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...hamstringing the PACs, Congressmen would be denying themselves a heavy advantage that they now enjoy over challengers: three-fourths of PAC contributions go to incumbents. Officeholders who won re-election last year with 70% or more of the vote got $19.1 million from PAC pockets. The Boren proposal would restrict PAC contributions to a total of $100,000 for a House candidate and up to $750,000 for Senate aspirants, based on state population. The PAC limits could be proposed again in the spring--a dim prospect when 34 Senators, many fueled with PAC money, will be starting their...
...conservation group will use part of the funding to encourage owners to restrict real estate development along the riverbanks according to state guidelines written in 1971 and adopted by the Watershed Association eleven years ago, Executive Director Rita Barron said yesterday...
...proposed law defines pornography as "the graphic, sexually explicit subordination of women through pictures and/or words." It would virtually ban all sexually explict material, giving local courts power to restrict the proliferation of material they deem pornographic, Dworkin said...
...resolution was adopted unanimously by the council in its first regular meeting of the year. It contained three proposals to restrict drinking to students 21 or older and three proposals to help enliven drier house parties...
Another issue could be tougher. The U.A.W. wants to protect workers' job security and is trying to restrict Chrysler's freedom to buy parts from nonunion producers. The company is eager to keep control over the selection of suppliers and the location of plants...