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...That is outrageous. It's tantamount to legallarceny," charged another. "I'm intimatelyfamiliar with the compensation structure thatpeople normally get and to have that occur andsubsequently have a substantial write-off is justtotally unacceptable...
...Liberal Democrats also proved unfounded. Expected to siphon off blue-collar and middle-class votes from both major rivals, the party instead ended up losing two of its 22 seats. The disappointing showing owed much to alarmist Tory warnings that a vote for the Liberal Democrats would be tantamount to a vote for Labour, since a hung Parliament would surely result in a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition. British voters did not want the uncertainty of either a minority or coalition government. Voters may also have become convinced -- Ross Perot, take note -- that a vote for a third party...
...with a provision allowing the President to hold back whatever remained of the $2 billion due each year if Israel builds anything he finds "inappropriate." But Israel could get the entire $2 billion at the beginning of each year regardless of previous violations. That, said the State Department, was tantamount to issuing the guarantees first and asking questions later. The Administration balked, and Congress refused to budge. "At the end of the day, the Hill would not agree to a proposal Israel disliked," a senior State Department official complained. "Their bill never made a connection between Israeli settlement construction...
...Asking me to become a Democrat or a Republican to reform the parties is almost tantamount to asking a Jew to become a Nazi to reform the Nazis," Marrou said...
...their welfare-grant level with no loss in benefits. And in a reversal of previous rules, the act will allow welfare mothers to marry without losing their benefits. The law was drafted by Democratic assemblyman Wayne Bryant, a black lawyer from Camden, who calls welfare "tantamount to slavery" because it fosters dependency...