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BEHIND ATTORNEY GENERAL Edwin Meese III's seemingly innocent calls for a stricter interpretation the Constitution lies a fiercely conservative political program. His present campaign against the judiciary pretends to be faithful to the Constitution but really masks an attempt to remove the impediment which the judiciary poses to Reagan's right-wing agenda...
...crackdown and the wet weather had some bar owners and retailers complaining that business is off 25% to 30%. Even with the stricter rules, however, some aspects of spring break remain. "Most of the guys are still animals," said Gail Stout, a University of Missouri junior. "I don't think that will ever change." The behavior seemed transcontinentally contagious. In Palm Springs, Calif., hundreds of rioting students threw rocks and bottles, assaulted cars and stripped women of their clothing in a weekend melee. Some 100 overexuberant vacationers were arrested...
...meantime, a number of conclusive studies in Europe and the United States show that, in the long run, stricter punishments for drunk driving don't affect the death rate. Immediately after tough new laws are passed, there is only a temporary dip in the number of drunk driving incidents, the DWI level returning to its previous level within two years...
White, 28, who recently served as Assistant District Attorney, officially entered the race on March 20, when he pledged to make affordable housing more available in the district. He also advocated stricter drunk driving laws and Senate rules reform...
...Service estimates, and amnesty proponents predict that a one-time program could glean $8.6 billion. But many in Washington doubt that tax dodgers can be enticed into paying up. Since studies indicate that most people who take advantage of state amnesties faithfully file U.S. tax returns, presumably because of stricter enforcement at the federal level, the House Budget Committee reckons that a federal pardon might raise only $1 billion to $2 billion. Critics of an amnesty, including the IRS, contend that the extra revenue would be canceled out by increased evasion from scofflaws banking on similar programs in the future...