Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ever a consumer-fleecing outrage demanded fixing, this is it. Yet, on balance, the current congressional rush to reform government regulations is actually a business-protection act that could ultimately retard rather than support change -- and the case of "fresh" chicken illustrates the problem perfectly...
...wide area of Minnesota and neighboring Wisconsin and Iowa. Like old-time circuit riders, Mayo physicians regularly visit these facilities to provide specialized care and pass on the latest medical developments; they have also begun to consult by computer. And Mayo One, the hospital's emergency medical helicopter, can rush patients from remote clinics to the mother ship...
...home in Rangoon, historically laconic military leaders merely noted that her sentence had expired. "No one expected this to happen," saysTIME's Sandra Burton, in the Burmese capital. "The move indicates far greater confidence on the part of the junta that neither Suu Kyi nor the people will rush to overthrow it." That confidence may have a solid economic foundation: though some U.S. conservatives credit their threats of economic sanctions, Burton says the results more likely stem from a "constructive engagement" policy in which Japan, the Philippines and other Asian trading partnersquietly pressured the regime on human rights."The story...
...rush to judgment on this issue began in 1992, when New Jersey enacted its "family-cap" law. Since Aug. 1, 1993, women on welfare who have another child are denied additional cash assistance, an amount that varies from $64 to $102 a month depending on family size. Profound "positive" effects were claimed for the new law almost immediately. The key analysis was conducted by June O'Neill, who now directs the Congressional Budget Office. O'Neill, who had been hired by New Jersey to defend a lawsuit aimed at overturning the law, found "strong evidence that the family cap ... generated...
...first sign Harvard wasn't going to fit my perfect expectations came early that first day when I realized just how far Greenough was from life in the Yard. I would later discover that there were certain perks that came with the Greenough package--you always beat the dinner rush, never have to debate whether it's worth it to trudge through the snow for dinner and when I was there you could sneak onto the roof and find a perfect spot to make snow angels. But I think it basically sucks to miss out on that crucial part...