Word: bracket
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Whoever wins will look much shorter on experience than the popular Case, who has been endorsed by Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger. Case is opposed in the G.O.P. primary by Jeffrey Bell, a former aide to Ronald Reagan. Bell warns against "bracket creep" (putting taxpayers in a higher income tax bracket because of inflation) and backs a House bill calling for a 30% general cut in income tax rates. At the moment, Bradley is a slight favorite over Leone, and Case a heavy favorite not only next week but in November as well...
...would chop the exemption to no more than $15,000 a year and limit the credits for foreign taxes. It would also tax the excess at the rate that would have applied if the $15,000 were not exempt -in other words, force the taxpayer into a higher tax bracket...
...then came Walker, blazing through the "B" bracket like a herd of longhorns on the Texas plains. Scotty breezed through three early matches, beat Dartmouth's Mark Schneider in the quarters (6-4, 6-3), and downed Yale's Brad Dressler in the semis (7-5, 6-3) to reach yesterday's finals...
Acosta went on to win the consolation bracket, sweeping his final three matches in straight sets...
...players from each of the schools entered in the championships traveled to Princeton for the 28-team tournament. Two racquetmen then played in each division, gathering one point for a victory in the winner's bracket and one-half point for a consolation...