Word: rulings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Israeli Defence Force has been turned into a police force. Many army generals support the concept of Palestinian self-rule, because they are intimately aware of what policing the territories is doing to their troops. When the prime minister visited forces on duty in the West Bank earlier this month, a paratrooper told him, "I have to act brutally toward people free of crime, too. I feel humiliated by this behavior...
Still, supporters of a gas-tax increase say it has emerged as the best option for cutting the deficit. Each 1 cents per gal. would bring in $1 billion in annual revenue, according to a widely used rule of thumb. Rostenkowski last month suggested a 15 cents-per-gal. increase but would probably settle for less. To ease the burden on low-income motorists, Rostenkowski would provide them with income tax credits. Says Rostenkowski: "I don't think it's as regressive as people make it out to be." Advocates of the tax also point out that by throttling back...
Reducing taunting: Players who point fingers or hands at an opponent will be charged with unsportsmanlike conduct. If you watched college football the last couple of years, then you know this rule is needed...
Reducing crowd-noise delays: Defensive teams will be penalized five yards after the first charged timeout. Before the new rule was accepted, defensive teams could only be penalized after all of its timeouts had been used...
...talk to them. They agreed, but only on condition of anonymity. It's a bunny rule. Helps the bunny mystique...