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...choice and supports the death penalty. He has called for restructuring state government to deal with fiscal problems. Steps would include moving more health care into the home, and regionalizing some state transportation services to eliminate overlapping. He opposes the Citizens for Limited Taxation ballot question that would roll taxes and some fees back to their mid-1988 levels...
Major political positions: He is fiscally conservative, favoring the Citizens for Limited Taxation proposal that would roll back taxes and fees to their mid-1988 levels. Weld has called for zero-based budgeting to manage the state's finances. Weld is avidly pro-choice on abortion, and has stressed his commitment to the environment...
...this view of supply and demand failed to win much sympathy among motorists. In response to Bush's call for moderation last week, the oil companies began softening their stance. Texaco, BP America and Conoco said they would roll back gasoline prices by 1 cents to 4 cents per gal. Unocal, Amoco and Getty announced that they would freeze prices at the pump for a week or more, depending on conditions in the world markets. So for the moment, at least, the runaway price hikes that followed the invasion of Kuwait have been stopped in their tracks. But that...
...need is contained in this pricey volume. It never occurred to me to make chocolate truffles at home, but the process looks easy in Willan's book. You whip up a genache by pouring a boiled combination of butter and cream over chopped chocolate. Chill that and then roll into little balls and chill some more. Melt some more chocolate, dip the genache balls in the warm chocolate and roll them in powdered cocoa...
...sanctions against Iraq, but Baker's reassurances apparently were not enough to persuade him to contribute forces to the Saudis' defense. The other NATO countries have also been happy to have the Americans shoulder the brunt of the burden. Still, every time Saddam blusters anew, fresh offers of assistance roll in. "If Saddam is not punished this time," said a worried official close to Ozal, "he will be out seeking new adventures soon...