Word: splits
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After the spectacular failure of Margaret Thatcher's poll tax in the United Kingdom, you wouldn't think that anyone would seriously discuss its equally evil twin, the flat tax, in this country. After all, we split with that now-defunct empire because we knew how to do all the taxation and representation stuff much better. But the flat tax, most recently championed by Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes, has returned to the spotlight...
...grounds for a mistrial, according to lead prosecutor Paul Gardephe. It was an interesting jury, to say the least. Because laughter could often be heard behind the heavy mahogany doors of the jury room, journalists had assumed the panel was harmonious. But as it turned out, the jurors were split almost down the middle, with six for conviction, five for acquittal and one undecided. The laughter, it seems, erupted over games of charades...
...territorial dispute now in three words," says a Pentagon official. "Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Sarajevo." Having maintained the capital through more than three years of siege, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic wants it to be unified under Bosnian control, while the Bosnian Serbs in Milosevic's delegation want it split between the Muslim-Croat alliance and themselves. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke, the leader of the talks, last week pushed an American proposal to make Sarajevo a separate "federal city" outside the territory of either faction and under international control. A U.S. diplomatic source says Milosevic has agreed to the "federal...
...SPLIT BETWEEN RICH AND POOR...
Harvard then split a two-game series against Princeton. Princeton had lost only two matches all season, and Harvard's victory in the first match showed its true talent. The Tigers' win in the second match earned Princeton a spot in the NCAA tournament...