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...number of middle-class parents who can afford to send their kids to college, but rather would allow them to do so with greater ease. The credits aren't refundable, however, and wouldn't help the millions of workers who don't earn enough to owe income taxes (even though they pay hefty Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes...
...would provide financial relief across the board, especially to middle-income families. But the program could be costly to taxpayers. Experts say Gore's "universal" measure could funnel money to some parents who don't need it. And to make the program viable, states must ante up matching funds. Though 42 states now bankroll some form of public preschool, the budgets are often minuscule. Georgia taps its state lottery, but it's unclear where other states would turn for extra dollars...
...markets have their own particular issues when it comes to elections; they're usually narrow, pocketbook issues - taxation, regulation and, lately, the handling of the budget. But in a country that made "It's the economy, stupid" the wisest utterance in politics (though there may be a new champ after this race), Main Street and Wall Street have developed a similar taste in presidents...
...next U.S. president. It's been clear for some time now that the sanctions policy is on its last legs, since almost a decade of restrictions that have crippled the Iraqi economy have done nothing to weaken the dictator's grip on power. The problem for Washington, though, is that it has failed to come up with an alternative strategy despite the fact that most of its Gulf War European and Arab allies have signaled their intention to end sanctions as soon as possible. That's left the initiative with the Russians, French and Arabs - and most important, with Saddam...
...Politically, though, the cease-fire doesn't make Barak's life more difficult than it already is, since he's already out on a limb. Edging out further is unlikely to make him any more vulnerable. Right now he's safe in power because he's bought off [the ultra-Orthdox] Shas party for a month, and after that he faces the choice of either buying them off again, or else reviving negotiations with Likud to form a unity government. They agreement they're offering is not that hard for Barak to swallow, but of course once they...