Word: extras
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While his insouciance is part of his considerable charm--especially in contrast to an opponent who would not only ace the exam but also write an essay for extra credit--it is ALSo part of what gives voters pause. When the subject gets serious and Bush doesn't, you have to wonder whether a man so in love with certainty, so impatient with complexity, is ready for the grave duties of the presidency. That may be why he was willing to entertain doubt last week when he agreed for the first time in his record-setting 131 executions to grant...
...members, and they insist the expense of this cut would be covered by the polymorphous and always controversial budget "surplus." The Democrats' plan, with a slimmer $22 billion price tag, was geared toward providing "targeted" estate tax relief for family farmers and small business owners. And where would the extra $88 billion provided for in the GOP plan end up? In the bank vaults of America's wealthiest families. In other words, says Branegan, everyone involved in this debate was out to please someone. "The Democrats wanted a cut that would benefit Democrats, and the Republicans were pushing...
...mindset of the committee was that we were better off teaching [workers]to fish--we can give them a fish today, but what next year and the year after that," Zeckhauser says. "We didn't see it as a wage problem, and we didn't think an extra $2 an hour would address...
...Ferguson made 25 saves in the first 40 minutes. But the Crimson came back, getting on the board with goals from wingers Tammy Shewchuk and Kalen Ingram to tie the game with less than seven seconds in regulation. Harvard appeared to be the hot team going into the extra period...
...large pool of available guards has helped to ensure that every House is protected during every shift, which frees Harvard police officers for patrol. When more security is needed, like during Head of the Charles weekend, SSI is able provide extra manpower. Administrators also point to the mandatory training, including CPR certification, which SSI guards undergo. While many proprietary guards were former law enforcement officers, several admitted to the Crimson last year that they'd never undergone formal training...