Word: start
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...With U.S. and Soviet nuclear warheads shrinking to half their present levels after a START treaty, the U.S. could press ahead for a ban on land- based MIRVed missiles. A ban would significantly favor the U.S. in numerical terms because the Soviets have far more of these monsters, such as the SS-18, which carries more than ten warheads. A MIRV ban would do away with existing U.S. missile systems like the ten-warhead MX and the triple-warhead Minuteman III. The cost of dismantling these existing systems would effectively cancel out the relatively small saving in operating costs. Saving...
...also recycling what we learn: several firms in Manhattan have already called Wolmer to find out how to start their own programs. They will discover, as we did, that the campaign requires only a little extra effort, but the results are well worth...
...dissonance, of course. Some domestic initiatives will be adequately funded, and one favorite, Head Start, is slated for a whopping $500 million infusion...
Spend a buck to save six. It sounds like a con man's come-on. In fact, it is a measure of Head Start's success. Studies show that for every dollar spent on a disadvantaged Head Start child, the nation saves six dollars it would otherwise shell out later in the form of additional health, welfare and crime- control expenditures...
...half a billion figure reflects a White House decision that surprised even Wade Horn, the federal overseer of Head Start. His office was expecting a modest increase, perhaps a tenth as much. "There are two reasons for that number," concedes a Bush adviser, "and both are purely political. First, $500 million rolls off the tongue nicely. It's round and big. Second, a figure that size helps silence those who scoff at the boss as the 'education President.' Think of it as a pre-emptive strike that deflects attention from an overall education budget that won't even keep...