Word: shrinking
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This January, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in favor of maintaining the current $1,000 cap on individual contributions in Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC. Justice David H. Souter, in writing for the court, asserted that the cap functioned to fight against corruption and to prevent politicians from becoming too privy to the "wishes of large contributors." Although the intent of the decision was laudable, the case failed to touch upon the heart of corruption in politics today--the prevalence of unregulated "soft money" contributions. Limiting one channel of political contributions is pointless if you're going...
...unimaginably, unbearably close. Florida was still undecided, but by 1 a.m., the Bush camp had more than a 200,000-vote cushion. His staff members knew Dade and Broward counties still hadn't reported, but their models told them they had a lead that was insurmountable. The margin would shrink, but then "it was just a matter of hanging on to the cliff by our fingers," remembers McKinnon. The problem is, "each finger kept getting stepped on." He and Ferguson nipped out for a little tequila to calm their nerves. Rove, who was wearing his phone headset all evening...
...enjoyed on campus for years now. Third-generation cell phones and personal digital assistants will appear with data connections fast enough to allow them to double as digital Walkmans--Walkmans that can be instantly reprogrammed with any song in existence. The era of the shrink-wrapped album with liner notes--and even of traditional pre-programmed radio--may be coming to an end. Chattering radio DJ's and Tower Records, take note...
...second debate," said Matthew Coffey, 43, the only interviewee in three days who was wildly passionate about either candidate, and possibly the only person without malaria who got chills during any of the debates. Coffey, who owns an advertising company in Brandon, said Bush is going to shrink the government, whack taxes, let people invest their own Social Security funds, keep the U.S. out of foreign skirmishes and give parents school vouchers. "I listen to Rush Limbaugh all the time," Coffey said. "And Rush is right. Do you know what I mean? Rush is right...
...things to worry about at any time. He once described himself as a "raging moderate," but he was also a loner, far from the backslapping Democratic cloakrooms. Once on board the Clinton team, he took his place to the right of Clinton and Hillary, pushing the fights to shrink the government, balance the budget, reform welfare, free up trade...