Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tougher defense also led to a sigh of relief from Restic, who has seen his share of big plays from the opposing side of the field this year...
Last week, following a quick round of negotiations between the U.S. and Mexican officials, Washington announced an emergency $3.5 billion loan to Mexico, the biggest such relief package since the Latin American debt problem arose in 1982. The short-term credit is designed to tide Mexico over until the end of 1988, when it expects to receive new loans from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund...
...businesses and might put the lowest-paid workers back on the street. Yet firms unable to bear the full brunt of expanded health benefits might participate in insurance pools, phase in their contributions and get some Government help. A larger difficulty is that while the Dukakis plan would offer relief to uninsured workers and their dependents -- about 22 million people -- it does nothing for the 15 million uninsured Americans who are without jobs. Dukakis skirts that problem with the quintessential Washington hedge: a task force...
...move has met with mixed reviews. Critics charge that the announcement amounts to a political ploy by the Reagan Administration to make George Bush look good three weeks before the election. How? Bush chaired the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief this summer, which suggested that the FDA could make the drug-approval process easier and faster. The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, on the other hand, announced its support for the agency's plan, and industry analysts predicted that as many as twelve experimental drugs could be evaluated under the new schedule over the next year...
...Check out Jimmy Freeman, a reliever for the Clayton Valley (Calif.) Cubs. Jimmy, 12, was cool as he took the mike last week for the ninth inning of the final play-off game between the A's and the Red Sox. "And he walked him," said Jimmy as relief ace Dennis Eckersley delivered ball four to Spike Owen. But the Eck got out of the jam when he popped up Jody Reed, and suddenly Jimmy dropped all objectivity. "The game is over!" he shouted. "The A's have won the pennant! Dad, you owe me five bucks...