Word: reined
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...over the compensation practices of corporate America. This makes me cringe, at least a little. The government's record at pay regulation is not encouraging. The wage and price controls of the Nixon era were quickly abandoned as unworkable. A 1993 attempt by Congress and the Clinton Administration to rein in executive pay by not allowing corporations a tax deduction on executive salaries above $1 million turned out to be an object lesson in unintended consequences. Because it exempted performance-based pay, the new limit accelerated an already-in-the-works shift toward using stock options as the main piece...
...Behind the handshakes and platitudes lies a deeper political calculus. Karzai and Zardari began their presidential terms with staunch support from Western capitals - now both have fallen out of favor, faulted for not doing enough to rein in extremists amid accusations of corruption and misrule. A warmer relationship with Russia could be the counterbalance to the West's increasingly frosty and frustrated attitude toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. (See pictures of world leaders...
...1970s, Congress and the Ford Administration sought to rein in the CIA by creating oversight committees and instituting a ban on assassinations. Some restrictions were eased in the '80s, when the agency backed Afghan mujahedin fighting against the Soviets and meddled in Central America. And since 9/11, the agency has attracted a new load of critics, this time for matters such as "extraordinary renditions" and the harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists in secret overseas prisons known as black sites. Poor Langley--praise is a scarce commodity for an agency whose missions, as President George W. Bush put it, remain "secret...
...once Harvard found itself in financial straits, the Medical School had to rein in its efforts and focus instead on "things that are not very expensive but improve faculty morale," Tarbell said. Tarbell declined to discuss details, as the initiatives have yet to be officially announced...
...apparent backpedaling over the weekend underscores the sensitivity of the one-child policy in China. First introduced in 1979 as a measure to rein in China's booming population, the law has faced widespread opposition from its first day. Because local levels of compliance with the law make up an important part of whether district bureaucrats get promoted, officials have often turned to harsh tactics - including forced sterilization and late-term abortion - to enforce compliance. (See pictures of China's sports schools...