Word: prop
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...that Singh, who enjoyed a large following among students because he stressed honest, "value-based politics," compromised those principles by setting aside the jobs for lower castes. Though Singh does have a history of commitment to social reform, it is also undeniable that he needed a stronger mandate to prop up his minority government. The affirmative- action decision not only gave Singh fresh support from a huge part of the electorate; it also undermined several of his political enemies who rely on the allegiance of lower-caste members. Arun Shourie, editor of the Indian Express, a New Delhi-based daily...
...petition was born from the same public anger that put Proposition 2 1/2 on the books almost a decade ago. Approved by almost 60 percent of voters in a 1980 referendum, Prop 2 1/2 set a limit on the amount of revenue a city or town can raise through property taxes and puts a cap on the annual property tax increase for that city or town...
Local government officials are already restricted by Prop 2 1/2 from raising revenue for local services such as trash collection and snow removal...
Last year, more than 180 of the state's cities and towns had some type of Prop 2 1/2 override question on the ballot, signaling to public policy analysts and state legislators at the time that these local governments were under considerable financial stress...
Some European analysts have suggested that West German investors are waiting for the East German industrial base to collapse so that they can make a fresh start, rather than prop up inefficient or outmoded businesses. East German leaders, for their part, have pointed out that however rough the transition may be, their country's economic prospects remain brighter than those of Central European nations like Poland and Czechoslovakia. "If we show courage and behave responsibly, we will be out of the woods soon," Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere said in Halle last week...