Lawmakers who ultimately vote on the draft are likely to adopt most of the revisions largely because they "lack a strong conceptual foundation concerning the direction of the reform, " Mr. Indri said.

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Still, the fact of the matter is that instead of pulling Democrats in the direction of reform, the Tea Party candidates themselves are moving in the direction of the status quo.

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Another positive on the tax front is the inclination shown by the various commissions to move in the direction of supply-side tax reform by trading fewer deductions for lower rates.

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Similarly, the Senate halted the liberal direction of President Clinton's health care reform last year and was moving toward the moderate middle when it ran out of steam and time.

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Fears about the direction of the Iranian government have intensified in the wake of the recent election and the reform candidate's failure to secure power.

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But even these qualifications do not undermine the basic direction of sensible reform: not to concentrate resources on countries with access to capital markets.

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The welfare reform legislation of the 1990s was a small step in the right direction because it eliminated a federal entitlement and shifted responsibility back to the state level.

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Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who has been one of the primary foes of campaign finance reform, called the Ney-Wynn bill "a step in the right direction" and said the Shays-Meehan legislation was "fundamentally un-American" because it would limit what outside groups and political parties could say close to elections.

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But in terms of direction--given the educational base of the kids, given the way in which they're looking to reform their society--it seems to me that over time, China will continue to be a major force.

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If the next presidency is to show true seriousness on reducing inequality as it has developed in recent generations in this country, a formal reform of the monetary system in the direction of permanent dollar stability will be required.

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But they don't seem to agree on the pace of reform that is required - or its ultimate direction.

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