Word: sponsors
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Harsh words even for sarcastic Robert Dole, perhaps; but the Senate Finance Committee chairman had special reason for annoyance. He had risked the wrath of farmers in his home state of Kansas to sponsor a bill freezing agricultural "target prices," only to see it shunted aside by a filibuster as Congress prepared for its August recess. To Dole that seemed all too symbolic of a refusal by both Congress and the White House to face the danger that $200 billion deficits will lead to an increase in interest rates that could kill off the economic recovery. Dole took the Senate...
...Center for Press, Politics, and Public Policy--to be located in the new K-School wing slated for completion next spring--will regularly sponsor meetings on a variety of topics related to the media's role in affecting citizen participation in government...
...March, the negotiators began lobbying local Chambers of Commerce, county commissioners, and ranchers who graze cattle on the strip. In Washington, the measure has strong bipartisan support and is expected to pass both the Senate and the House in this session. One index of its acceptability: a leading sponsor is Arizona Democrat Bob Stump, who has never voted for a wilderness bill during his seven years in the House...
...along the 50-state 19,000-km route. The money for the 10,000 km that are for sale will go not to the Games but to one of three authorized teen-age sports clubs. The actual costs of the run will be paid for by the corporate sponsor, AT&T. The flame will be passed from torch to torch, and individuals or small businesses will get to keep the 22-in. tall, 2.2-lb. torch used on the kilometer they pay for. Ueberroth and Harry Usher, L.A.O.O.C. executive vice president, bought the first leg and invited Jesse Owens...
...original bill designates as hazardous 50,000 chemicals on a list of toxic substances issued by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. In addition to labeling these chemicals, employers would have to sponsor annual teach-ins for workers about the health risks related to the materials and offer similar information to local citizen on request. But industry representatives charge the law would be expensive and unwieldy to implement. Alternately, they have proposed using a smaller list, that includes only 400 toxic materials, and providing information only to workers, not community members...