THE POLITICS OF CEREAL: WHEN SUGAR ISN'T SWEET

If you hunger to know what life would be like if the Republican revolution succeeds, here is a tangible example: small children would eat more Raisin Bran and less Cheerios, at least in Michigan. Of course, the libertarian Republicans would not insist. Their "Contract with America" would simply hand the choice to the states, where, they say, it belongs. But to the maker of Cheerios, the provision that passed the House last week is nothing less than a cereal killer.

The G.O.P. welfare bill would convert the federal program that feeds needy women, infants and children into a bloc grant and...

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