IRA expansion proposed to boost middle class savings
The editorial urges Congress to restore and broaden IRA benefits for individuals and couples, extending deductibility up to 75000 for singles and 100000 for couples, with penalty-free withdrawals for education medical expenses home buying and unemployment. It notes the 1986 changes reduced incentives and argues for enactment despite possible veto.
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Congress
Bush
MCI Choses Cedar Rapids for Billing Operations
MCI Communications Corp selected Cedar Rapids Iowa for its new billing operations, a move expected to boost the local economy and signal a strong growth climate. James E Hoffman said 250 programming jobs will be created, with relocations starting in January and completing by mid 1993, with some workers transferring from Virginia.
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Virginia
MCI Communications Corp
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
MCI
James E. Hoffman
MCTI
Hoffman
Wie
University of Iowa must stress service
University of Iowa president Hunter R. Rawlings III argues that in hard fiscal times public perception shifts against state universities. He emphasizes the university’s service across education, health, and economic development and urges stronger engagement with Iowans to rebuild trust and support.
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University of Iowa
Hunter R. Rawlings Iil
Iowa
Iowa City
Ordi
Mark Yodof
University of Texas
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
FIPSE
Iowa State University
College of Education
National Science Foundation
Center For
Institute of Agricultural Medicine and Occupational Health
Iowa Center For Agricultural Safety and Health
Ottumwa
Keosauqua
Muscatine
Hunter R. Rawlings III
God in Politics 1992 GOP Platform Sparks Debate
John J. Pitney argues critics misread the 1992 Republican platform which emphasizes faith in God and limited government while rejecting calls for censorship and bigotry. He notes comparisons to historic leaders and defends religion as a public good rather than a threat to liberty.
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Houston
Jonestown
America
God
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Alexis de Tocqueville
Tocqueville
GOP
Claremont McKenna College
Los Angeles Times
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Iran
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