Word: though
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...gives a bonanza to the mansion-and-limousine set, House Democrats led by Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski have proposed to puncture it. They would tax all income over $200,000 at the 33% rate and levy an additional 10% surcharge on income over $1,000,000. Though such hikes would apply to only about 740,000 taxpayers, the congressional joint tax committee reckons the change would bring in $4.2 billion in additional revenue in the current fiscal year and $44.3 billion by 1995. It also has the political appeal of imposing a higher rate on the rich...
...what about all the other studies that have tentatively linked coffee not only to heart attacks but also to calcium loss, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, increased cholesterol levels, birth defects and difficulty in getting pregnant, to say nothing of damage to computer keyboards and silk neckties? Though some of these investigations have been superseded by contrary research, it is virtually impossible for anyone -- expert or layman -- to sort them...
Precisely. Wynton's musicianship, already on a world-class technical level when he first hit New York, has continued to develop and mature. Though his early influences -- Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard and pre-fusion Miles Davis -- are still discernible in his playing, he is increasingly forging his own sound. Since leaving Blakey to form his own band in 1981, he has released a total of 12 jazz albums, and he has enough material in the can to fill eight or 10 more. On the classical side, he has done five recordings, and is now working on a baroque album with...
...core of Fountain House, though, is its work program. Members perform almost all the chores at the complex, from tending the gardens to keeping the books. Those who do well are placed in part-time entry-level jobs at some 31 companies, including banks, law firms and ad agencies...
...outdone, Smith has reminded voters that Durkin has Washington ties of his own. During his Senate term, Smith charges, Durkin voted against tax cuts. He still, says Smith, accepts donations from the national Democratic Party, which takes PAC contributions. "He's the worst kind of hypocrite," Smith fumes. Though the state is conservative, the contest has become competitive...