Word: shake-up
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...foresees the withering away -- thanks to the private access to technology -- of nation- states as they now artificially exist, of centralized authority, of outmoded political alliances and of all old-fashioned restraints on entrepreneurial imaginations. It is not hard to grasp why Gingrich the conservative outsider found this prospective shake-up attractive. But now that he has become the ultimate insider, the Speaker's reaction to the rich potential for cyberspace anarchy -- which apparently worries neither the Tofflers nor Gilder -- will be interesting to watch. Putting congressional proceedings online, which Gingrich has already facilitated, is one thing. Pornography...
...poll also found that on specific issues of welfare and immigration reform, there's not much support for the harshest measures. Fully 78% of those questioned thought the welfare system was in need of a fundamental shake-up, and 52% thought government should spend less on it. But 52% also said it would be unfair to end payments after two years to people who had no other sources of income -- 38% didn't mind the idea -- and majorities opposed denying welfare benefits to unwed teen mothers or to children whose fathers could not be identified. All of which are proposals...
PBHA and HAND leaders said Saturday they were primarily concerned that Epstein and Johnson could lose their jobs in the shake...
...fact, fired Bennington faculty members are waiting to hear if that association will allow them to establish a legal defense fund under its auspices according to Jonathan M. Haynes, who lost his job as a literature faculty member there during the shake...
...White House personnel shake-up may occur next week...