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...present form is threatened by unrest among its non-Russian minorities, the Ottoman Empire ultimately could not withstand the nationalist aspirations of its non-Turkish peoples. The Greeks, aided by the English Romantic poet Lord Byron, were the first to break away in the 1820s. The last to revolt were the Arabs. Inspired by Lawrence of Arabia, they broke free of Ottoman domination during World War I, only to come under British and French rule soon afterward...
That is why -- despite its veneer of banana-republic brinkmanship -- the current congressional revolt is a return to pre-Reaganite tradition. The President's weather-vane vacillation has forced the House to reaffirm its constitutional role as originator of taxation and spending measures. The result: the eruption of the long-suppressed ideological debate over the size and scope of the Federal Government...
...spurring a compromise with the Democrats at around 17% or 18%. The Democrats were willing, but only if Bush agreed to eliminate the "bubble," an irregularity in the income tax code that lowers the rate on earnings over $500,000 from 33% to 28%. In fear that Republicans would revolt again, Bush refused to budge on rates. At one point, Sununu discussed adjusting the tax brackets so that the lower rate would apply only to income above $500,000. This time it was Senate Democratic leader George Mitchell who said no. "That would only solve half the problem," he said...
...South African economy. But then again, isn't the point of sanctions to resolve conflicts without resorting to military force? If we want a military solution, an outright invasion would doubtless be simpler and more cost-effective than inducing our adversary's citizens to rise up in revolt...
Last week's explosions resulted from particularly combustible circumstances. In Oklahoma, voters gagged on tax increases and focused their animosity on the state legislature. Thus they were primed for the term-limit referendum, billed by its backers as "a citizens' revolt against professional politicians." In Massachusetts the economy had imploded, along with Governor Michael Dukakis' standing. Public anger escalated along with the deficit. When Dukakis chose to retire, party regulars turned to Francis Bellotti, 67, a swaybacked former attorney general burdened with a liberal business-as-usual image...