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...other search and concordance functions make the machine far more valuable. Want to find every place in the Bible where "taxes" appears? Just punch in the word and sit back. The computer displays all the books where the exact word is found, and a simple added command then brings each text to the screen. Taxes turn up but once in the King James, in Daniel 11: 20. A handy extension of this feature can also search for all variant forms, such as taxed or taxation (there are eight...
Sequestration is the last resort of national politicians unwilling to cut government spending in much the same way that patriotism is called the last refuge of scoundrels. The obscure word, which looks like a refugee from a crossword puzzle, means seizure, and that is what happened last week. President Bush directed all federal agencies to meet the budget-deficit- reduction targets specified by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law by imposing $16.1 billion in across-the-board spending cuts. Worthy domestic-spending programs such as subsidized housing were cut the same 5.3% as pork-barrel projects like the Agricultural Extension Service...
...JOSE, Costa Rica--President Bush sat down with Latin American leaders yesterday for a celebration of democracy, but the occasion was marred by word that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega had decided to end a ceasefire with the Contra rebels...
...Word of Ortega's decision spread throughout the delegations as the leaders turned their attention from closed-door diplomacy to an evening of dining and socializing. The two-day Costa Rican conference ends today with the dedication of a plaza marking 100 years of democratic government...
...have received word from the NCAA and the Ivy League offices that I will be eligible to play hockey at Harvard for the first semester of the 1989-90 season," reads Melrose's statement, which was issued through the Harvard Sports Information Office. "I am waiting for written confirmation of this decision, which I am expecting to receive [today...