Word: shifts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would enacting term limits shift the balance of power within the federal government towards the President, as many opponents of term limits contend. The turnover in Congress was far higher during the latter part of the 19th century than in the decades since World War II. Yet the 1870s and 1880s were characterized by weak presidents and a dominant Congress, while recent decades have seen the exact opposite. Clearly, no relationship exists between the power of Congress and term limits...
COMBINE IDEAS: No one solution is likely to cure all the ills of Social Security. "There's a good argument for doing many things at once," says economist Neil Howe. "First, we should be raising the retirement age to 70. Second, there should be an affluence test to shift the system toward a floor-of-protection concept. Third, we should gradually move to a private plan...
...also highlighted a major shift in the Indian political arena. He said that politics in India are now more focused at the regional level compared to the period before...
...fact, many of Nielsen's fondest hockey memories occured prior to coming to Harvard. A hockey player since age four, Nielsen and older brother Jeff converted the basement of their home into a make-shift street hockey rink...
Castro is on the scene before 2 a.m. and there until 11 a.m. Underground during the graveyard shift, he bakes everything from donuts, croissants and muffins to brownies, cakes and pies. On big baking days, 300 pounds of flour will pass through the gargantuan ovens. The bakery down under is the sole provider of goodies for all the houses, the Greenhouse Cafe, three other on-campus cafes and Harvard Catering...