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Equally worrying is his habit of moving back the goalposts on Russia's runaway inflation rate, which experts fear may soon roar to more than 50% a month. In November, Chernomyrdin promised to hold price rises down to 5% a month; in January, after inflation shot to 12%, he began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Move Over, Yeltsin | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

Barrett insists he is not running on a "no-new-taxes" pledge, but does say he has no plans to raise the income or sales tax.

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell, | Title: Democrats Ponder: | 2/2/1994 | See Source »

"He takes a politically transparent no-new-taxes pledge, rushes to embrace Weld's proposal on welfare reform and crime, votes to repeal a ballot-endorsed corporate tax disclosure plan and continues to waffle on a graduated income tax," says Braude, who may enter the race.

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell, | Title: Democrats Ponder: | 2/2/1994 | See Source »

Another campaign pledge, this one to establish the highest ethical standards Washington has ever seen, seems to be falling by the wayside. By blurring the public's understanding of Whitewater, Clinton may think he is shifting blame around to protect himself. In fact, he is only hurting his chances of...

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: Living Up to His Title | 1/21/1994 | See Source »

The most impressive thing about Clinton's campaign pledge to "end welfare as we have known it" is that it came from a man who understands something about the complexities of welfare reform as we have known it. As head of the National Governors Association, he helped draft the last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unraveling the Safety Net | 1/10/1994 | See Source »

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