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Some of the attempts to kill weapons were mere political posturing. The House rejected four major weapons systems, knowing that the Senate was certain to insist on restoring them. This was done so that in the resulting "compromise" the House conferees could agree to revive the systems only after receiving assurances that a lid would be placed on their costs. This tactic resulted in continued funding, for example, for the AMRAAM, a radar-guided Air Force and Navy missile that has technical problems, is more than two years behind schedule and is costing about twice the original estimates (now about...
...response to Reagan's tax-reform plan was tepid. A mere 27% said they were either "very familiar" or "fairly familiar" with it. Those who knew of the plan favored it 51% to 36%, even though only 16% say they support it strongly; 52% thought they would personally pay more taxes if it were passed. Republicans were more than twice as likely as Democrats to favor the plan. One somewhat contradictory albeit understandable finding was that though Americans tend to favor the plan in general, they clearly oppose its major specific provisions. When asked about eliminating the deductions for state...
...last lap, he was simply flying, moving toward the front as Coe, arms pumping, tried to hang on. Coming out of the final turn, Cram, who commented later that he thought the pace a bit slow, lifted his effort still higher, beyond the reach of the mere mortals on the track. With the overflow crowd of 19,231 booming rhythmic hurrahs, Cram was suddenly out front with a widening lead as Coe and the others broke and fell back. Even before reaching the tape, Cram began to celebrate his victory, both arms raised overhead as he casually glanced around...
These two events are not mere pipe dreams. Encouraged by the interest in social causes demonstrated by last summer's Live Aid concert for African famine relief, organizers are making careful plans and asking celebrities and ordinary people alike to participate in the two megahappenings...
...good news that no one could dismiss as a lucky fluke. The Department of Labor last week announced that consumer prices rose a mere .2% in September, the same rate as for the past four months. Largely because of declining food and energy prices, inflation is now running at an annual pace of just 2.3%, its lowest level since...