Word: reform
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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SENATE BILL NUMBER ONE, like a wolf in sheep's clothing, lies innocently right now in the friendly lair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. It seems harmless enough--a much needed bill to "codify, revise and reform" the federal criminal laws. But this 735-page tome, once sprung on the American public, will do more to keep the people ignorant about what the government is doing than to seriously coordinate the confusing list of federal statutes...
TRIM, or Tax Reform Immediately, "Lower Taxes through Less Government...
...POLITICAL ISSUES AT STAKE: All the people on the National Dialogue Committee, which represents the political and religious factions in the country, now admit there ought to be reform. I am now hopeful that we are on the way to finding common principles and solutions that can form a program for the future. That is the only way to create a new Lebanon that can respond to the aspirations of the people, particularly the young generation...
Fantini's and Berman's election bring the balance of reform and moderate members to 3-3. Veteran observers of the city political scene have commented that the campaign, loaded down with popular candidates but bereft of issues or significant debate, offered few surprises...
WHETHER THE BUNKER or the aperture takes command, the army's support will be crucial in bringing the new regime through its first months. Until recently Franco could count on the army to support his most repressive policies. But since Franco's first illness, a reform movement has developed among middle level officers. The generals remain old-style fascists--Franco's companions in arms during the civil war--but these officers, most of them drawn from the middle class, have professional grievances about political favoritism and demand radical democratic measures...