Word: basically
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...refugees that with a cold winter coming on, the country is short of housing. Hannover Mayor Herbert Schmalstieg, who is also vice president of the German Urban Council, called for legal limits on the influx -- an act that federal authorities say would be unconstitutional since West Germany's Basic Law stipulates that citizenship is available to all refugees of German ethnic stock and their descendants...
Cable-industry observers are skeptical about whether two all-comedy networks can survive, given the limited channel capacity on most cable systems. As "basic cable" services, they will get their income primarily from advertising and will need to reach 25 million to 30 million homes to be financially viable. Comedy Channel executives report that they have signed up cable systems serving 11 million homes, though only about 6 million will be on board at start-up time. HA!, which has just begun marketing, says it has preliminary commitments for 2 million homes...
BOSTON--Gov. Michael S. Dukakis yesterday signed into law the Gay Civil Rights Bill, extending basic civil rights to gay and lesbian citizens and bringing to an end a 17-year-old stuggle in Massachusetts state politics...
...saying I have any answers with it, but it's gotten to the point where it's a challenge," Steele continued. "I enjoy the preparation for Harvard, as crazy as it sounds. I don't enjoy the results every year. The bottom line is it still comes down to basic football...
Sanders, who was elected mayor three times of the 40,000-person Vermont town since 1981, linked the aggregation of wealth and power in the United States to the inability of government to address basic needs ranging from education to housing to campaign financing reform...