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...brave youngster who threw a ball accurately enough to dunk a Mather resident into a tank of water, simply smirked matter-of-factly and strolled on to the next booth...
...economist, who is currently the chairperson of the Center for Economic and Political Research--a Moscow-based independent think-tank--went on to outline several political impediments, all of which undermine the formation of a single, coherent economic policy in the former Soviet republics...
...These complaints have dovetailed with free-market economics to inspire a spate of calls to end federal support for public TV altogether. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, released a report in January arguing that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting should be privatized. The growth of new cable channels offering similar fare, the report argued, "makes today's public-broadcasting system unnecessary and wasteful...
...would increase the tax rate on incomes of $200,000 or more, charges that if Clinton's boons for the middle class worked at all, they would merely stoke consumption rather than encourage savings and investment. Concurs Jeff Faux, president of the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal Washington think tank: "The No. 1 priority should be investment in resources that help the country produce efficiently." In rejecting Clinton's politically flashy but economically pallid proposals, Tsongas has a strong case and gets the better of the argument...
Talk about the weight of history. Visiting Kazakhstan last month, Michael Miklaucic of the International Law Institute, a Washington think tank, dropped in on a top parliament official involved in the drafting of the republic's new constitution. He found himself on the spot when his host took a call during their meeting. "So, Mr. Michael," said his host, suddenly placing his hand over the mouthpiece, "who should be commander-in-chief of armed forces? The President? Or Speaker of the parliament?" "I. . .I. . .I can tell you how it works in the U.S.," said Miklaucic. "But please...