Word: repeals
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...critic of the 1996 welfare-reform bill, arguing that forcing welfare mothers into the work force "cuts the bonds between mother and child" and that without subsidized child care and health coverage, too many could fall through the cracks. Yet in his speech, he did not call for a repeal of the time limits or work requirements. Gore seized on the omission. "He didn't propose to repeal it, did he?" he said to TIME. "It tells me that upon closer examination, he belatedly came to the conclusion that most every other American has come to, that welfare reform...
...Then, Tuesday's trading day closed with the announcement that Robert Rubin - who as treasury secretary was one of the chief proponents behind the push to repeal the Depression-era banking firewall known as Glass-Steagall - would be joining Citibank, one of the repeal's chief beneficiaries. But although the news that Rubin would join the financial conglomerate just days after helping finalize a deal that would dismantle Glass-Steagall raised some eyebrows, "Rubin?s reputation is second only to Alan Greenspan's in integrity," says TIME business writer Karl Taro Greenfeld. "And he's been a very sought-after...
...country's parliament has repealed the law, but the president has not yet signed the repeal into effect...
...Choto, both currently on bail, have been charged under an antiquated law that the country's parliament has voted to repeal. They were, according to the charge, "publishing information likely to cause public alarm and despondency...
When asked about gay rights, Bradley said he would end the ban on gays in the military and repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy--in which gays, although not required to disclose their sexual orientation when they enroll in the military, may still be discharged if they say they are homosexual...