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...turned to the budget committees before the appropriations panels could begin allocating money. Reagan put all of his political capital behind the broad goal of reduced spending and pushed the details--bloated weapons systems towering over crippled social programs--as far out of the spotlight as possible. The ploy worked; an overall spending ceiling was set with a so-called "reconciliation" budget package, and startled appropriations czars were told not to exceed the general limit in their 13 specific areas. Combining this victory with his tax cut, Reagan bragged he had finally saved the nation from the cancer...
...television role. Danielle Brisebois, 12, who plays the pixieish Stephanie on the CBS show Archie Bunker's Place, will star in commercials touting the Tinkerbell line of powders, perfumes, lip gloss, nail polish and other beauty aids for girls ages three to 14. This is the latest marketing ploy in the $100 million-a-year world of kiddie cosmetics...
...usual" was directed at the House version, in which, the President charged, "some committees reported spending cuts they know can't be made." Reagan had in mind the House Education and Labor Committee, a nest of old-time liberals headed by Democrat Carl Perkins of Kentucky. Perkins' ploy was to meet the goals of the House budget resolution by cynically slashing politically popular programs, for which funding would almost certainly be restored during floor debate. Examples: ending college loans for families making more than $25,000 a year and cutting off "impact aid" to school districts that serve...
Presentation of the House bill set the stage for a subtle parliamentary battle. House Speaker Tip O'Neill, who has helped guide passage of progressive social legislation for nearly three decades, initially went along with Perkins' ploy to make cuts that were not meant to stick. He told Perkins and other key chairmen that he would support amendments on the House floor that restored money for the popular programs, even if it meant exceeding the House resolution's budget goals. But there was one hitch: if floor amendments were permitted, the Republicans might propose an Administration-backed...
...boyfriend, embezzled $1.55 million from the $788 million First Variable Rate Fund for Government Income in Washington by using an almost routine bank fraud scheme. Vera Lucia Campos, 27, and Andre L. Prestes, 26, who were illegal aliens according to the Government, appeared to have planned the ploy carefully...