Equal Time: The Return Of A Loony Idea.(equal pay for equal work)(Brief Article)(Column)
From: National Review
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Date: 4/5/1999
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Author: O'Beirne, Kate
In his State of the Union address, President Clinton followed his pitch for an increase in the minimum wage with a seductive appeal to the fairer sex: "And let's make sure that women and men get equal pay for equal work by strengthening enforcement of the equal-pay laws." This solicitude for working women prompted the evening's only bipartisan standing ovation. "Uh oh," thought an onlooking GOP leadership aide, who realized that "Republicans had no idea what they were clapping ...
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