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Civic Forum spokesperson Jiri Dienstbier said Wednesday night that the opposition wanted a civilian Communist in charge of the Defense Ministry and a non-Communist over-seeing police forces at the Interior Ministry.
Dienstbier reiterated past statements that the Civic Forum has no Cabinet aspirations, but he did not specifically exclude participation in the government by some of the experts who have worked with the opposition.
Earlier this week, Rep. Robert A. Cerasoli (D-Quincy) left his position as chair of the Post Audit and Oversight Committee, saying that Keverian wanted his resignation if he would not support the bill.
"We're not even half-way through the year, so why rush into a tax package that we don't know yet is sufficient to reduce the deficit," said John H. Flood '75 (D-Canton), who chairs the Taxation Committee. "With the raise [in the capital gains tax] we send...
Flood added that debate on the tax increase should take place in June when "the deficit figures are clear."