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...side of the political debate over how to spend the budget surplus. Clinton has framed the debate as a choice between saving Social Security and Medicare and cutting taxes for the rich. A New York Times/CBS News poll last week found that 64% of the public said they would prefer the surplus be spent on Social Security...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Next For Bill and Hillary Clinton? | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...welcome a variety of student performances," Coleman said. "We prefer to leave these matters to the students, so I wouldn't be able to elaborate on that...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cultural Festival Excludes Asian Christian Group | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...Britain's request reflects a more European approach to dealing with terrorism. "France, for example, places a much higher premium on intelligence and threat avoidance," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "Sometimes they prefer to press the terrorists' host country to police their activities rather than get them extradited, which can spur further terrorist attacks." Washington, however, remains determined to see Bin Laden in an orange jumpsuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taliban Promises Bin Laden Curbs | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...designed to maximize both my grades and my personal global growth: Economics 985k, "Research in Financial Markets," Economics 2423, "Asset Pricing," Economics 2535, "Advanced Topics in International Finance" and Economics 1030, "Delay of Gratification." "But I'm a literature student," I objected. Arnold chortled. (Consumer studies have shown clients prefer consultants who chortle.) "That's just the sort of narrow-minded thinking that can sink a perfectly stable company," he said. "When everyone else is expanding into new markets, do you want to be left behind...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Consulting Hits Home | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...while a trip to Vail or Aspen goes for $500 to $700. No wonder visitors to Colorado's slopes, which until recently were beset by weak snowfall, are down 11% this year. That means, of course, that the state's a bit eager for business. So if you prefer to ski there, be sure to haggle and ask about special discounts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Feb. 8, 1999 | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

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