Word: weighed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Manville Corp.'s attempt to slither away from litigation [Sept. 13] has moral and ethical ramifications that far out weigh the legal and environmental issues. Big businesses should assume responsibility for the devastation they have caused to countless families...
...observe the lower chamber's Constitutional responsibility to initiate tax legislation! And so Americans will be hit with the largest tax increase in their history--this from the man who promised to "reduce the burden of the federal government"--largely in the form of sales and excise taxes which weigh most heavily on lower-income individuals...
...question about a possible second term is a good guide to Reagan's overall popularity, since it forces voters to weigh conflicting feelings about his performance and personality. In March 52% of those polled did not want Reagan to run again, while only 37% supported another bid for office. Now the country is evenly split, with 41% opposing a re-election try and 40% favoring the idea. Of those supporting another campaign, nearly half (49%) said admiration for Reagan personally was very important in their decision. Nearly the same number (48%) said he has the right personality...
Republican Robert Dole of Kansas helped fashion a compromise that preserved the effect test but warded off fears of racial quotas. Under Dole's standard, judges must weigh the "totality of circumstances," including whether an area has a history of discrimination. He also suggested that the law specifically state that minorities are not entitled to proportional representation. The changes satisfied the Judiciary Committee, which approved the bill last May. But Helms remained opposed and warned that the courts would still demand quotas. Said Helms: "Not ten Senators, if that many, have read the [Judiciary] committee's report...
...That journey of 7,000 miles carries no ecumenical agenda whatsoever; the population is 92% Catholic, compared with Britain's 13%. But while the basic purpose is pastoral, even more than in Britain the political landscape is dotted with opportunities for trouble. "The Pope's visit could weigh heavily in peace negotiations," La Prensa, the leading daily in Buenos Aires, warned last week. Though John Paul carried no blueprint-only a desire for the two sides to stop shooting and start talking-he could confront a nation in a foul mood, reeling from a bloody and climactic Falklands...