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...York, Hank became a protege of Art Tatum's, carrying the great blind pianist's music satchel from gig to gig. Jones developed his own keyboard style, taking some of Tatum's breakneck invention and adding a measure of cool, a distinctive touch of romantic reserve to offset the fire of what came, in time, to be called bebop. Jones was also a sideman for Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday; he went to school with the best...
...Free Schools Program, which the bill would have halved, the President said: "I cannot in good consciencesign a bill that cuts educationto save pet congressional projects." Clinton last monthhad asked Congress to restore $1.4 billion in proposed cutsin education, crime prevention, environment, housing and job training programs, and to offset them with cuts in construction and government overhead.TIME White House correspondent James Carneysays Clinton's veto grates against a recent presidential promise to balance the budget within 10 years. Now, Carney says, "he runs the risk of looking like he's not really for deficit reduction. It increases the pressure...
After months of talking about it, Republicans finally announced a plan of bold spending cuts designed to balance the budget by 2002. Senate leaders proposed slashing nearly $1 trillion during the next seven years. A House plan foresaw even deeper cuts: $1.4 trillion worth, the extra trims needed to offset a $350 billion tax cut. The G.O.P. lawmakers said they would chop billions from projected outlays for Medicare and Medicaid, eliminate scores of federal social programs and abolish the Commerce Department. (House Republicans would also ax the Education and Energy departments.) Democrats promptly labeled the proposals unfair to working families...
...plaques unjustified? The plaques are quite explicit. They argue that the building was built under the aegis of the Christian religion and they admonish the viewers to follow the teachings of both the Old and New Testaments. That message, nailed to the wall of the library, cannot be offset by a small disclaimer...
Jackson defended affirmative action, saying that it should be used to 'offset negative action," such as discrimination...