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...going to move anyone into a higher tax bracket. In fact, without an increase the minimum wage will sink to a 40-year low when adjusted for inflation. Currently, a full-time minimum-wage worker earns $8,500 annually--one third the average U.S. wage. Even with a complement of welfare, food stamps and tax credits, that income falls well below the $15,600 poverty line for a family of four. Administration officials say additional studies show that the 11 million workers who would benefit from the raise are not just middle-class teenagers but, in 40% of the cases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GIVE 'EM A RAISE, BOB | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

Levin Professor of Literature Donald L. Fanger said the organizers were striving for student presentations which would complement one another...

Author: By Matthew S. Mchale, | Title: Students Celebrate Russian Studies Day | 4/27/1996 | See Source »

...their hitting improves to complement their defensive excellence, they have a pretty good chance of pulling...

Author: By Eric J. Feigin, | Title: B.C. Holds Softball Scoreless | 4/19/1996 | See Source »

...choice of locations enhances his sense of visual style. The neon-lit lobby corridor, the elevator filled with bright red lights and the rows of seats in primary colors along a downtown New York City sidewalk all complement the fast-paced script. A newspaper shop provides a wonderful locale for Lee to pit Girl 6 against a lecherous store owner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lee's 'Girl' Has Gotta Have It | 4/4/1996 | See Source »

Lewis has suggested that menorahs be lit in public places; house common rooms for example. This practice is already in place and serves as a fine complement to the individual lightings for those students who wish to participate in the group ceremonies. But for a third party to dictate to Jewish students that the public ceremony is the only way to satisfy their religious requirements is wrong. Religion in America is first and foremost a private matter. Menorah lighting is a personal statement. By changing the lighting from an individual act to a public ceremony, the very nature of menorah...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lewis Is Wrong to Ban Menorahs | 4/2/1996 | See Source »

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