Word: mitch
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...Anyone who spent a night in a public park risked a police rousting. But as the numbers of dispossessed grew, and police began cracking down, Santa Barbara came in for increasing criticism and ridicule. Last week, as Doonesbury Cartoonist Garry Trudeau lampooned Santa Barbara in his comic strip and Mitch Snyder, a Washington-based activist, threatened to march on Santa Barbara on Labor Day with thousands of homeless people, the city council relented. Overnight sleeping will soon be permitted in certain designated public areas, including undeveloped, city-owned lots, and cars parked on city streets. After next week, however...
Picking up the same theme, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said, "If Justice Rehnquist is an extremist, then so is the president and so are the American people" who gave President Reagan election victories in 49 of 50 states...
Starting a successful company is one thing, but running it is not always as much fun. That was apparently the feeling of Mitch Kapor, who suddenly resigned last week as chairman of Lotus Development, the largest independent U.S. software firm. Though he will not start a new firm that would compete with Lotus, Kapor said, he is not sure what he will do next: "I'm not leaving with a business plan in my pocket or any intention to write one tomorrow...
Critics, however, remain unsatisfied. Several consumer groups want detailed nutritional labeling on individual food wrappers, and last year petitioned both the FDA and the Department of Agriculture. "There are important health reasons why it should be right on the label," declares Mitch Zeller of the Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest. For example, some people may be allergic to ingredients in fast foods. Stricter labeling, however, is only a small step to better health. As long as people enjoy the taste of big burgers, French fries and milk shakes -- high fat, high salt, high calories...
...that the get-tough bill will pass the Senate intact and survive a presidential veto. Its importance is mainly symbolic, showing how the trade issue could become highly politicized this election year. The White House fully expects Democrats to ride it for all it is worth. Says Political Director Mitch Daniels: "They don't have much else at the moment...