Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spending liberal, had raised taxes after promising in his 1974 campaign that he would not. King is clearly to the right of his Republican opponent, Francis Whiting Hatch Jr., a proper Yankee of venerable lineage who is attracting the support of many liberal Democrats. Hatch, who proposes moderate tax relief, describes King's plan to cut property taxes by $1.3 billion over a three-year period as a "fiscal fantasy." MINNESOTA. Second only to the Bay State in its staunch liberalism, Minnesota has a Democratic candidate for the Senate no less conservative than King. Businessman Robert Short defeated liberal Congressman...
...career politician." When Hill accused Clements of resorting to "Nixon-style Watergate tricks," the Republican replied: "Hill seems a little sensitive to me." The main campaign issue is how to spend the state's $3 billion surplus; no matter which candidate wins, the taxpayers are sure to get some relief...
...people earning more than $50,000 a year (primarily because, while their numbers are small, they pay a large share of the nation's taxes). But Carter found the House bill's overall total of $16.3 billion in tax cuts acceptable. By contrast, the tax-relief distribution in the Senate bill was more to Carter's liking; it included a slightly better break for middle-and low-income families. But Carter objected strenuously to the Senate's inclusion of tuition credits and the Nunn amendment, and to the $29.3 billion size of the slash, which...
After winning seven straight games and mixing in some bad starts, culling a 10-10 record by August, Lee was not allowed to pitch at all, except for two very short relief appearances in two hopeless games...
...reliever Bill Campbell, who was the biggest reason the Red Sox were in first place at last year's all-star break. Zimmer used the sore-elbowed Campbell incessantly; and since last August, Campbell has never had his stuff. The Red Sox paid millions of dollars for a relief pitcher who lost his arm halfway through his first season with the club...