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...would slash, freeze in place or eliminate scores of civilian programs - while granting a small, $94-million increase in funding to the nation's space program...
When the President launched his crusade for tax reform in May, he issued a challenge: "America, go for it." But the sweeping effort to slash rates by eliminating major tax breaks was eyed warily by a Congress that often seems beholden to special-interest groups. In the House, Reagan formed an awkward alliance with Rostenkowski, who proceeded to bargain with colleagues to produce a bill that preserved the thrust of the President's proposal but was speckled with special favors designed to make it politically palatable...
...when the ministers assembled at Geneva's Intercontinental Hotel last week for their regular semiannual meeting, several wanted to slash prices in order to attract customers. Oil Minister Tam David-West of Nigeria, whose country has foreign debts of at least $22 billion and depends on oil for 95% of its export earnings, threatened to match North Sea competitors "barrel by barrel and cent by cent...
...ultimatums. Declaring that all the world's oil producers should share in the burden of the oversupply, the ministers called on non-OPEC countries to cut back their output, or else. They apparently hoped their threat alone would make competitors fearful of a superglut and persuade them to slash production. But the message backfired. While it succeeded in panicking oil traders, the tough talk failed to frighten Britain or Norway enough to make them tighten their spigots. British officials said that they would not accede to Yamani's wishes...
...spent the third period running at the Crimson. With sticks held high, the home side tried to slash a little revenge from the Crimson...