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...individuals and $1,000 for families. He would make Bush's tax cuts permanent, abolish the alternative minimum tax and reduce the corporate tax rate to 25% from 35%. He may be open to the possibility of a higher Social Security payroll tax. SPENDING The next President will inherit a record budget deficit, estimated at $482 billion. What are the candidates' positions on the federal budget? He favors "pay-as-you-go" accounting so new spending or tax cuts are offset by program cuts or increased revenue, but he hasn't said how he would...
...expects Rice's diplomatic surge to work in every case--or even to produce visible results before the year's end--but the last-minute moves are already changing the landscape the next President will inherit. As for Rice, friends say she expects to return to Stanford next January no matter who wins the election. It may prove bittersweet to watch as a new President gets credit for policies she and Bush have promoted, but that is the price of embracing diplomacy so late in the game. At least, says the Obama aide, she can expect the phone calls...
...heard from thousands of Americans now who have wrestled with the meaning of patriotism and come to a clearer sense of purpose about what kind of America they want their children to inherit. We've launched a national high school essay contest about true patriotism and have been astounded by the range and depth of the responses (you can learn more at www.truepat.org). The larger this conversation gets, the less partisan it becomes...
...where he stood,” said Sundquist, who as vice president signed a lengthy—and unusually personal—missive attacking Pilbeam for his decision on alcohol grants last fall. “Being a transitional dean is a really hard job to begin with. You inherit a lot of things that some people expect you to deal with.”Evelynn M. Hammonds replaced Pilbeam on June 1, stepping down from her position as senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity. Upon hearing news of the appointment, Pilbeam said only that...
...Harvard, a school that claims to prize its students as its strongest asset—as the young people who will inherit the future. Recently, four Harvard undergraduates were arrested at a recruiting station in Maine for protesting the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which prohibits those who “demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts” from serving. While its students are trying to change their future for the better, Harvard University claims to champion that same goal?...