... to make all the tax rate reductions effective this year. (Applause.) The tax cuts should be retroactive to January 1st. (Applause.) Upon passage I'll order the Treasury Department to immediately adjust the amount of money withheld for income taxes, so that Americans will keep more of their paychecks ... That growth will bring the added benefit of higher revenues for the government -- revenues that will keep tax rates low, while fulfilling key obligations and protecting programs such as Medicare and Social Security. We're meeting the challenges to America. We're strengthening our economy...

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... freedom from oppressors. They hoped future generations would eradicate injustices and provide equality for all women and men. Section 2: There were many key events that preceded and led to the dreadful Civil War in America. Some of these key events were the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended Mexican War in 1848, the Compromise of 1850, including the Fugitive Slave Law, and ... and finding no legal way to stop the course of events, turned to illegal means. Soon violence became more and more frequent, and in 1870 increasing disorder led to the passage of an Enforcement Act severely pu...

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... Nov. 18 that same-sex couples have a right to marry, conservative groups have acted with a new urgency, vowing to make gay marriage a major election issue in 2004 and calling for passage of a constitutional amendment by 2006, an extremely fast timetable by historic standards. At least three versions of the amendment are circulating in Washington. The leading text, and the only one ... America and Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation. At an Oct. 15 session spearheaded by Charles W. Colson, the former Nixon White House staffer who now heads Prison Fellowship Ministries, key member...

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... . It is interesting though to point out that both Presidents came from Texas. Another similarity between the two resolutions is the intelligence that was provided to Congress prior to the passage of the resolutions. When President Johnson informed Congress of the 2nd attack on the Maddox, he was aware that there were a few discrepancies in the reports given from the Maddox ... the two resolutions are worded. The Gulf of Tonkin resolution is very brief. The result of the pressure on the Congress to give the President what he asked for. The key part of the resolution is that Congress "appr...

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... USAPA, it is a large and complex law that had over four different names and several versions in the five weeks between the introduction of its first predecessor and its final passage into law. While containing some sections that seem appropriate -- providing for victims of the September 11 attacks, increasing translation facilities and increasing forensic cybercrime capabilities -- it seems clear that the ... taken to debate it or to hear testimony from experts outside of law enforcement in the fields where it makes major changes. This concern is amplified because several of the key pro...

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