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...Clinton was standing there with the veto pen in his hand," he says. "He and the Democrats were able to talk people out of a big tax cut before it ever got started." This year, say the polls, the suspicion is that the cut would favor the rich and squander the surplus. Next year? Voters ought to be surprised if there?s still a surplus to fight over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Slays Giant Tax Cut. Next? | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

...billion.) That may explain why some Bush advisers last week played down the endorsement's significance. "Can you imagine the Republican front runner not endorsing a tax cut passed by a Republican Congress?" asked one. But Al Gore wasted no time slagging the Texas Governor. "You can't squander the surplus and keep our economy strong," Gore said Friday. "You can't have your cake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Bush Tax Tango | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...City, of operagoers and those who couldn't be bothered with the subway. For a college student, they represented the ultimate in frivolous but wonderful luxury, up there with flying first class or getting an hour-long massage--well, almost. Still, what typical undergraduate really has ten bucks to squander on a cab when the exact same trip by metro is one-fifth the cost...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Always Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...opera-goers and those who couldn't be bothered with the subway. For a college student, they represented the ultimate in frivolous but wonderful luxury, up there with flying first class or getting an hour-long massage--well, almost. Still, what typical undergraduate really has ten bucks to squander on a cab when the exact same trip by metro is one-fifth the cost...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...energy for the domestic agenda" and asked, essentially, for just a few more legislative shots at a non-Monica legacy before his time runs out. "America plainly is on the right track. But we will be judged by what we do with this opportunity -- whether we seize it or squander it in petty bickering and partisan animosity." So what are the chances that Clinton gets to clear his plate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Takes A Quack at the Home Front | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

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