Word: mentioned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will wipe out most of the special tax incentives and shelters that industries have lobbied for and protected for decades. Yet surprisingly, most corporate leaders applaud the reform, since they feel that in the long run they will benefit from a more efficient and vibrant, not to mention fairer, economy. Says Robert Silverman, president of Atlanta's Winter Construction, whose business is sure to feel the loss of tax preferences aimed at real estate: "It's wrong for my industry, but I think it's right for the country...
...said Reagan last fall, the framers crafted a meticulously worded Constitution whose instructions must be strictly followed according to the spirit in which they were first written, and not interpreted to conform to "anyone's personal view of utopia." Under this presidential reasoning, since the Constitution does not specifically mention, for example, abortion, the Supreme Court has no right telling anyone, including the states, what to do about...
...minor discomfort to most people, it is a perfect example of media-distorted science. Far from heralding a new discovery, this latest announcement shows only how far from a cure for jet lag the scientific world is. One study, one woman, worth little more than one minute's mention on the radio and television news...
...Bard offer has been taken up by 65 students since the program was < launched in January. It is one of a growing number of innovative financial plans aimed at bringing families relief from the daunting college costs of today, not to mention the average annual increases of 7% that threaten to put a tag of $100,000 or more on a turn-of-the-century education. One such measure has passed the Michigan house of representatives and is pending before the state senate. If the bill passes, as expected, it would enable Michigan parents with newborn babies to invest roughly...
...lived up to those words by meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. The talks in the Moroccan resort of Ifrane produced little except what one participant described as a promise to "remain in contact." But the fact that the meeting was held at all merits at least a mention in the tortured history of Israel's relations with the Arab world...