Word: rewritten
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Feldstein insists that there is little truth to all the stories. In an interview with TIME last week, he said that changes in the two speeches were minor and that the canceled address will be rewritten and given later. Further, he notes that his compliance with a well-publicized White House order that his speeches be reviewed before delivery is voluntary. Asked about reports of his imminent resignation, Feldstein combatively replied: "I know there are people who would be happy to see me back in Cambridge. I'm not going to give them the satisfaction. The President...
...controversy over tax-free bonds, however, is not so clear-cut. The bill has been rewritten several times, and it appears as though colleges will retain their ability to sell bonds to pay for construction projects. However, bonds which finance student loans remain on the endangered list, according to the bill now stalled in committee...
...Harvard. It emphasizes that Harvard is not only a mecca for rich, white WASPS, but rather a meeting-place for people with all types of interests and abilities. During the past year, the admissions office has increased the number of students it sends out into the field to recruit, rewritten many of its brochures, and contacted minority alumni and 10,000 high school guidance counselors around the country to enlist support. All this new propaganda and increased communications effort is designed to attract students who wouldn't normally consider applying to Harvard because of misconceptions about the College--usually confusion...
Strip Mining. Despite an internal mutiny, Watt closed down offices of the regulatory Office of Surface Mining, and had 93% of the OSM rules rewritten to make them looser. Critics say the effect is to permit environmental damage...
...resolutions-those covering the ERA, abortion and lesbian rights-on which the delegates were sharply divided. With other resolutions, even the conservatives were more inclined to agree. On few issues was that unity more convincingly displayed than the minority rights resolution that was drafted by conference organizers but later rewritten and toughened by the one-third of delegates who were black, Hispanic, Indian or Oriental. The revised version was carried with virtual unanimity by delegates who had split bitterly on other issues. Exulted Liz Carpenter, leader of ERAmerica, the group spearheading the amendment ratification drive: "We can no longer...