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...spite of his fiscal success, Roemer's economic policies encountered widespread disapproval .He suffered his greatest defeat when he proposed a tax burden shift that would incorporate 90 percent of homeowners. The proposal was rejected in a public referendum...

Author: By Adi Krause, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Return to the Ivory Tower | 2/24/1992 | See Source »

...defining sex accompanied by implied consent as possible rape, the Task Force proposals provide a female partner with a weapon she can use against her ex-lover during the acrimony of breaking up. Rape charges motivated by spite, exceedingly rare under current rules, could proliferate if the proposed rape definition is adopted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Date Rape Report Is Biased | 2/21/1992 | See Source »

...have to give money to a paper which is continuing to print in spite of their emergency?" Kreitzer asked...

Author: By Mark W. Brown, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Grants Emergency Loan | 2/18/1992 | See Source »

From there, it was downhill for the Harvard attack. In spite of several fierce rushes by Whyte and multiple chances on rebounds in front of Rosenkrantz, the Crimson could not convert again...

Author: By Preble Jaques, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Icewomen Fall to Princeton | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

...spite of Clinton's semi-admission of past infidelity, they believe that the Arkansas Governor will either win or run a close second in New Hampshire on Feb. 18. New Hampshire voters are notoriously fickle, but assuming Clinton does as well as expected, he will then probably do equally well on Super Tuesday (March 10). A win the following week in Illinois could virtually secure the prize. Clinton could be derailed if other high heels drop before those contests; his pollster describes his position as "precarious," and his campaign manager says, "More names will be coming." The questions are when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest The Vulture Watch | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

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