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...percent mandate note that other tax-exempt institutions—such as private foundations—are already subject to the rule, as originally required by the Tax Reform Act of 1969. In a press release detailing the initiative, Yale President Richard C. Levin said the $307 million budget increase would go toward expanding scientific research and upping financial aid for students in an initiative set to be announced next week. That initiative is expected to parallel Harvard’s move last month to increase aid packages to students with family incomes from $120,000 to $180,000. Grassley...
...attack his conservative credentials, but his refusal to compromise his principles for approval ratings continues to attract voters across the spectrum. Aside from his bipartisan efforts, he has consistently supported plenty of conservative legislation, such as the Gramm-Rudman Act of 1985 that cut spending to reduce the budget deficit, and the 1996 Defense of Marriage...
...remain a military superpower, however, Romney knows that America must keep its economy strong. This will require ending Washington’s splurges. Romney will cut spending, promising to veto any budget in which non-defense discretionary spending grows faster than inflation minus one percent. He’ll dry out his veto pen, which he used over 800 times in Massachusetts. Furthermore, Romney will make the Bush tax cuts permanent and allow middle class families to save money tax free with a zero percent tax rate on interest, capital gains, and dividends...
...businessmen and traders. A crackdown on the black market in cigarettes and alcohol left thousands of street vendors without jobs. Growing incomes are offset by rising inflation and these reforms have made many Georgians pay tax and utilities bills in full. The government is also dramatically increasing the defense budget instead of raising pensions. The opposition, represented by nine parties, invoked Saakashvili's increasingly authoritarian style of management...
...panacea that many remember her as or wanted her to be. As prime minister, Bhutto was a reformer and was a strong advocate of women’s rights. While in office from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996, she dramatically reduced Pakistan’s budget deficit, undertook widely-acclaimed privatization programs, and encouraged foreign investment. Her efforts in many areas, such as women’s rights, were often hampered by traditionalist opponents, but she left an indelible mark on Pakistani politics and was beloved by many. But her tenures were also marked by rampant...