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...will send 200 delegates to the Democratic convention, the third largest bloc from any state, and even before it voted the former Vice President's lead was a daunting 1,212 delegates to Hart's 644. Hart is running out of time and states in which to pare it down. Hart did run slightly ahead of Mondale in Louisiana, which apportioned 57 of its total of 68 delegates in a primary Saturday, but it did him no good-because both ran far behind Jackson. The fiery preacher put on a stunning performance, inspiring blacks to vote...
...time of concern over increased deficits, the $8 billion in aid proposed by the commission over the next five years for Central America seems like an exorbitant sum. Surely Congress and the President will work to pare that figure down in the future. For now, Americans must discard the notion that shooting will bring peace to the region and sober up to the reality that there is no flight from commitment from Central America. The cost in humanitarian and strategic terms is too great...
...energy, steel and aerospace conglomerate, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, he had complained about wasteful Government spending, including the military's. His new job as No. 2 at the Pentagon, with particular responsibility for weapons procurement, gave Thayer the chance to use his private-sector savvy to pare public-sector...
Probably the most interesting thing about this group is the way they pare down the music to its basics without any resultant loss in force, especially guitarist Kralle Kawinkle, who rocks the songs out with his driving guitar riffs. The other two members of the band are also quite proficient: Stephan Remmier sings lead with his rough, clear voice as if he had just woken up with bad breath, and produces some nice synthesizer runs; while Peter Behren keeps up a steady (almost monotonous) drum beat...
...substantial drop in interest rates and the dollar's exchange rate will not come, Feldstein said, unless Congress moves to pare the federal deficit. TIME'S economists agreed, however, that with an election year coming up, few politicians would be willing to lead a drive to slash spending or raise taxes. Predictably, the House voted last week to authorize an additional $1.6 billion for ten education and health programs in an effort to reverse some spending cuts made early in the Reagan Administration. House Speaker Tip O'Neill declared that any tax-hike initiative would have...