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...discussions highlighted a basic philosophical difference between the two parties. Democrats put much of their faith in increasing federal aid to education, which currently runs around $20 billion a year. The extra money, and some of the present aid, would be used to prompt changes in the system. Samples: Senator Joseph Biden would lengthen the academic year by 30 days; Congressman Richard Gephardt would reward school districts that show the most improvement; Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis would intensify federal efforts to help recruit and train teachers. When Gephardt asserted that educational reform "is going to take money -- I think...
...broader economy is a subject of considerable dispute: the market has collapsed during business booms and skyrocketed during recessions. But some economists believe in what Allen Sinai, chief economist of Shearson Lehman Bros., calls a "positive feedback loop": a rising economy spurs stock prices, which in turn help to prompt further business growth...
...This can prompt him to consider breaching the rules of the game. Like every fair game, there are rules--and the golden rule of examinations is: You can't cheat...
...Administration continued to weigh its next move, the Navy released its report on the May 17 Iraqi missile attack on the U.S.S. Stark, which killed 37 sailors and crippled the frigate. The report left unclarified the central mystery: Why had the Stark not taken prompt action to defend itself when an Iraqi plane's radar locked on to it? According to the Navy, the Stark's antimissile weapons were "operational," meaning they could have been activated by the push of a button, but no button was pushed...
According to former University Treasurer and Corporation member George Putnam '49, an increasingly complicated array of medical schools and hospitals under Harvard's wing may prompt the seven-man board to look at a medical expert for the board...