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...Originally opposed passage of gay rights bill outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation, but now says he will oppose any attempt to weaken or repeal it. Supports Equal Rights Amendment...
Waffle, waffle, waffle. If there is one thing I've come to expect from Harvard University, it is an utter lack of consistency in following up on moral prerogatives. Just recently we saw Harvard use its political muscle to help force Congress to repeal a discriminatory law against AIDS victims by threatening to withdraw its sponsorship of a major international conference on AIDS slated...
...Retired Persons, with 31 million members and a 1988 budget of $236 million, is among the most powerful lobbies on Capitol Hill. Alongside it is the even more militant National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. Last year the 5 million-member organization led the successful fight to repeal the surtax that Congress had imposed on the Social Security benefits of wealthier recipients to finance catastrophic health insurance for all older people...
Meanwhile, De Klerk is not likely to attain full compliance with last week's repeal of the Separate Amenities Act, the 37-year-old law that segregated public facilities such as beaches, swimming pools, parks and libraries. Towns controlled by the right-wing Conservative Party are ready to keep blacks out of their public places under "undesirable visitors" laws. Others will charge blacks up to $200 for library membership and allow entrance to swimming pools only to white season-ticket holders...
Both candidates stated their support for the repeal of the state's universal health care plan as well as the state's capital gains...