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There were other reasons too. Bush undoubtedly swung some votes by last- minute lobbying. Many Congressmen bought the Administration argument that a tax cut would spur business investment, creating more jobs and prosperity for everybody. In theory the lure of a lightly taxed payoff will tempt investors to put up money for risky ventures. Economists have long disputed whether that is true, but it remains an article of faith among conservatives...
...Government won ((in lower courts)). This court seems to be taking cases where Government lost below. It is putting liberal judges back in line." Civil rights and civil liberties groups have taken note. Ronald Ellis of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund admits that, in order not "to tempt the fates," his organization has refrained from appealing cases to the high court and is considering filing more suits in state courts...
...relationship, with Clare Castletown, the wife of the British Lord Castletown, was of particular importance to Holmes. Although it never advanced very far, or even seemed to tempt him with adultery, his letters to her are filled with powerful emotion. Recognizing that the letters' beauty need no explanation, Novick is content to print several pages of excerpts at the end of one chapter...
...hottest buzz word on Madison Avenue is fast becoming perestroika. The latest sign of Soviet chic: Moscow unveiled an ad campaign last week to lure U.S. business travelers onto Aeroflot, the national airline. Created by Miami's Kelley Swofford Inc., the ads tempt Americans with "perestroika perks" ranging from complimentary nights in a Moscow hotel to a free Mont Blanc pen "to sign your deal with the Russians...
...same time, Western influence is painfully limited. Too bold an intervention might tempt the eager reformers like Hungary and Poland to go too far and court Soviet repression. At bottom, though, the West simply lacks the power to order the universe that it wielded...