Word: plan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...world, a flood of threats has washed in from every corner of the globe, and suspicious characters have been arrested. There's no shortage of danger out there. The government has conducted drills in 27 cities for an NSSE, but the real strategy is "Raise your defenses and plan for the aftermath." So when the Administration's heavy hitters convened in the basement of the White House Monday afternoon to hash over a subject so sensitive that few of their top aides were allowed in, they had a surfeit of possibilities to worry about but precious little that was concrete...
...scored $86,000. I had been missing out on this stock-market craze for too long, and I needed to do something about it. Since no venture capitalists seemed as if they were going to invest in my Jeff Foxworthy tribute site idea, I figured I needed a new plan...
...other politicians pressed hard for nonviolent mass struggle against a Raj dangerously weakened by the threat of Japanese invasion. In 1942 Gandhi reluctantly endorsed the Quit India plan, calling on London for Indian independence "before dawn, if it could be had." He and the Congress leaders were arrested and jailed. Huge demonstrations soon flared into rioting and revolt. Mobs attacked any symbol of British power, and the disorder cut off British communications to its armies at the frontier. Government forces struck back hard, and nearly 1,000 Indians were killed before the uprising flamed out. Gandhi was finally freed...
...items bought on the Internet, a situation that has states concerned about lost revenue and traditional retailers worried about lost business. As e-commerce grows, it will take a bigger bite out of the sales tax revenue that is the lifeblood of many states. And if the feds plan to police the Web, they'll need to find a way to pay for it. So if you thought that tax-free, unprescribed order of Viagra was too good to last, you were probably right...
...Employees can receive up to $5,250 a year tax-free for their undergraduate expenses, including tuition, books and fees. Companies typically provide the money as a re-imbursement for employees after a course has been completed. About 1.5 million U.S. workers are enrolled under the plan...