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...many lobbyists contend, Congress will lack the stomach to attempt true reform unless a genuine crisis is perceived. Some see the huge deficit as that crisis and the need for Government revenue as a spur to help solve the problem. Contends Tax Lobbyist Charls Walker, a former Treasury official: "Fundamental tax reform can only be passed as part of a major deficit-reduction package. A revenue-neutral plan has no chance." That view could prove too gloomy, but if tax reform is to have a chance, the President will soon have to take the lead-and the heat...
...made the equivalent of five guineas a year.) The match drew the biggest crowd and the heaviest side-betting ever seen at Newmarket, and amid scenes of hysterical excitement Hambletonian won the four-mile race by half a neck. He finished "shockingly goaded," lathered in blood from whip and spur. To commemorate the victory, Vane-Tempest had the 7 5-year-old Stubbs paint him life size...
Meyer said it was "not a spur-of-the-moment" decision and that his dissatisfaction with Rust began before this year's training camp...
...central Oregon's Wasco County, young followers of the Indian mystic Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh bustle about their business. The Bhagwan, who set up the community in 1981, has taken a vow of silence; he tours his 64,000-acre ranch in a $119,000 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur with armed guards. His followers, mostly middle-class refugees from urban living, smile frequently, embrace warmly, and enjoy poker and blackjack in their private casino...
...outcome of the case could go a long way toward deciding whether public figures can ever recover for libel. If Westmoreland wins, the victory will spur other public figures to sue. The press could be so deluged that the First Amendment freedom would mean little. If Westmoreland loses, many public officials may conclude that they have no recourse against an unbridled press...