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...city's social progressive coalition rent control is the sacred cow, the cornerstone of their platform. Councilors like Sullivan are vehemently opposed to any changes which would weaken the current to any changes which would weaken the current policy. Sullivan resists the notion that rent control should benefit only lower and moderate income groups, saying it should protect everyone from the inflated rates that would otherwise be caused by Cambridge's excessive housing demand...
...London's Heathrow Airport, British officials were busy trying to downplay the importance of his eight-day official visit. The British feared that the trip would focus too much Western attention on his status as the most likely successor to Soviet Leader Konstantin Chernenko. That in turn might weaken Gorbachev's chances and strengthen those of his chief rival for the job, Grigori Romanov, 61, a fellow Politburo member widely considered to be a dogmatic hardliner. Nonetheless, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be looking for any clues to Soviet thinking on arms control in view of next month...
...Administration would need congressional approval to disband the panel, but the President could weaken the council further by failing to appoint replacements. Said Reagan in an interview published in Human Events, a conservative weekly: "I'm considering whether or not I even want to fill [the chairmanship]." From a public relations standpoint, while abolishing the CEA would make economic decisions appear smoother, it might create the impression that the Administration is trying to get rid of anyone who does not agree with it. Particularly if the economy runs into trouble in the next four years, the President will need...
...profitable. The Bay State lost much of its industry in the last decade to high taxes, but Governor Dukakis has worked hard to keep the remaining businesses and to attract new high-tech industry by an intricate system of tax incentives and gubernatorial clout. Comparable worth legislation would severely weaken his program and compromise our future...
...P.L.O. to boycott the proceedings. The meeting thus deepened divisions within the troubled organization, with both pro-Arafat and anti-Arafat sides claiming the cause of a Palestinian homeland as their own. Whether or not the rift hardens into a permanent split, the internecine conflict promises to weaken further the organization that has come to represent the hopes of 4 million Palestinians...