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...sign when you want the Speaker of the House to keep his mouth closed. We've spent the better part of the 104th Congress hoping that Newt Gingrich would zip it, and his reckless comments have resulted in his being considered merely laughable even when he occasionally says something rational...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Speakers' Corner | 9/24/1998 | See Source »

Then he returned to Japan for the rest of the summer, and heard nothing. No notes. No anonymous mailings. Zip...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Keeping in Touch From a Distance | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

...typical bill for tuition, fees, room, board, books and incidentals is $10,069 at public schools--23% of the average American family's household income. Only a very few of us can open our checkbook and zip off that amount. And yet somehow it gets done, as thousands of families scrimp a little here, borrow a little there and take advantage of a host of scholarships, grants and tax credits made possible by organizations ranging from the local Lions Club to the Federal Government in Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Family Finances: Can You Pay His Way Through College? | 8/17/1998 | See Source »

...Slabbers, who live in motor homes, trailers, tents and vans, pay absolutely zip, staking claims on state property that's been available to all comers without hassle or regulation for 40 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: So Who's Crazy, Them Or Us? | 8/17/1998 | See Source »

...know these people? They live on your street. They collect your taxes. They are your relatives. Evil is not confined to one zip code. Among the child-rapists, incest perpetrators, abusive child-care providers, murderous adulterers and sadistic petty thieves, I wonder where all the normal people have gone. Does society continue to have moral standards? Do we need a formal honor code? Do we--and I say this with trepidation--need more vigilant government surveillance...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: Read All About It! | 8/7/1998 | See Source »

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