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...part of the "Contract With America" -- the Senate version would give Congress the power to block regulations on a case-by-case basis, then scuttle rules it doesn't like by majority vote within 45 days. The message was clear: slow down. "This is a classic example of the pattern we've seen this entire session," says TIME congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty. "The House is the hot cup of coffee, and theSenate is the saucer that cools...
Torricelli accused the National Security Council and State Department of misleading Harbury, saying the agencies had "shown a consistent and deliberate pattern of misinformation...
...hiring situation in which "white men have insulated themselves within a culture that is impervious to everyone else." And thus the inertia of an organization is stabilized: the transfer of power and favor goes to new white men who share the values and lifestyles of the previous generation. This pattern is not unique to hiring; it is ubiquitious among family relationships, friendship groups and casual acquaintances. People find common ground with others reassuring. It is a natural tendency, but one which is exclusive and disenfranchising for those kept out of the loop...
...Democrats and the Republicans seem now to agree on ending special privileges based on race. They seem to be heading toward a colorblind affirmative action," he said. "The problem with this is that racism and sexism are not things of the past. A pattern of discrimination based on race still exists...
...cable companies connect to its network. Its basic phone service already loses about $1.3 billion a year because the government sets the rates. In several recent decisions, the MPT has forced NTT to give its competitors a break; the cable ventures are crossing their fingers that the pattern will hold. Whatever the ministries and their industry clients decide, there is a deepening popular enthusiasm for one part of the multimedia world: cyberspace. Though the graphics are a bit primitve, and there are almost no magazines available online, subscribers to NIFTY-Serve and PC Van, the two largest online services...