Word: deferring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ensure that the expansion of jurisdiction was kept a secret until the President and Ms. Lewinsky had given testimony under oath and (if Ms. Lewinsky could be so persuaded) she had been enlisted to do surreptitious taping. In other words, rather than taking steps to defer or avoid any possible interference with the Jones case, the OIC did everything in its power--and some things outside its authority--to set up a case against the President...
WASHINGTON: Newt Gingrich is at the mound, and whipping curveballs at President Clinton. On Tuesday House Republicans suddenly revived Clinton's bid for fast-track powers to negotiate trade agreements; Wednesday saw them defer a vote on IMF funding until September. "Republicans are delaying the IMF vote to build up their leverage in September's budget fight," says TIME correspondent Jay Carney. "By introducing fast-track at the same time, they're trying to soften corporate criticism of their IMF stand by supporting pro-business legislation -- and making the Democrats squirm by reviving their most divisive issue...
Scheffer said he sees a solution to the larger conflict between national sovereignty and the court's jurisdiction in the principle of "complementarity." According to this principle, the international court would defer to state courts if they are deemed sound by an independent prosecutor...
...Couples earning more than $160,000 a year are ineligible, and if they earn $100,000 they can't convert an old IRA to the Roth. Boohoo for the rich? Not quite. A pair of big-city schoolteachers may not be able to convert, while some millionaires can. How? Defer a bonus. Take time off. For one year, just don't earn...
...course, no one is suggesting that you give up income just to qualify for a tax break. But more than ever it may make sense to defer income into 1999. Among other things, that might mean not selling any stocks for a gain that you can't offset with a loss. Under the new rules, a house sale could send your income soaring. If you are a doctor or lawyer, you can begin slowing your billing process later in the year...