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Even as the assault began on tax reform, scores of other special interests mobilized to sink the wish list of spending cuts floated by Budget Director David Stockman. Rarely if ever have so many of Washington's more than 10,000 lobbyists been aroused at the same time. Indeed, the Administration's sweeping proposals may have touched off the ultimate lobbying war, one that will force Congressmen to choose between uplifting notions like "fairness" and "simplicity," and down-to-earth concerns like PAC money and political survival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boom Times for Lobbyists | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

...were "normal," it would sink and ponds would freeze from the bottom up and ponds would turn to solid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Biologist Advances Theory on 'Accidental' Creation | 12/7/1984 | See Source »

Often, shower to stall to sink discussions took place. "It was either in the bathroom, on the bus [to the science building], or at meals," and they chose to discuss other topics during these scarce moments of relaxation, said DiAntonio...

Author: By Andrew R. Elby, | Title: Freshman Takes Bronze in Chemistry Olympics | 12/7/1984 | See Source »

...month ago, my husband took to reciting table manners from the 1963 edition of Amy Vanderbilt's New Complete Book of Etiquette. Our two young sons howl with laughter when they hear how to eat bacon, chicken or spaghetti. Who knows, it just might sink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 26, 1984 | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

Toothpaste is the stuff of which family feuds are made. The problem is the packaging: some people think nothing of leaving the cap off or nonchalantly squeezing from the 1 middle of the tube. But now U.S. makers of "dentifrice think they can bring harmony to the bathroom sink with a packaging breakthrough: the pump, a hard plastic container that dispenses toothpaste with a flick of the thumb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Packaging: Putting a Squeeze on the Tube | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

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