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...been borrowed from Lyndon Johnson. But . often the mismatch between promises and price tags bordered on the comic. Bush took pains to recall that he had promised to be "the Education President," and invited his audience to join the crusade by enlisting as "the Education Congress." Yet the up-front cost of the President's innovative proposals comes to a paltry $58 million, less than $1.50 for every child in the nation's public schools. Cynics, however, could envision the gleam of delight in the eyes of Congress when the President proposed precisely 570 new science scholarships -- one for each...
...management replied. But some 3,000 members of the local hotel and restaurant union prevailed last week in contract talks that may open up a new category of employee benefits. The hotels agreed to set up a housing fund of up to $1 million to help their workers pay up-front fees for rental of apartments and down payments on houses. The concept of a worker housing fund is still so new, however, that the union will not be able to administer the money until Congress passes legislation to authorize...
...grounded in silence ("The lack of sound is as compelling as sound"), suggestion and indirection. Such stylistic focus -- or, occasionally, obstinacy -- seems as if it might be limiting a record or two from now, but the band remains untroubled. "The sounds coming at you today are so blatant, so up-front about everything, that they force an emotion on you," Michael says. "We want our music to be evocative, to pull at emotions." Anyway, Timmins and bass player Alan Anton, 29, put in a lot of time with the musical pummeling. They are entitled to take a different road...
...when Coles sticks to himself, struggles on his own to come to terms with a particular novel, or even a particular conversation with someone, he is a joy to encounter. Despite the up-front Chrisitianity of this volume, one begins to hear a more ecumenical spiritualism at the heart of his writing, as he consistently makes the argument that in this world we have too often closed our eyes to or explained away the mysteries of the next...
...just an opportunity to do a piece of workthat was of interest to professors. We wanted tomake it very open and be very up-front aboutdescribing it," Bok said...