Word: threshold
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Massachusetts is especially risky ground for Democratic intruders because state primary rules allot delegates to candidates only if they win 15 percent or more of the vote. Those who fail to meet that threshold will have nothing to show for whatever effort they invest in the state. And local Democrats say the governor's lead is prohibitive, leaving them with little to do, and rivals with little hope...
...campaign's expectations from Massachusetts voters are low, at least officially. "We're saying 5 percent, but we think we can do better," Jones says of the voter totals. "Anything over that is a victory." But don't think the Jackson campaign has forgotten about the 15 percent threshold...
...district (down from 20% last time) gets a share of the delegates. Of the 167 districts in Super Tuesday states, Jackson's wall maps have 60 of them in blue, meaning that he could win them outright. An additional 45 are marked red, meaning that he could meet the threshold and get some delegates. Even rival campaigns and state party officials believe Jackson could emerge from the 14 Southern and border states with a plurality of delegates. "You can't write him off anywhere but Oklahoma and Kentucky," says Donna Brazile, field director for the Gephardt campaign and Jackson...
Increase taxes collected on Social Security benefits. Currently, 50% of Social Security benefits are taxable for individuals with incomes over $25,000 and families with more than $32,000. The proportion of benefits taxed could be raised to 85%, while the income threshold could be lowered to $12,000 for individuals and $18,000 for families. Rationale for the 85% figure: typical recipients during their working years have paid taxes on 15% of the amount they receive in benefits. $10 billion...
...where as Latin American correspondent he covered the Nicaraguan revolution and the mass suicide at Jonestown. In 1980, when CNN asked him to be one of its original anchors, Shaw was torn. Network bosses told him it would ruin his career, but Shaw disagreed. "Murrow was on the threshold of the new age," he reasoned. "I thought that a 24-hour news network had to be the last frontier...