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...report sees a strong linkage between Soviet conduct throughout the world and the state of U.S.-Soviet relations. But it also urges flexibility in such linkage, stressing that future Soviet actions-most notably in Poland-are of greater concern than past excesses like the invasion of Afghanistan. One thrust of the paper is that if the Soviet Union does not move militarily into Poland and stops stirring up trouble elsewhere, a new thaw between Washington and Moscow might yet be possible, despite the stridency of the Administration's anti-Soviet rhetoric...
...billion over the following two years. Since then, through the "reconciliation" process, 15 committees of the House and 16 of the Senate have labored to produce the most imposing piece of legislation ever considered by Congress: a 4,000-page omnibus budget bill that cuts back the scope and thrust of no fewer than 175 federally funded programs. That bill now goes to the floor of the two houses for possible amendment and debate...
Feldstein and the other board members agreed that the tax cuts as now proposed would do little to boost savings to a level where they would provide the Administration's promised thrust toward industrial renewal. A more effective way of doing that would be to allow individuals to open tax-deductible retirement accounts whether or not they were covered by private pension plans. Another, says Feldstein, would be to Increase exclusions for dividends and interest received to $1,000 or even $2,000 from the current $200 per person, which he regards as "too trivial to be much...
...television screen in the far corner of the room carried speeches from the House floor, he talked about the rising criticism of his leadership. "It hurts," he said, putting his sinewy hands on his knees. "It hurts a lot." Then he leaned forward in his chair, his massive head thrust out. "Wait till Middle America realizes what's happened with these budget cuts," he said. His deep voice filled the room. "Am I going to get some Republican scalps down the road...
Americans today are "caught between the forward thrust of technology and the backward thrust of education." Holton said, adding that students with inadequate scientific education will be "slaves with respect to key issues of self-government...