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...former self" and that its "capacity to write insurance is lower today than it was in 1990." In fact, Lloyd's market's capacity has remained constant over this period. The market's U.S. premiums continue to grow, totaling $5 billion in 1999, and its share of the U.S. surplus-lines market is larger than that of any single U.S. domestic carrier. Lloyd's is confident that the allegations in the Jaffray case will be rejected and finally put to rest. It is also confident that the market has a strong future, and Lloyd's will build on its reputation...
...their attacks. And Gore was ready to hurl them at Bradley on Oct. 27, when the candidates took the stage at Dartmouth College for their first televised debate. The debate was only a few minutes old when Gore charged that Bradley's plan would cost "more than the entire surplus over the next 10 years" and "shred the social safety net." The attack, a Bradley adviser says, "was a dagger to Bradley's heart," but he barely tried to wave it away. "We each have our own experts," he said mildly. "I dispute the cost figure that Al has used...
...there are a number of reasons why Harvard is wise in delaying its involvement with the proposed consortium. First and foremost, we share the sentiments of Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 who stated last week that he had not yet heard that the "College has a surplus of faculty time unused by our undergraduates." There is no reason that an already under-staffed Faculty should be called upon to divert any larger portion of their energy away from the undergraduate population by loading them down with the additional responsibility of reworking their material to meet...
Gore's economic plans are decidedly middle of the road. He proposes to spend the federal budget surplus to pay down the U.S. national debt. He favors targeted, middle class tax cuts, but shies away from the broad tax cutting strategies of George W. Bush and John S. McCain. On trade, he has been a consistent supporter of global market agreements, and says he strongly supports tariff reductions. He supports the granting of most-favored nation trading status for China...
McCain proposes to spend the Social Security surplus to shore up Social Security and Medicare. He wants to extend the 15 percent tax bracket to include 25 million more Americans...