. "No matter what happens to the market now, the economic problems that triggered the crash will still be with us. Everyone could be affected by this event, including my children and even my grandchildren...
Meanwhile, the Justice Department said no decision on the nominee has been made but that Attorney General Edwin Meese III will talk to President Reagan about the matter at the White House today...