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Most Republicans find the idea of raising income taxes anathema -- unless they can get a capital-gains tax cut in exchange. That swap was contemplated during the long-running budget summit, but discarded as politically unfeasible. It resurfaced briefly last week, when Republican Congressman William Archer of Texas claimed that...
Progress stalled after the Democrats demanded a trade-off: higher income tax rates on the wealthy. Budget Director Richard Darman, Bush's chief representative, countered by calling for large cuts in entitlement programs. Democrats were already fretting about the possibility that Social Security, Medicare and other programs with broad constituencies...
"The common thread in the three systems," says Exon, "is the problem of previous-generation high explosives." All three weapons carry them, rather than a less volatile Insensitive High Explosive, which is heavier and thus decreases the range of a missile or artillery shell. By presidential order IHE nonetheless has...
It is difficult to find heroes and villains. The journalistic world is not like some slave market, in which the roles of exploiter and exploited are clear-cut. It is more like a chaotic bazaar, filled with news peddlers trying to get public exposure and journalists seeking dramatic stories, quotes...
TV is a double-edged sword for colleges. Media exposure brings national attention and dollars into the coffers. But it also stretches out seasons, wreaks havoc with schedules and helps boost the importance of sports at the expense of academics. Indiana University was forced to play three basketball games this...