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...Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), a candidate for the Republican nomination for president, took a tough stance against violence and branded the religious right a divisive influence in a speech last night in front of 175 people at the Kennedy School...
...Specter, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, attributed the recent bombing in Oklahoma City to a "pattern of violence that exists in America today" and discussed some of the means the Senate is considering to respond to terrorist acts...
...idea that is being transmitted, or [something dangerous to national security]?" Specter asked. "There are limits on freedom of speech. You can't cry fire in a crowded theater, and we're going to have to examine these Mayben manuals to see [if there's a difference...
...deduct every dollar they save and invest. The plan, asimplification of the tax codealong the lines of the Individual Retirement Account, arrives just as federal income tax reform is shaping up as a major issue in the1996 presidential election. GOP senators and White House hopefulsRichard Lugar of IndianaandArlen Specter of Pennsylvaniahave already embraced a "flat tax," andBob Doleis thinking it over...
...system radically. Last week the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on proposals for a flat income tax, with a single rate, a large personal exemption and few or no other deductions. One such plan is sponsored by House majority leader Dick Armey of Texas and another by Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a candidate for his party's nomination for President. Another presidential hopeful, Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, last week announced his plan to abolish both the income tax and the irs in favor of a national retail-sales tax, to be collected by the states. Under his system...