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...pervasive in the U.S. workplace that they / are used in almost every industry, the daily companions of blue- and white- collar workers alike. Their presence on the job is sapping the energy, honesty and reliability of the American labor force even as competition from foreign companies is growing ever tougher...
...Until this weekend, I thought Harrington would be much tougher," Goldman said. After Weld's remarks, Goldman said he did not view Harrington as a factor in the race...
...court declined to allow new limits on what pornographers may say, it did not object to tougher limits on where they may say it. The court voted 7 to 2 to uphold a zoning ordinance passed by the small Seattle suburb of Renton (pop. 32,000) that prohibited the showing of explicit films in theaters within 1,000 ft. of a school, church or residence. The law was acceptable, said Justice William Rehnquist, because it served the legitimate governmental purpose of preserving the quality of urban life while allowing reasonable alternative locations to the theater operators...
Rough as last week's revelations were on NASA, tougher times may lie ahead. The Rogers commission has scheduled for this week two days of public hearings at which key officials involved in the launch decision, as well as some of the experts who opposed the go-ahead, are expected to testify. Predicted one source close to the commission: "There will be a hanging." That assessment may be too harsh, but clearly the full story of why Challenger and its crew had been sent on a doomed mission remains to be told...
WITH THE POSSIBLE exception of Attorney General Edwin Meese III, New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch more than any other American politician has openly advocated tougher penalties for violent crime. On this issue, Democrat Koch falls for the unconvincing Neo-Con attacks on the criminal justice system...