Word: protecters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...could be the Democratic reply line to the G.O.P.'s Medicare reforms sketched out last week by House Speaker Gingrich. Promising to "preserve, protect and strengthen'' the system, he offered a menu of proposals that includes HMOS, personal health-care accounts and a new form of doctor- and hospital-provided coverage. His plan would also raise premiums much faster than anything the Democrats have in mind. Even after outlining it, Republicans didn't have numbers to show how it would achieve $270 billion in savings over seven years. And much of those savings are targeted by Republicans...
...director asking the tough questions was Donald Perkins, former chairman of the Jewel food store company, who insisted that outside directors hire their own lawyer to help protect them against potential shareholder lawsuits. That irritated Levin, who seemed to feel that the outside directors were exhaustively scrutinizing his presentation of the facts, according to a board member. The biggest issue for Perkins was the uncertain influence of cable king John Malone, whose 21% holding in Turner Broadcasting would be converted via a complex structure to a nearly 9% stake in Time Warner. The discussions went on over three days...
...plan, learn and remember. Lust grows from the limbic system; love, from the neocortex. Animals like reptiles that have no neocortex cannot experience anything like maternal love; this is why baby snakes have to hide to avoid being eaten by their parents. Humans, with their capacity for love, will protect their offspring, allowing the brains of the young time to develop. The more connections between the limbic system and the neocortex, the more emotional responses are possible...
Coleman said the districts were gerrymandered legally along political lines--to protect Democratic candidates...
...budget resolutions are being considered by this Congress that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural gas leases. There are better ways to balance the budget. While there is still time to make a difference, I hope we will all strongly encourage our legislators to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and wilderness areas in the Lower 48 from oil and gas development. Let's not allow a few people in Congress who are out of touch with the American people's commitment to wild places and wild things to take actions that we would soon...