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...denying such schools any tax breaks? But Congress refused to oblige. For a month White House aides fidgeted. Then, on Feb. 25, after a federal appeals court had acted in another case to block the new IRS plans, the Administration asked the Supreme Court to end the impasse. A prompt response was expected, but Friday conference after Friday conference of the Justices went by without any word-until last week's announcement. Oral arguments will probably be heard in the fall...
...grace and fineness that augments the acting well. From the sexagonal throwing to the crystal decanter, the set is perfect for the aristocratic discussions it will contain (from pop psychology to the difficulty of finding good servants). The lighting, at least during the seance scenes, is good enough to prompt occasional gasps from the audience...
Ewing is not 3 ft. high, and the fussing around Georgetown throughout the tournament was enough to prompt Coach Thompson to house his team 87 miles from New Orleans in Biloxi, Miss., making him the first black on record to move to Biloxi for peace of mind. First-black distinctions are not what move him, however. When someone asked how it felt to be the first black coach in the Final Four, Thompson snorted: "I resent the hell out of that question. It implies I am the first black to be accomplished enough and intelligent enough to get here...
...deficit in history. The determination to counter Soviet power has eroded into lukewarm sanctions in response to the Polish martial law regime. The insistence on a strong Israel and the carrying out of the Camp David accords has failed to avert flirtations with autocratic Arab regimes and failed to prompt a U.S.-led initiative for negotiations on Palestinian autonomy...
...recession and high interest rates, students are stepping cautiously, weighing the advantages of expensive graduate schools against those of immediate employment and balancing all of that against less-selfish concerns about political issues. Being matter-of-fact about choosing a path beyond the gates of the Yard should not prompt scorn or surprise. "You can't blame someone for wanting to get into a good professional school, to get into a good firm," says Michael T. Anderson '83, a prominent leftist campus organizer. (Please see adjacent interview.) On the other hand, people here have not spent all of their time...