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Andersen called for tougher enforcement and fines. "The people who sell liquor want to make money, but they know not to sell minors because if they get caught they have an even stiffer penalty" than cigarette vendors, she said...
...dominant computer software company. But they are still a bit wary, as they try to figure out just how the development will affect them. U.S. District Judge Stanley Sporkin's decision to throw out the settlement of a Justice Department antitrust action against Microsoft could lead to a stiffer settlement, requiring Microsoft to let competitors write software for its operating systems, which run some 80 percent of all personal computers. But TIME correspondent David S. Jackson says it is not yet clear whether the ruling will ensure a more competitive marketplace: "It's too early for the rest...
Would-be Yearlings, however, face stiffer competition this year in Harvard's Early Action program than ever before...
Future House SpeakerNewt Gingrichtoday spelled out what could turn out to be a mantra in his dealings with the Clinton administration: "Cooperation yes, compromise no." In his first speech since Election Day, Gingrich warned that fundamental elements of his Contract with America were non-negotiable: stiffer criminal penalties, tax cuts, the balanced budget amendment, and a line item veto. But he said he'd cooperate with President Clinton -- provided he agreed with his policies. Gingrich reserved his harshest words for anti-poverty programs. "They ruined the poor," he said. "They created a culture of poverty and a culture of violence...
...former self. Republican Mitt Romney is young, trim and drop-dead handsome. His life mocks Kennedy's controversial past: the Republican is a teetotaler, a never-divorced family man and a self- made millionaire. That should be trouble enough on the campaign trail. But Kennedy faces a far stiffer obstacle: his constituents crave change simply for the sake of change...