Word: oppositionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Opponents of the HMO legislation, whose final passage was always doubtful in view of the Senate's opposition, argue that United's move shows the bill is moot. "The market is far ahead of politicians," says Karen Ignagni, president of the industry trade group, the American Association of Health Plans...
The Crimson defense has allowed Ivy opponents to score an average of only 16 points per game, effectively nullifying the opposition's rush, holding running backs to an average of just 51 yards per game on the ground.
Sometimes, even budget talks can be exciting. On Wednesday, one sticking point in a last-minute standoff was resolved when President Clinton accepted an across-the-board spending cut of .38 percent. House Republicans, stung by the widely-held belief that they've given ground on nearly every big budget...
Even for the U.S. - the only country of any consequence that maintains an embargo of Cuba - the policy may be a fading reality, maintained primarily out of concern for the electoral clout of the anti-Castro lobby in swing states such as New Jersey and Florida. But public opinion may...
ASSASSINATED. WEZI KAUNDA, 47, rising Zambian opposition leader and son of former President Kenneth Kaunda; by four gunmen; as he and his wife--who was unharmed--were on their way home; in Lusaka.