Word: argument
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...black-bordered death warrants. One was for Willie Jasper Darden, 45, a professional robber who had been convicted of murdering a furniture store owner in Lakeland, Fla., in 1973. Darden's lawyers soon won an indefinite stay of execution so that a federal judge could consider their argument that the prosecutor prejudiced the jury at Darden's trial by saying that the defendant "shouldn't be out of his cell unless he has a leash...
Opposition may come from the Treasury, where some officials not only dislike the revenue loss but also worry about breaking the link between the replacement life of a product and its tax depreciation. Such a break, according to this argument, might cause favoritism for certain industries. The steel industry, which now depreciates its assets rather slowly, would get a better advantage than the auto industry, which depreciates its assets more rapidly. In addition, groups that oppose tax cuts for business will fight the speedy depreciation. However, these opponents are in the minority. Most Congress watchers believe that if the business...
Usually, it was expressed as concern about "losing Iran," or about the nation doing nothing when an American ambassador was shot down overseas, or about how the U.S. might-or might not-react if the Middle East oilfields were seized. The concern has found its sharpest focus in the argument over the SALT II treaty: whether it will leave the U.S. weaker, more vulnerable...
...fact, the entire argument over the American character in the energy crisis is often framed along ideological lines...
...Harvard's equal access policy, all students admitted receive the necessary aid to finance their education whether they be international or American students. The argument has been raised that the Biko Fund merely substitutes for money that would otherwise be forthcoming. However, the very existence of this Fund compels the Admissions Office to seek qualified recipients (once a minimum of $5000 has been raised). Therefore the Fund could induce the recruitment of a black South African who would otherwise not have matriculated...