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Schedule of the President and Mrs. Bush for Washington, D.C.;
12/10/92
(b)(7)(c),
redaction. (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(e), (b)(7)(f)
02. Schedule
Schedule of the President and Mrs. Bush for Washington, D.C.;
12/10/92
(b)(7)(c),
redactions. (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(e), (b)(7)(f)
03. Letter
POTUS to Yang Shangkun [originally closed as 01]. (2 pp.)
n.d.
(b)(1)
04. Letter
Sadruddin Aga Khan to POTUS [originally closed as 02]. (3 pp.)
12/10/1992
(b)(1)
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SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Thursday, December 10, 1992
8:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
8:30 am
Intelligence Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Scowcroft)
8:45 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Scowcroft)
9:15 am
Administrative Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
10:15 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(45 min)
11:00 am
Meeting with Senator Wallop
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Calio)
(TAB A)
11:05 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(55 min)
12:00 pm
Lunch with the Vice President
Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(85 min)
2:25 pm
Photo Opportunities
Oval Office
(15 min)
(TAB B)
Commissioned Officers of:
1. Media Affairs Office (Smith)
2. Management and Administration
Office (McBride)
2:45 pm
Photo with White House Nurses
Oval Office
(5 min)
(Lee)
(TAB C)
3:00 pm
Presentation of the 1992
Oval Office
(10 min)
Christmas Seals
(Demarest)
(TAB D)
UNP 12/09/92
5:00 pm
3:15 pm
Meeting with Bill Moss
Oval Office
(10 min)
(Super)
(TAB E)
3:25 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(35 min)
4:00 pm
Present Gold Medals to General
Oval Office
(15 min)
Colin L. Powell and General
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
(Holiday)
(TAB F)
4:15 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(55 min)
5:10 pm
The President and Mrs. Bush
South Lawn
depart for the Lighting of
the National Christmas Tree
on the Ellipse
(McBride)
(TAB G)
6:15 pm
Arrive White House
South Lawn
6:45 pm
B
Christmas Reception
Oval Office
(Firestone)
(TAB H)
UNP 12/09/92
5:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
MEETING WITH SENATOR MALCOLM WALLOP (R-WY) AND HIS CONSTITUENTS
DATE:
December 10, 1992
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
11:00 a.m.
FROM:
Nicholas E. Calio NEC
I. PURPOSE
Green. To receive a handcrafted Winchester shotgun from Roger
II. BACKGROUND
his constituent, Roger Green. Mr. Green, who is from
Senator Wallop requested an opportunity to introduce you to
Glenrock, Wyoming, will present you with a handcrafted
Winchester, 16 gauge, shotgun (non-automatic). He will be
accompanied by his wife, Marjorie, and his daughter, Renata.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Senator Malcolm Wallop (R-WY)
Roger Green
Marjorie Green
Renata Green
Nicholas E. Calio, Assistant to the President for
Legislative Affairs
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House photographer only.
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Senator Wallop and his guests will be met in the West Lobby
you. and escorted to the Oval Office for a brief meeting with
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH DORRANCE SMITH,
TONY SNOW, & MARIA EITEL
DATE:
December 10, 1992
TIME:
2:25 p.m.
LOCATION: Oval Office
FROM:
Dorrance Smith DS
I. PURPOSE:
To have the opportunity to take a photograph with you.
II. BACKGROUND:
Dorrance Smith, Assistant to the President for Media Affairs,
who prevailed in the match of Smith/Caruthers VS. Bush/Bates,
(7-5, 3-6, 7-6) will be bringing his wife, Stephanie.
Maria Eitel, Special Assistant to the President for Media
Affairs, will be bringing her baby, Alexandra Eitel
Sheehan.
Tony Snow, Deputy Assistant to the President for Media
Affairs, will be bringing his wife, Jill, and his baby,
Kendall Elizabeth Snow.
III. PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Dorrance Smith
Stephanie Smith
Tony Snow
Jill Snow
Kendall Snow
Maria Eitel
Alexandra Sheehan
IV. PRESS PLAN:
White House Photographer only.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
- Dorrance Smith, Tony Snow, Maria Eitel and the listed family
members will join you in the Oval Office.
- The White House photographer will photograph you with each
family, individually.
- Each family will depart.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH THE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
DATE:
Thursday, December 10, 1992
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
2:30 p.m.
FROM:
Timothy J. McBride FinathyJMcBride
I. PURPOSE
Thank the commissioned officers of the Office of Management
and Administration for their service to the Bush
Administration.
II. BACKGROUND
The Office of Administration encompasses the White House
Military Office, White House Operations, the Office of
Administration, and the Office of Presidential Advance.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
The Honorable and Mrs. Timothy J. McBride, (Anita),
Assistant to the President for Management and
Administration
The Honorable and Mrs. Paul Bateman (Marguerite), Deputy
Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of
Administration
Miss Ellen Bateman, Daughter
The Honorable and Mrs. John Gaughan (Janelle), Deputy
Assistant to the President and Director of the White
House Military Office
The Honorable and Mrs. Edward D. Murnane (Laurel), Deputy
Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential
Advance
Miss Terri Murnane, Daughter
The Honorable John F. Herrick, Jr., Special Assistant to the
President for Advance
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer Only
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Traditional Oval Office Photo Opportunity
VI. REMARKS
None Required
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
Photo with White House Nurses
DATE: December 10, 1992
TIME: 2:45 p.m.
LOCATION: Oval Office
FROM: Dr. Burton J. Lee III
I. PURPOSE
To thank the nurses for their service during the Bush
Administration.
II. BACKGROUND
The nurses have requested a photograph together with you in
the Oval Office as a memento for their service to you and
their affection for you.
III. PARTICIPANTS
LtCol Paula Trivette
Maj. Arthur Wallace
LtCdr Ellen Shebuski-Tolton
LtCdr Mary Jackson
Maj Kimberly Siniscalchi
Capt Deborah Beatty
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer Only
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Traditional Oval Office Photo Opportunity
VI. REMARKS
None Required
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
PRESENTATION OF THE 1992 AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION'S
CHRISTMAS SEALS
DATE:
December 10, 1992
TIME:
3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Oval Office
$
THROUGH: DAVID DEMAREST
FROM:
CECE KREMER
I. PURPOSE
To meet with Kristi Yamaguchi, the spokesperson for the
American Lung Association and to recognize the American Lung
Association's mission to conquer lung disease and to promote
lung health.
II. BACKGROUND
Kristi Yamaguchi, the 1992 Olympic figure skating gold
medalist, is the American Lung Association's National
Christmas Seal Chairperson. Both Kristi and the ALA
President, Dr. Lee Reichman will present you with the
American Lung Association's first National Christmas Seal of
the season. Two years ago, Kristi's grandfather died of
lung disease, and she contacted the ALA to offer her help in
promoting the importance of preventing and understanding
lung disease.
The Christmas Seal campaign began in 1907. Each year since
then, the President has met members of the American Lung
Association and accepted the first Christmas Seal. This
year's campaign aims to raise $35 million for nationwide
programs to combat asthma, emphysema, lung cancer and other
forms of lung disease.
The American Lung Association is the oldest national
voluntary health organization. 129 separate state and local
associations are comprised of volunteers and staff offering
programs and services related to lung health. The
associations are also involved in political advocacy of lung
health and clean air issues and support of scientific
research. The activities of the ALA are financed by the
Christmas Seal campaign and other voluntary contributions.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Kristi Yamaguchi - 1992 Christmas Seal Chairperson
Dr. Lee Reichman - President, American Lung Association
Rose Reichman - wife of Dr. Lee Reichman
Cece Kremer
IV. PRESS PLAN
Still Photographers Only.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
- You greet Kristi Yamaguchi and Dr. and Mrs. Reichman and
participate in a brief photo opportunity.
- Kristi and Dr. Reichman present you with the first
Christmas Seal.
- The guests depart.
VI. REMARKS
None required.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
MEETING WITH BILL MOSS
DATE:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1992
TIME:
3:15 pm
LOCATION: OVAL OFFICE
FROM:
KATHY SUPER K. Super
I. PURPOSE
A courtesy call from Bill Moss.
II. BACKGROUND
Bill Moss requested a brief personal meeting with you.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Bill Moss
Kathy Super
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
O Mr. Moss enters the Oval Office
You greet Mr. Moss and photos are taken. Mr. Moss remains
for a brief visit with you.
Mr. Moss departs the Oval Office
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
PRESENTATION OF GOLD MEDALS TO GENERALS POWELL AND SCHWARZKOPF
DATE:
December 10, 1992
LOCATION:
The Oval Office
TIME:
4:00 p.m.
FROM:
EDE HOLIDAY GAA
I. PURPOSE
To present gold medals to General Colin Powell and General
H. Norman Schwarzkopf in recognition of their service in
Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield.
II. BACKGROUND
In April of 1991, laws were passed authorizing you to
present gold medals on behalf of the Congress to Generals
Powell and Schwarzkopf. The medals were designed and
struck by the U.S. Mint to commemorate their exemplary
service in liberating the nation of Kuwait pursuant to
United Nations resolutions. The Mint is also producing
bronze duplicates of the medals for public sale.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Mrs. Bush
General Colin Powell
Alma Powell
Michael Powell (son)
Annemarie Powell (daughter)
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
General Scowcroft
Admiral Howe
Deputy Secretary Atwood
Congressman Les Aspin
Congressman Earl Hutto
Kathy Shanahan (Office of Cabinet Affairs)
IV. PRESS PLAN
Wire stills and White House photographer only.
-2-
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Your guests will be escorted into the Oval Office. You
will present Generals Powell and Schwarzkopf with the gold
medals. After participating in photographs, your guests
will depart.
VI. REMARKS
Remarks not required.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1992
TREE LIGHTING FOR THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE
DATE:
Thursday, December 10, 1992
LOCATION:
The Ellipse
TIME:
5:10 pm
FROM:
Timothy J.
McBride
I.
PURPOSE
Join with Mrs. Bush in lighting the National Christmas Tree.
II. BACKGROUND
In 1923 President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the first
National Christmas Tree from his native Vermont. Since then
the custom has continued, with every President.
In 1954, the National Christmas Tree celebration was
organized under the Christmas Pageant of Peace, Inc, by a
group of Washington, D.C. community leaders. The program
was broadened as a celebration of America's desire to
maintain peace around the world through the spirit and
meaning of Christmas.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President and Mrs. Bush
Mr. Joseph H. Riley, President, Christmas Pageant of Peace
Mr. Willard Scott, NBC-TV "Today" Show and Pageant of Peace
Santa
Ms. Lucie Arnez, Entertainer
Mr. Lee Greenwood, Entertainer
Ms. Keshia Knight Pulliam, Entertainer
IV. PRESS PLAN
Open
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
See Advance Office Schedule and Scenario
VI. REMARKS
Brief Remarks prepared by the Office of Speechwriting
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
TO
WASHINGTON, D.C.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1992
EVENT:
Tree Lighting Ceremony for the National Christmas
Tree
DATE:
Thursday, December 10, 1992
TIME:
5:17 pm - 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
Ellipse
ATTENDEES:
2,200
PRESS:
Open
SCENARIO:
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Back-Stage
Area, Ellipse and are met by: Mr. Mel Poole,
Manager, President's Park; Mr. James I. McDaniel, Associate
Regional Director, White House Liaison/National Park Service; Mr.
Stan Locke, Deputy Associate Regional Director, White House
Liaison/National Park Service; and Mr. Robert Stanton, Regional
Director, National Capital Region, National Park Services.
Following the Greetings, THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush proceed to
Off-Stage Announcement Area. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive
Off-Stage Announcement Area and hold briefly. THE PRESIDENT and
Mrs. Bush, accompanied by Family Members, are announced onto
Stage to Full Honors, proceed to Seats and are Seated (Enter
Stage Right). The Program begins. THE PRESIDENT is introduced
for Brief Remarks by Mr. Joseph Riley, President, Christmas
Pageant of Peace. THE PRESIDENT gives Brief Remarks. THE
PRESIDENT concludes Brief Remarks, and with Mrs. Bush, begins
participation in Tree Lighting Ceremony. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs.
Bush conclude participation in Tree Lighting Ceremony and return
to Seats. The Choir sings "O Christmas Tree." Mr. Lee
Greenwood, Entertainer, sings "God Bless the USA. THE PRESIDENT
and Mrs. Bush conclude participation in Tree Lighting Ceremony,
depart Stage and proceed to Holding Room (Exit Stage Right). THE
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Holding Room and hold briefly.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart Holding Room and board
Motorcade. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart Ellipse en route
White House.
The backdrop is performers in the show. Honors is played by the
U.S. Coast Guard Band. The press platform is located Stage Left
at a 45 degree angle.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
01. Schedule
Schedule of the President and Mrs. Bush for Washington,
12/10/92
(b)(7)(c), (b)(7)(e),
D.C.; redaction. (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(f)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Thursday, December 10, 1992 [2]
Date Closed:
9/19/2019
OA/ID Number:
90741-006
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S[4]
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
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MR Disposition:
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RESTRICTION CODES
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - 15 U.S.C. 552(b)]
Deed of Gift Restrictions
(b)(1) National security classified information
C(1) Closed by Executive Order 13526, governing access to national
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
security information
agency
C(2) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the information
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute
C(3) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
gift [formerly listed as only C]
information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
purposes
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
financial institutions
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
his advisors, or between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA]
concerning wells
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
FOR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1992
EVENTS:
Tree Lighting Ceremony for the National Christmas Tree
DRESS:
Men
- Business Suit
Women
- Day Dress
CONTACT:
Office of Presidential Advance
John G. Keller, Jr.
- 202/456-7565
Trip Coordinator
Suzanne Faulk
- 202/456-7565
ADVANCE:
Gordon James
- LEAD
Topper Ray
- PRESS
(b)(7)(c), (b)(7)(e), (b)(7)(f)
- USSS
Jamie Brotherton
- WHCA
Wayne Justice
- MIL. AIDE
WEATHER:
Mostly Cloudy/low 40's
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02. Schedule
Schedule of the President and Mrs. Bush for Washington,
12/10/92
(b)(7)(c), (b)(7)(e),
D.C.; redactions. (1 pp.)
(b)(7)(f)
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Office of the President
Series:
Daily Files
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
Thursday, December 10, 1992 [2]
Date Closed:
9/19/2019
OA/ID Number:
90741-006
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2009-0166-S[4]
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - 5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
Deed of Gift Restrictions
(b)(1) National security classified information
C(1) Closed by Executive Order 13526, governing access to national
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
security information
agency
C(2) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the information
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute
C(3) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
gift [formerly listed as only C]
information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
purposes
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
financial institutions
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
his advisors, or between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA]
concerning wells
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
FOR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1992
5:10 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush board Motorcade and
depart White House en route Back-Stage Area,
Ellipse.
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
PAYEE
(b)(7)(c), (b)(7)(e), (6)(7)(f)
(b)(7)(c), (b)(7)(e), (b)(7)(f)
(b)(7)(c), (b)(7)(e), (b)(7)(f)
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
5:15 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Back-Stage
Area, Ellipse and proceed to Off-Stage
Announcement Area.
Met by:
Mr. Robert Stanton
Regional Director, National Capital Region,
National Park Services
Ms. Sandra A. Alley
Associate Regional Director, Public Affairs
National Park Service
Mr. James I. McDaniel
Associate Regional Director, White House
Liaison/National Park Service
Mr. Mel Poole
Manager, President's Park
5:16 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive Off-Stage
Announcement Area and hold briefly.
EVENT:
TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY FOR THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS
TREE
OPEN PRESS
RUFFLES AND FLOURISHES
OFF-STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
BRIEF REMARKS
TOAST LECTERN
5:17 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush, accompanied by First
Family Members, are announced onto Stage, proceed
to Seats and are Seated.
5:18 pm Program begins.
Page Two
5:48 pm
THE PRESIDENT is introduced for Remarks by Mr. Joe
Riley, President, Christmas Pageant of Peace.
5:50 pm
THE PRESIDENT makes Brief Remarks.
5:56 pm
THE PRESIDENT. concludes Brief Remarks, and with
Mrs. Bush, begins participation in Tree Lighting.
5:57 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush conclude participation
in Tree Lighting and: return to Seats.
5:58 pm Choir sings "O Christmas Tree."
6:00 pm Mr. Lee Greenwood, Entertainer sings
"God Bless USA. "
6:05 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush conclude participation
in Tree Lighting Ceremony, depart Stage and
board Motorcade.
6:10 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush depart Ellipse en
route White House.
MOTORCADE ASSIGNMENTS:
Same as on Arrival.
(Drive Time: 5 Minutes)
6:15 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush arrive White House.
Page Three
TAB A
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Ellipse
1992 Christmas Pagent of Peace
Arrival/Departure Diagram
Thursday, December 10, 1992
.1
National Christmas Tree
State
Trees
-
Seating
Area
Plywood Walk
Presidential
Box
Band
Stage
X
Holding
Room
(Trailer)
Limo
Staff
Seating
Viewing
Area
Area
Plywood Walk
Press
Motorcade
Nativity
KEY:
+
THE PRESIDENT
GUESTS / STAFF
X GREETERS
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
CHRISTMAS RECEPTION
Thursday, December 10, 1992
TIME:
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
NUMBER OF GUESTS:
500
LOCATION:
State Floor
ENTERTAINMENT:
Marine Orchestra - East Room
Military Carolers - East Room
DRESS:
Business Suit/Cocktall Dress
FROM:
Laurie Firestone LL
6:30 p.m.
Guests begin to arrive Visitors Entrance
and proceed to State Floor. (Limited
parking on East Executive Avenue.)
6:40 p.m.
Social Aides begin lining up guests in
East Room for receiving line.
6:45 p.m. THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH arrive State Floor and
proceed to Blue Room for receiving line.
7:30 p.m. At conclusion of receiving line, THE PRESIDENT and
MRS. BUSH join Military Carolers and guests in East
Room.
7:45 p.m. THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH depart State Floor
(Approx.) enroute Residence.
9:00 p.m.
Guests depart.
LIGHTING OF THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE
ELLIPSE \ THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 1992 \ 5:00 P.M.
THANK YOU, JOE (REILEY, PRESIDENT OF
2,020.9
I
P4:
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT OF PEACE) FOR THAT KIND
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INTRODUCTION. SECRETARY MANUEL LUJAN. JIM
RIDENOUR (DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE).
AND LET ME ALSO THANK THE ENTERTAINERS WHO
HAVE MADE THIS EVENT so SPECIAL:
- 2 -
LEE GREENWOOD; LUCIE ARNAZ; KESHIA KNIGHT
PULLIAM; WILLARD SCOTT (SANTA CLAUS); THE
CHILDREN'S CHORUS OF MARYLAND; CAST OF "A
CHRISTMAS CAROL", AND THE U.S. COAST GUARD
BAND.
BARBARA AND I ARE PLEASED ALL OF YOU
COULD JOIN US THIS EVENING. IT'S WONDERFUL
TO LOOK OUT THERE AND SEE so MANY SMILING
FACES -- ESPECIALLY THE LITTLE ONES.
- 3 -
THERE IS SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER. No MATTER WHAT OUR AGE,
IT TAKES US BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN WE TOO WERE
CHILDREN. As ADULTS, WE NEED TO STOP A
MINUTE AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE CHILDREN
WHO SURROUND US.
THIS IS THEIR HOLIDAY. AN ENTIRE SEASON
DEDICATED TO THE IMPACT OF ONE CHILD ON THE
WORLD. THERE IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM
THESE KIDS.
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LOOK AT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM -- THE
PEOPLE THEY LOVE. AND THEIR LOVE EXTENDS
BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO INCLUDE
FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, CLASSMATES -- YES, EVEN
TEACHERS -- ALL WITHOUT CONDITIONS AND
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS.
BARBARA AND I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS TREE
TO THE CHILDREN OF AMERICA
FOR THEY ARE
MORE THAN OUR FUTURE
THEY ARE OUR
PRESENT.
- 5 -
THEY REMIND US THAT WE MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PEACE -- SIBLING
RIVALRIES NOT WITHSTANDING. WHICH BRINGS US
TO THE SMALLER TREES -- 57 OF THEM -- THE
PAGEANT OF PEACE. THEY ARE DEDICATED TO THE
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD WHO ENDURE A LIFETIME'S
WORTH OF PAIN AND TERROR LONG BEFORE THEIR
CHILDHOOD HAS RUN ITS COURSE. THEY ARE THE
CHILDREN OF SOMALIA, THE CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
WHO LIVE IN FEAR AND WANT.
- 6 -
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM AND THE ONES THEY
CHERISH
a
o
MAY THEIR FAMILIES BE SAFE AND
THE FIGHTING END SOON.
AND LET US ALSO PRAY FOR OUR ARMED FORCES
WHO ARE DOING THEIR DUTY VINDICATING THE
VALUES OF AMERICA AND THE SPIRIT OF THE
CHRISTMAS SEASON IN A FAR-OFF LAND. WE
SALUTE THEM AND THEIR SELFLESS DEVOTION TO
COUNTRY.
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FROM BARBARA AND ME AND OUR ENTIRE
FAMILY: WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR AND
LOVE THAT WILL OUTSHINE THIS TREE YEAR ROUND.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[THROW SWITCH ILLUMINATING CHRISTMAS TREE.]
# # #
MATERIALS FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT
December 9, 1992
ACTION
1.
"Religious Freedom Day" Proclamation.
2.
Pelly Amendment Certification.
3.
Mail Sample.
4. Personnel Selections: National Capital Planning Commission
-- Glen Urquhart, Thaddeus A. Garrett, Jr., Melvyn J.
Estrin; Board of Trustees, Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars; Commission of Fine Arts; 1994 White
House Conference on Small Business; Nat'l Commission on
Intermodal Transportation; Board of Trustees of the
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation; The
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access
Board; Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Development Corporation; Board of Directors of the Student
Loan Marketing Association; Advisory Cmte for Trade Policy
and Negotiations; Enterprise for the Americas Board;
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Council
of the Administrative Conference of the U.S.; Cultural
Property Advisory Cmte; The High Resolution Information
Systems Advisory Board; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights;
President's Commission on White House Fellowships; National
Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry.
CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION
1.
Producer Price Index for NOvember and latest initial
unemployment claims.
REMARKS
1.
National Medal of Freedom Awards.
2.
National Christmas Tree Lighting -- Cards.
SCHEDULE
1.
And accompanying briefing papers
To John L. Baien
I, too, was proud
to wear the wings
A gold. Good Lul
Carge But
Rec-10, 1992
The President
The white Have
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Washington, D.C. 20500
Elaine D. Crispen
Director of Public Affairs
MEMORANDUM
Office of National Drug Control President Policy
(202) 467-9890
Executive Office of the 20500
Fax (202) 467-9899
Washington, D. C.
TO:
Rose Zamaria
FROM:
Elaine Crispen Dec
SUBJECT: The President's Signature
DATE:
October 2, 1992
Enclosed are the two Navy logs I mentioned during our telephone
conversation. As you will note from Mr. Baier's letter, he would
be honored to have The President's autograph in one of the logs.
He mentions that the older log, the one with rank of Lieutenant,
would be the most appropriate.
If this is a possibility, I know we would make a former Navy pilot
extremely happy.
If not, please return the logs to me and I will see to it that they
are returned to Mr. Baier.
Again, please accept my apologies for bothering you during this
very hectic time. I truly know what you are going through.
Good luck and Godspeed to one and all.
A million Thanks.
Hiya Katreka,
2/7
flight log books from my days as
Enclosed you will find my two
a Naval aviation Cadet and my time
two covers the period 1943 - 1945 which
in the Marine Corps The older of the
includes flight training and auty after
I was commissioned The others book
covers time & spent in the active
reserve between 1946-1951 and then
the active duty I had between 1951-52.
during the Korean war.
he useful & inlisted in the havey
a lettle background in case it may
1942. I weat three what was known as
V-5 (Flight Training Program in november,
C.P.T. (Cerihan Pilot Training) in Pittsfield,
me during the Winter of 1943. I then went to
N.C. during the spring of 1943, to basic
naval Pre- Flight training at Chepel Hill
flight training at Gelenview, M. during
the summer and early fall, and
then to advanced training at Corpus
Christi ,CX. from late fall 1943 to
spring 1944 I graduated as a 2nd
Lieutenant USMC in May, 1944 and
M.C, and Cherry Pt, NC and then overseas.
went to operational training at Edeaton,
From what I have read, it
believe George Bush enlisted in
the V-5 program during the summer
of 19 42 and therefore was a few
do know that he like I, went
ahead of my schedule I
three advanced flight training and
Texas was commissioned at Corpus Christi
I'm sure he received many
requests similar to mine, but since
we are both Naval aveators of
about the same vintage, both having
gone three Corpus Christi
conuder it an honor if he could
put his John Heary in my log
book The older of the two
would be most appropriate
anything you could do the
accomplish this mission would be
appreciated
hove kesses
Jachson
call. Need anymore inpo - give me a
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This note is just to let you know that Rush Limbaugh will be attending the
White House Christmas party on December 10th accompanied by Indv
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You ve met Judy several times and she also invented the board game "Risky
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NATIONAL NEWS
PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL
President Bush's approval rating has hit a 1992 high of 49%,
benefiting from a kinder, gentler public now that the election is
over.
A new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll taken Dec. 4-6 found Bush's
approval rating jumped 15 points from a pre-election 34%, which
tracked closely to his 37% of the vote.
"The economic news has been good, and it may help people's
feelings about him, but it comes with the expectation that he's
leaving," says Emory University political scientist Merle Black.
He adds that the rally effect that usually comes when U.S. troops
are deployed overseas also may be boosting Bush.
The poll also found nearly three of four support the use of
U.S. troops to protect the relief effort in Somalia.
(Transition, USA Today, 6A)
FED FINDS MODEST
GROWTH ACROSS U.S.
The economy grew modestly but unevenly last month in virtually
every part of the country except California, according to a
nationwide survey of economic conditions released Wednesday by the
Fed.
The strongest indication that the economy is on a better
footing than it was earlier in the year came in consumer attitudes
and willingness to spend. Consumers appeared to be increasing
their spending across most of the nation and retailers were
reported optimistic that the Christmas selling season would score
stronger gains than last year, the survey found.
There were also signs that the economy is not about to boom.
Manufacturing activity was expanding in only about half of the
Fed's 12 districts, with falling defense production "a notable drag
on the recovery in some regions," the Fed said. Commercial real
estate problems abound, with rents still falling in some areas.
(John Berry, Washington Post, B11)
BRADY EXPECTED TO OUTLINE
PLAN FOR TAX SYSTEM
Secretary Brady is expected to call Thursday for an overhaul
of the nation's tax system, with an eye toward simplifying its
structure while encouraging savings and investment.
Brady will outline the tax reform proposal as part of a broad
speech at Columbia University in New York. The proposed plan would
be slightly more progressive than the current system, meaning that
individuals would pay a proportionately bigger share of taxes as
their incomes rise.
(Rick Wartzman, Wall Street Journal, A2)
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WASHINGTON
by
December 9, 1992
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
SHIRLEY GREEN
6,5mg
SUBJECT:
Mail Summary, December 2 through December 8, 1992
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Presidential
26,932
Year to Date
2,312,270
Staff
1,818
" 11 "
136,812
WEEK TOTAL
28,750
YEAR TOTAL
2,449,082
TOP ISSUES OF THE WEEK
Pro
Con
Comments
Cum.Total(Pro/Con/Comments)
Condolences for the Passing
of President's Mother
0
0
5,240
0/0/8,892
Support for
the President
4,290
11
0
23,695/438/1
Christmas Cards 1992
0
0
1,082
0/0/1,125
Humanitarian Aid to
Somalia/U.S. Military
145
110
1
145/110/1
Hardship Cases
0
0
297
0/0/27,463
Presidential Pardon for
Jonathan Pollard
130
0
0
130/0/0
PROPAGANDA MAIL
WEEK TOTAL
1,367
Major Issue:
Miscellaneous
Volume:
488
CORRESPONDENCE PROCESSED
Presidential (Week Total)
32,684
Year to Date
2,475,635
THE WHITE HOUSE
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December 8, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR PHIL BRADY
FROM:
MARK PAOLETTA ML
Mark Thank your Gg Bal
SUBJECT:
Ripley Emerson's letter to the President
I spoke to Mr. Emerson this afternoon and apologized for the
delay. I explained to him that I had called the Bureau of
Prisons (BOP) (I spoke with Betty Peterson in Director's office)
to inquire about the procedures for his request to have his son-
in-law transferred from Allenwood federal penitentiary to a
prison closer to home. The BOP had already received a copy of
his letter from Sally Kelly and had already forwarded it to
Allenwood for consideration. Pursuant to standard procedures,
Allenwood will make a decision on the request shortly and inform
the BOP. I told Mr. Emerson that the decision will be made on
the merits. He was very appreciative of the call and I told him
to call me if he had any further questions.
From the desk of
George Bush
/ sevel caw R2
note to Mark
20 give we a
copy of this
so I can tell
Rev. Pot Adams
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Date: 10/13/92
FOR: BOYDEN GRAY
FROM: PHILLIP BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Information
XXX
Action
Let's Discuss
For appropriate response. Please
send a copy of your outgoing
letter to this office.
Thank you.
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DATE: 10/9/12
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FROM: ROSE ZAMARIA
Deputy Assistant to the President
This letter assised in our
office today although it is
dated Siptember 7. The
President her and pleas.
someon needs to get
back to Emerson. Have
no record he is a found,
but he could he since
he's from KBP.
Rose
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advised me that he use sending
me a letter for Poss the President
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Reed president a office
10/1/92
RR 2 Box 792
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
September 7. 1992
President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear George,
This is a request from a father concerning his daughter's
family living in Dover, Massachusetts. My wife and I live
in Kennebunkport and attend the First Congregational Church
with Pat Adams as our pastor. I am a deacon of that church
and the Solid Waste Committee Chairman of Kennebunkport.
My son-in-law is an electronic engineer who met my daughter
while working at Raytheon where I worked as a Chemical
engineer for 35 years. He spent most of his life working
for firms such as Raytheon, Data General, and Bose: then he
decided to enter the real estate market in Providence, R.I.
In the process of selling condominiums he ran afoul of good
banking principles and along with many others was prosecuted
and sentenced to 27 months in the low security federal
prison in Montgomery, PA. His family, consisting of my
daughter and two granddaughters 11 and 14, are having a
terrible time financially and emotionally dealing with the
whole situation. They are on the verge of losing their
home, have no health insurance, and don't qualify for food
stamps. It's the type of thing neither my family or my
son-in-law's family have ever experienced.
I've been asked by my daughter, Vicki, as well as my son-
in-law, Ronald, if I would request of you his transfer from
Montgomery to a halfway house, near his home. on Huntington
Ave., Boston or one in Lynn, Massachusetts. If possible,
consideration for home confinement would be preferable.
His name is Ronald Hagopian
Reg. No. 03462-070 A4
P.O. Box 1000
Montgomery, PA 17752
I would appreciate your consideration of this request. This
is a case of family values being placed on the edge.
Most sincerely,
Ripley Emerron
C. Ripley Emerson, Jr.
Presidential Phone Calls
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DATE:
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TIME: 10
incoming/outgoing
WITH:
Rich De Vos
SUBJECT:
his health
hospital
me chat
souded tired (weat)
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Date: 12/07/92 Time: 12:36
Amway President DeVos Suffers Heart Attack
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Richard DeVos, co-founder and
president of Amway Corp., was hospitalized in serious condition
today after suffering A heart attack over the weekend.
DeVos, 66, became ill about 4 a.m. Sunday at his home and was
taken to the hospital by ambulance.
''He's doing very well, said his eldest son, Dick DeVos.
"They want him to rest fully, and they consider that the No. 1
priority presently.
The elder DeVos is expected to remain in the hospital at least
four or five days; he will begin a cardiac rehabilitation program
toward the end of his hospital stay, his son said.
DeVos underwent heart bypass surgery in 1983; last July, he
suffered a mild stroke.
After his stroke, DeVos and Jay VanAndel, Amwav co-founder and
chairman, gave their children more responsibility for daily
operations of the giant direct marketing business.
DeVos and VanAndel formed Amway, based in nearby Ada, in 1949.
Annual sales have grown to nearly $4 billion; there are 2 million
distributors and 10,000 employees worldwide.
DeVos also owns the Orlando Magic, a National Basketball
Association team he purchased in 1991 for $70 million.
APNP-12-07-92 1235EST
Hospital # 616-774-1590
Office # (Secretary- Jan Rease) 616-676-6225
Presidential Phone Calls
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DATE: 128-92
of
TIME:
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WITH:
Cliff White
SUBJECT:
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THE UNITED THE STATES. STA OF SEAL
Mr. President:
Vic Gold called. Said Cliff White is dying (as
we already know). Understand Pres. Nixon has called
him and Vic thought it might be a good idea and a great
morale booster if you did likewise.
If you will recall, White had tried to see you
several times during the campaign, but nothing
worked out.
(203) 622-8231 (I've given number to the Operators)
RZ
12/8/92
THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Shirley:
What was the general criticsm in this CON
mail on Restore Hope?
GB
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SHIRLEY M. GREEN
2mg
DECEMBER 9, 1992
THROUGH:
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT 9 P12: 29
FOR PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES AND CORRESPONDENCE
FROM:
DIAN MOORE on
DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL INQUIRIES
SUBJECT:
REPORT, NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 8
The Comments Office received a total of 6,201 calls during this
period, making a total of 317,907 since January 20, 1992. 486
calls were requests for Presidential greetings; 150 calls were
referred to other federal, state and local government offices;
449 were of a personal or nonsubstantive nature and 319 requested
information which we were able to provide; 450 favorables for the
President and 83 negatives, 21 favorables for Mrs. Bush. The
major issues were:
PRO
CON
TOTAL
Operation Restore Hope
587
1,498
2,085
Pardon Bill Ellen
627
2
629
Support FDA food labelling
322
2
324
Send U.S. military to Bosnia
204
88
292
Pardon Weinberger etal/investigate Walsh
169
3
172
U.S. Air/British Air alliance
77
20
97
Women in Combat
0
55
55
Condolence calls
-
-
23
Miscellaneous
-
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1,081
During this period our office assigned 45 volunteers to the First
Lady's offices, 215 volunteers to offices throughout
correspondence and the Visitors Office.
Due to the Christmas card project, Carolyn did not have time to
pull together her figures for a greeting report.
Friday
December 4, 1992
Rather Super
PHONE CALL FOR THE PRESIDENT
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FROM: DEBBIE STEELMAN
Would like to visit with the President on a PERSONAL basis.
GUIDANCE:
yes 10 minutes
no -
PHONE: 202-637-5888
Rose Zamaria
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#G# STEELMAN, Debbie: 12/91 LargePrint.
CONTACT
3/12/90 Lunch with GB & JSununu. Photo signed "Nice reunion,
warmest best wishes."
Prior to 1992, she has attended a State Dinner.
4/9/92 She attended reception in honor of Republican Eagle.
CORSPNDNC
4/18/90 GB thanks for follow-up sheets and "careful when you
troll around in your Miata--careful!!"
3/27/91 GB thanked for her note and says "Great having you
here."
10/16/91 GB thanked for "Lyle Lovett" tape.
11/22/91 GB wrote her about meeting her brother at fundraiser
ChrisCard: 1991.
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ABHC WASH DC
BY JACK TORRY
meat spending, larger bedget defi-
wealthy and foreign corporations.
ADE WASHING TON BUREAU
If we think we
cits, increased inflation, and higher
He will spend it for new roads,
Interest rates
bridges. and high-speed trans, tax
WASHINGTON Former Toledo
can rely on
"Whes you have an economy
incentives for some businesses, as
congressman Thomas "Lad" Ashley
that's flat, elect a Democratic presi-
well as 2 modest tax cat for the
is not ready to sound taps for his old
government
deat, and put him with a Democrat-
middle class. He wants to create a
friend George Bush.
But when be speaks of Mr. Bush's
spending, we're
ic Congress, what you're going to
federal board to control health-care
gel is government spending is a
costs and require all companies to
presidency, be sometimes slips into
provide health issurance.
the past lease.
crazy. The rest of
hurry." said Nr. Ashley, a Demo-
crat.
Mr. Bush advocates a smaller
Although Mr. Ashley said he still
the world has
Working against Mr. Bush this
believes Mr. Bush has a chance to
year. Mr. Ashley said, is a willing-
role for the federal government. He
defeat Bill Clinton and Ross Perot,
realized this
Ress among many voters to accept a
wants to limit federal spending and
be predicted that the voters' atti-
larger role by the federal govern-
control tax increases. while provid-
tude toward Mr. Bush will quickly
doesn't work.
ment in stimulating the sluggish
ing a series of tax incentives.
improve if Mr. Clinton is elected.
economy. costrolling rising health-
Borrowing the phrase Mr. Bush
"It won't take very long for him
care costs. and protecting some U.S.
used is 1980 to describe Mr. Rea-
to Look damn good." Mr. Askley said
Thormas Lud' Ashley
ex-congrateman from Toledo
Industries from foreign competition.
gan's economic phiosophy, Mr. Ash-
of Mr. Bcsh. "About six months.
That. Mr. Asaley sald, is detri-
ley calls Mr. Clinton's plan "voodeo
a "This fellow [Mr. Clintos) from
mental to Mr. Bush, who is "very
economics in reverse."
-the second poorest state is the union
Communist empire that stretched
"There's a part of him that is
strongly of the v.ew that we have to
"The country half way believes
gaing to have to perform. He
from Moscow to Cuba."
saying, You're going to te a very
rely on the marketplace.
Clinton that these Investments can
usn't performed as governor. And
Mr. Ashley, who regularly chats
lucky man when you put down the
"If we think we can rely on gov-
be paid for," Mr. Ashley said. In-
e won't perform 28 president"
by telephone with his former class-
burden of this office' Mr. Ashley
emment spending. we're crary. The
Should Mr. Bush lose, Mr. Ashley
stead, Mr. Ashley said. with Con-
mate from Yak, said in an inter-
said in the Journal "That voice is
rest of the world has realized this
aid of the last four years, "the Bush
gress unwilling to raise taxes on the
view yesterday that Mr. Bush still
speaking to him in very measured
doesn't work. The direction that we
middle class, the likely result will
residency, particularly in foreign
believes he has "a good shot" at
tones."
seem to be taking and that Bush
fairs, is going to have a lot of
winsing re-election.
Mr. Ashley was more upbeat later
has been resisting are the direc-
be a larger federal budget deficit.
tributes." He predicted that the
9
But earlier yesterday, Mr. Ashley
in the day, saying that voters will
tions that should be resis:ed"
"They're going to borrow it from
Mining achievement" of the presi-
was quoted in a story in the Wall
soon appreciate his cld friend.
Mr. Clintry wants to raise $150
our k:ds," Mr. Ashley said "This is
-acies of Mr. Bush and Ronald
Street Journal with a more down-
He said a Clinion presidency is
billion In new taxes during the next
going to get generational very
Olagan will be "bringing down a
cast attitude.
likely to produce heavier govern-
four years - primarily from the
quickly."
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To: President Bush
From: His cousin Elsie
with love! !
THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Dear Marjorie,
Now I must return to Houston. The level of
excellence of the jokes must be improved
and I'll have a role in that. ( I have in
mind the "intersection/condo joke as a
standard that can be raised higher).
We are excited about our return. Building a
dream house, seeing friends, working on the
GB Library, more r & r- all of this is now
coming into focus.
We have a new office at the intersection of
Chimney Rock and Memorial. That's good.
Thanks so very much for that welcome home
letter. Let's call up Randy Brown and
Noelley Holtz and have a good reunion.
Love,
as
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mrs. Raymond Arsht
Post Office 818
Bellaire, Texas 77402
MARJORIE M. ARSHT P.O. BOX 818, BELLAIRE, TEXAS 77402
December 1, 1992
Dear Mr. President:
As my children were growing up, I comforted them
with an old adage--nothing is so bad, some good doesn't
come from it!
On the one hand, I never got to ride on Air Force
One or visit Camp David (particularly galling since
Leslye has done both!), but balanced against those two
major calamities, is the absolutely MARVELOUS prospect
of you and Barbara coming home before Marie and I are too
old to serve you the Yoakum-Texas-chicken-spaghetti, you
both used to love.
Accompanying the spaghetti will be familiar
faces--Linda Dyson, Sarah Gee, Nancy Crouch, and others,
with political "would'ves, could'ves and should ves"
forbidden. Only jokes allowed like this one:
A University of Houston professor illustrated the
futility and outrage of asking opinions of the "man in
the street" about very complex issues of which the
respondent knew nothing. It seems a social worker
addressed a class of 5-year olds on the subject of AIDS.
Afterwards, the teacher asked one of the little boys if
he had learned anything. "Oh yes", the wide-eyed child
exclaimed, "We learned a lot!. We learned to avoid
intersections and buy lots and lots of condominiums!"
We're eagerly looking forward to your and Bar's
return to those who love you both so much. You will be
coming home to welcoming arms and hearts.
After all---being in Winston Churchill's company
isn't all that bad!
Love,
Maynie
THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Dear Marjorie,
Now I must return to Houston. The level of
excellence of the jokes must be improved
and I'll have a role in that. ( I have in
mind the "intersection/condo joke as a
standard that can be raised higher).
We are excited about our return. Building a
dream house, seeing friends, working on the
GB Library, more r & r- all of this is now
coming into focus.
We have a new office at the intersection of
Chimney Rock and Memorial. That's good.
Thanks so very much for that welcome home
letter. Let's call up Randy Brown and
Noelley Holtz and have a good reunion.
Love,
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WEEKLY
BULLETIN
THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
cloude
November 15, 1992
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
was
In the 200-plus year American tradition the fifty-one States of the
Union made their choices last week on election day. And while
there was the usual chronic complaining about our political process,
it is nevertheless far superior to other systems. Like a hereditary
monarchy. Or the clash of armies in the style used frequently during
the days of the Roman Empire. Truly in our process we are blessed.
This
lovely
They
Regardless of political persuasion or party, there ought to be
among us and the people of our land unanimity and the deepest
sense of gratitude for President Bush. This depth of feeling runs
especially strong here at St. Martin's because he has been a part of
our immediate church family since 1962.
Our pride goes beyond the faith we share and the communal ties
of a church community which bind us. The absolutely unprecedented
way
record of devoted public service by this remarkable servant is
phenomenal. Congressman, Director of the CIA, Ambassador to
both the Peoples Republic of China and to the United Nations, Vice-
President and President. Plus being a devoted family man - husband,
father and grandfather. A tower of strength and a man of deep faith.
Personal friend to so many. One who, together with his beloved
Barbara, represents what is exemplary in our society and our world.
There is an admonition that goes - aim high, work hard, serve
well, love much. The President epitomizes each, and the whole is
greater than the sum of the parts.
So as the beginning of the transition to a new administration
comes, it seems so very fitting for us as the President's church family
to give thanks to God for him, and to express our firm admiration,
deep affection and profound respect for him and for the legacy he
has given to us, to our country and to the whole world.
The Reverend Claude E. Payne, D. D.
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Rector The Reverend Claude E. Payne
St. Martin's Episcopal Church
717 Sage Road
Houston, Texas 77056
White House News Summary
Thursday, December 10, 1992
5:00 P.M. NEWS UPDATE
CLINTON APPOINTMENTS (Little Rock/UPI) -- Attempting to forge a
smooth working relationship with Congress, President-elect Clinton
named Sen. Bentsen to head the Treasury Department and Rep. Panetta
to direct his budget office. In naming his first appointments at
a news conference more than one month after his election victory,
Clinton said he had sought people who like himself are committed
to reviving the stalled economy. Clinton also reached out to the
business community and a woman for high-level appointments, naming
Alice Rivlin, a Washington economist, to become Panetta's deputy
at OMB and investment banker Roger Altman to be Bentsen's deputy
at Treasury. Clinton also looked to Wall Street for his economic
advisers, tapping Robert Rubin, the co-chairman of Goldman-Sachs,
to become head of his newly created National Economic Council.
LOANS TO IRAQ/CLINTON (Little Rock/AP) -- President-elect Clinton
said he would consider an investigation of the Bush
Administration's handling of an illegal loan scheme to Iraq.
Clinton, answering questions at a news conference to announce the
appointment of his top economic aides, said he would make his
decision after consulting with his prospective attorney general.
"We certainly need to know more than what we know now," Clinton
said. "I want to know what else I should do."
SOMALIA (Mogadishu/AP) -- In the first bloodshed of Operation
Restore Hope, two Somalis died and seven were injured when troops
fired on a truck that sped through a French Foreign Legion
roadblock, a French military spokesman said. Initial troops said
the French troops fired, and there were some reports U.S. troops
in the area might have been involved.
YUGOSLAVIA/EAGLEBURGER (UPI) -- Secretary Eagleburger will discuss
the possibility of lifting the arms embargo on Bosnia-Herzegovina
and enforcement of the ban on Serbian military flights over the
besieged republic during consultations next week with European
leaders, U.S. officials said. Eagleburger travels Saturday to
Stockholm for a meeting of the CSCE, then to Geneva for talks on
Yugoslavia and on Wednesday to Brussels for a meeting with NATO
foreign ministers. He is prepared to consider a radical change in
approach toward the Balkans conflict, they said.
IRAQI WEAPONS/U.N. (Baghdad/Reuter) -- A U.N. weapons inspector
said Iraq had offered written material to clarify its declarations
of its chemical and biological arms but was still withholding
information on suppliers. Swedish expert Johan Santesson, leading
a team of chemical and biological inspectors, told reporters a
number of points had been clarified in talks with Iraqi officials.
"In some cases it was stated that written material will be
submitted to us before we leave Iraq, he said, adding that further
data would be sent on after the team leaves Monday.
CHINA/U.S. POLICY (UPI) -- Isolating China for its dismal human
rights record would defeat the Administration's strategy of
encouraging change through engagement, a senior U.S. official said.
Undersecretary of State Arnold Kanter said during a speech in
Washington commemorating Human Rights day that Beijing would not
have begun down the road toward economic liberalization and reform
if Washington had been more confrontational.
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Dec. 10, 1992
Dear Elisabeth,
Thanks for the tape.
I will look it over
thro weekend
How kind of you
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FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dr. Elisabeth A. Zinser
President
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83843
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SUBJECT:
Letter to Chinese President Yang Shangkun
Purpose
Attached is a letter to President Yang Shangkun voicing support
for Secretary Franklin's upcoming trip to Beijing to renew
discussions on U.S. business interests under the Joint Commission
on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). Secretary Franklin will handcarry
the letter.
Background
Secretary is traveling to Beijing the week of December 14 to
renew the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. The purpose of
her trip will be to promote U.S. business and economic interests.
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TRANSITION BOX SCORE
SPOTLIGHT
WHO'S UP: Daley for Trans.
NO WONDER NOBODY WANTS
Powell for State.
TO BE DSCC CHAIR
Shalala for HHS. (#2)
WHO'S DOWN: Long for Ag.
Clinton gets Sen. Lloyd
MIXED MESSAGES: Wald No. 1
Bentsen at Treas. today.
for AG or Wald says "No"?
But Dems get something else
EPA Admin. Browner or EPA
-- '93 and '94 Senate woes.
Admin. Kunin? (#2) Doin'
TEXAS: Cisneros wants HUD
the CEA shuffle. (#1)
unless Gov. Richards
WHITE MALE WATCH: Cisneros
"strong arms" him for the
for HUD to revive Babbitt
Senate. '94 field could be
for Interior? But there's
huge on both sides (#2,17)
still Richardson. (#2)
TENNESSEE: Will it fall
to Sen. Sasser to carry
Gore's appointed successor
MARTIN ABANDONS RNC RACE
over the '94 finish line?
Are any other moderates being
NEW JERSEY? Bradley at
urged to run? (#5)
State gives Torricelli a
destiny date -- but he'd
OH 02: NEWEST CAMPAIGN OF '93?
have to carry appointer
Rep. Gradison (R) considering
Florio with him in '93.
insurance lobbying post. (#16)
'92 was once thought the
THE YEAR OF YOU KNOW WHO
best chance for the GOP to
Part III of turnout series
take back the Senate -- 21
features Belden, DiVall and
Dems were up. At least 23
Danowitz on women's vote. (#18)
Dems face voters between
now and 11/94. Among them:
SOMALIA: BEYOND MERCY? (#19)
K-5ers Riegle and DeConcini
Harris finds 63% willing to
and a weakened Robb?
have troops install new gov't.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I just didn't get it. I do now."
-- Sen. Bob Packwood (R-OR), apologizing for his
conduct at his press conference,
C-SPAN, 12/10.
THE APN BULLETIN BOARD
FROM TODAY'S GREENWIRE: Experts tell GREENWIRE degradation,
overpopulation contribute to problems in Somalia.
FROM TODAY'S DAILY REPORT CARD: NYC Board of Educ. orders
Fernandez to reinstate Queens school board he suspends.
FROM TODAY'S ABORTION REPORT: AMA panel "warns" abortion
controls may have "serious consequence" on women's health.
FROM TODAY'S AMERICAN HEALTH LINE: Rep. Gradison considers
HIAA presidency as group is under fire from industry gurus.
HOTLINE/DATABASE INDEX
IN TRANSITION
CABINET APPOINTMENTS: Econ-only today? (#1)
OTHER CABINET POSTS: What's on the horizon? (#2)
STATE: Powell under "serious consideration." (#3)
ETHICS: We're talkin' five years -- but not for all. (#4)
NATIONAL BRIEFING
THE GOP: Martin shuns RNC contest; Gramm under gun. (#5)
FROSH CLASS: Meek the Impaler lands Appropriations. (#6)
CONGRESS: New Dem rules termed "power grab." (#7)
BNL: Barr appointment says no cover-up. (#8)
50-STATE REPORT
AZ: Ex-Gore aide is likely new Dem chair. (#9)
CA: Don't just stand there, convene a summit. (#10)
CO: New York joins the boycott bandwagon. (#11)
IL: A tough press crowd greets the new Senator. (#12)
MA: Tsongas fundraiser faces criminal probe. (#13)
MO: Danforth facing '94 blues? (#14)
NH: "Aging bull. (#15)
OH: Gradison thinking about quitting House to lead lobby. (#16)
CAMPAIGNS OF '93: TX Senate. (#17)
INSIDER COMMENTARY: Women voters. (#18)
POLL UPDATE: Harris (#19)
Belden & Russonello (#20)
TV MONITOR (#21)
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The last sitting Senator to join a president's Cabinet was
Ed Muskie. The special elections of '93 and a tough road for the
Dems in '94 Senate races will make life tougher for Muskie's
appointed successor, Sen. Maj. Leader George Mitchell.
IN TRANSITION
*1
CABINET APPOINTMENTS: ECON-ONLY TODAY?
Clinton will announce his economic team today with Sen.
Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) as Sec/Treas., investment banker Roger
Altman as Dep. Sec/Treas, Rep. Leon Panetta (D-CA) as OMB Dir.
and Goldman Sachs co-chair Robert Rubin as dir. of the new Nat'l
Economic Council. On NBC's "Today," Al Hunt graded the choices
of Bentsen and Panetta: B+ or A-: "It's kind of hard to project
them as agents of change. The diversity will take place on all
the other appointments." NBC's Tim Russert: "Clinton has made a
conscious choice to try to co-opt Congress. He got two white
guys from Capitol Hill, two white guys from Wall Street, all very
good and seasoned.' Hunt: "There is a picture also that is
beginning to emerge that this guy is a pretty easy guy to roll."
Hunt then noted Hill leaders vetoed Paul Volcker, enviros vetoed
a possible CEA chair and women activists told him to appoint a
woman in a top post. Russert: "Clinton's goal is to have the
entire Cabinet appointed by January 5th" (12/10). CBS' Plante
reports Lawrence Summers and Alice Rivlin as the contenders for
Council of Econ. Advisers head, which will also be announced
today. Others coming either today or tomorrow: Madeleine Kunin
at EPA, Shalala as Sec/HHS ("CBS This Morning," 12/10). BOSTON
GLOBE's Kranish & Gosselin report Clinton will announce his
"first slate of top appointees without including any minorities
and perhaps only one woman
All the positions are expected to
be economic posts, contrary to speculation that Clinton would
also name appointees to other positions, to expand the number of
women and minorities." Clinton was said to be "disappointed the
first round of appointments apparently would include no blacks or
Hispanics, but the source stressed that they would be included in
later announcements.
As late as Wednesday night, one of
Clinton's top aide said Clinton still had not decided whether to
announce four or six top appointments" (12/10). The Clinton
press conference is set for 3:00p (EST).
CEA: The only economic post which remains unclear is the
chair of the Council of Econ. Advisers. The GLOBE cites sources
which say ex-CBO head Alice Rivlin is the only woman likely to be
named today, but they "did not say what job Rivlin would get."
She has been "in line" for CEA chair. Transition econ. policy
chief Robert Reich "seemed to have dropped out of the running"
for CEA. Reich "reportedly was offered a job on the Economic
Security Council, but turned it down. If Rivlin gets the CEA
post, she "will likely beat out" World Bank chief economist
Lawrence Summers (12/10). L.A. TIMES' Lauter reports enviro
"advocates" backed by VP-elect Gore "appear to have won a fight"
battling Summers' appointment. The "battle continued" as late as
yesterday. Enviro activists cite a memo Summers write at the
World Bank which appeared to advocate shipping pollutants to
Third World countries. Summers' opponents were "touting" Rivlin
and U/CA Berkeley's Laura D'Andrea Tyson. Lauter also reports
some Hillary Clinton aides argued against Summers on the grounds
the other candidates were female, but a source close to Hillary
denied anyone "connected with her had been involved in the
argument" (12/10). W.S. JOURNAL's Wessel & Birnbaum call Tyson
Clinton's "likely choice" for CEA chair, while Rivlin will be
Panetta's deputy at OMB. Tyson "isn't as prominent an economist
as some previous chairmen and isn't likely to stand on the same
rung" as Bentsen, Panetta and Rubin (12/10). W. POST's Rowen
notes there is "not a single economist" among Bentsen, Panetta,
Rubin and Altman (12/10). In a separate piece, Birnbaum notes
the "diversity" problem is alleviated with the "expected
selections" of Tyson and Riviin THE (W.S.OURNAL, 12/10). CHICAGO
TRIBUNE's Arndt & Tackett add AMIT prof Robert Solow to the CEA
list (12/9). Solow's darkhorse shot is further downgraded by
writing, with Yale's James Tobin a N.Y. TIMES op-ed that
questions the need for the NEC in (12/10).
ALSO: ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE's Normington reports Altman
"could face ethical questions concerning the influence he would
wield and the profits he has made from Resolution Trust Corp.
deals." Such questions could also apply to Rubin. Altman's
Blackstone Group and Rubin's Goldman Sachs joined with VA-based
asset management firm, J.E. Roberts to form BRW Real Estate
Operation Co. -- a company designed to buy up RTC properties made
available by the S&L crisis. Southern Financial Project's Tom
Schlesinger: "It's only a conflict of interest if (Altman and
Rubin) deal with [S&L] issues, but I don't see how you could deal
with economic issues
without addressing" S&Ls (12/10).
*2 OTHER CABINET POSTS: WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON?
ATTORNEY GENERAL: W. POST's Balz reports U.S. Court of
Appeals Judge Patricia Wald "has emerged as Clinton's first
choice" to become AG. U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Amalya Kearse
"is believed to be one of the other contenders" (12/10). But
W.S. JOURNAL's Birnbaum reports Wald "has apparently declared she
doesn't want the job because she would lose her judicial pension"
(12/10). L.A. TIMES' Nelson reports Clinton is "likely" to name
his AG choice "by the end of the week," and Wald "appears to be
the leading candidate" (12/10). BOSTON GLOBE's Neuffer reports
"influential women lawyers and activists" hailed the report.
Victoria Toensing, the highest ranking women in Reagan's DoJ:
"Treasury, Defense, State and Justice are the mainstay of the
Cabinet. Bringing a woman into that inner circle is an important
symbol for everybody" (12/10).
EPA: W.S. JOURNAL's Birnbaum
reports FL Enviro. Sec. Carol Browner "now appears to be the most
likely candidate" for EPA Admin. Ex-Gov. Madeleine Kunin (D-VT)
had been thought to be the leading contender. Browner, a former
Gore aide, "will strengthen Mr. Gore's efforts to shape
environmental policy" (12/10). BOSTON GLOBE's Kranish & Gosselin
report Kunin "is not expected" to be named today, "although she
is still considered likely to get the post" (12/10). USA TODAY's
Nichols reports Kunin "is likely to be named ...
possibly at the
same times as the Bentsen appointment" (12/10).
AGRICULTURE: W. POST's Balz reports Rep. Jill Long (D-IN)
"has faded since opposition was raised in the farming community
and elsewhere
Critics said the second-term House member
lacked the experience" to run the USDA. Sen. Davis Pryor (D-AR)
"said he urged the transition team to 'take a little more time'
to assure a 'consensus' on the agriculture appointment. But he
added he was not blocking the appointment" (12/10).
HHS: Univ/WI Chancellor Donna Shalala, already under
consideration Sec/Educ., is the "leading contender" to become HHS
Sec. (Balz, W. POST, 12/10). Shalala is a "likely choice" for
HHS or Education (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 12/10). HARTFORD COURANT
reports Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) is "pushing" Gov. Lowell Weicker
(I-CT) for HHS. A Weicker spokesperson said Weicker has not
contacted anyone with the transition. Asked if he is encouraging
the talk: "We're not going to say anything." Harkin spoke with
Weicker about HHS this week and DC sources "reported that while
the governor did not encourage the effort, 'it was obvious he
would not mind it'" (12/10). NBC's Lisa Myers said Shalala is
expected to be named Sec/HHS ("Today," 12/10).
INTERIOR: A decision is "expected soon" on Interior, with
Rep. Bill Richardson (D-NM) the "leading candidate" (USA TODAY,
12/10). Hispanic groups have been "pushing" for Richardson
(Kranish/Gosselin, BOSTON GLOBE, 12/10).
TRADE REP: DALLAS MORNING NEWS' Leubsdorf reports DNC chair
Ron Brown "is a top candidate to be the president's special trade
representative, despite the new limits on post-government
lobbying" (12/10).
TRANSPORTATION: CHICAGO TRIBUNE's Povich & Jouzaitis report
banker William Daley, brother of Chicago Mayor Rich Daley, "is
the leading candidate" for Sec/Trans. "Barring unforeseen
problems, the congressional sources said the Daley appointment
will be made soon. A routine FBI investigation is under way,
which generally is the last step before an individual is
nominated" (12/10). CNN's Shaw reported Atlanta Mayor Maynard
Jackson (D) "denies he's courting a spot in the Clinton cabinet.
He's rumored to be under consideration" (12/9). S.F. CHRONICLE's
Yoachum reports sources close to Rep. Norman Mineta (D-CA) "said
he is pleased" to have been elected House Public Works/Trans.
chair "and is not pushing hard" for an appointment (12/10).
HUD: Ex-San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros "likely will
become" HUD Sec. "rather than run" for the open TX Senate seat,
according to a source with close personal ties to Cisneros. The
source said Cisneros talked to Clinton 12/9 about HUD and that
the "official announcement likely will come" 12/11: "I know he
had a meeting with today with Clinton in respect to HUD ...
that
was the recommendation of the team, the transition team for
Henry. The source, who lives in San Antonio, "said Cisneros
probably would turn down the Cabinet position only if Richards
pressured him to run for Senate": "The only way (Cisneros'
decision to join the Cabinet) could change would be if the
governor strong armed Henry and said, 'You're the one that has to
do it. The source said Cisneros' decision to pursue the
Cabinet position rather than the Senate "was personably agonizing
there was an opportunity for both
the
Cabinet
position,
one that he's very interested in and excited about, or a Senate
seat, which is something any elected official in our great state
has some interest or desire in doing. The source "said
Cisneros' decision was based on wanting to avoid a tough senate
race" (Ratcliffe, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 12/10). GLOBE's Kranish &
Gosselin report Chicago Housing Authority head Vince Lane "may be
in line" for HUD (12/10). Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, mentioned for
HUD or Labor, "surprised even his closest aides" by missing a DC
meeting between transition officials and U.S. mayors because of a
funeral (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/10).
*3 STATE: POWELL UNDER "SERIOUS CONSIDERATION"
L.A. TIMES' Nelson reports JCS chair Colin Powell "is under
increasingly serious consideration" for State. One transition
adviser said it would be "the political coup of the century" for
Clinton, who was criticized during the campaign for his efforts
to avoid military service in Vietnam. Powell: "I don't talk
about things like that. And I'm not lobbying for anything. I
won't contribute to speculation. A lot of agents and people talk
who may or may not be representing someone. If Transition dir.
Warren Christopher, who served as Dep. Sec/State under Carter,
also "remains a possible choice." Other contenders: Sens. Sam
Nunn (D-GA) and Bill Bradley (D-NJ). Nunn said "he has not been
approached" about any position, but added he "would be glad to
talk with President-elect Clinton about any job, although I
haven't in any way decided I'm interested in leaving the Senate."
With Bentsen moving from the Senate to Treasury, Clinton "may
decided against selecting Nunn or Bradley, thus creating
additional chances for the GOP to win seats" (12/10). Sen. Maj.
Leader George Mitchell said Powell would be a "fine choice"
("Larry King Live," CNN, 12/9). "Perhaps to offset criticism
that he is not giving enough attention to minorities," sources
said Clinton "is seriously considering" naming Powell
(Kranish/Gosselin, BOSTON GLOBE, 12/10).
*4 ETHICS: WE'RE TALKING FIVE YEARS (BUT NOT FOR ALL)
ABC's Wooten: "During his campaign, especially after Ross
Perot began to focus on the same issue, Gov. Clinton vowed to do
something about the revolving door in Washington. These new
rules are the product of those promises, and even skeptics regard
them as the toughest ever" (12/9). Clinton transition dir.
Warren Christopher announced "history's toughest ethics rules for
top officials" including a 5-year lobbying ban after leaving
office. Christopher: "By these rules we seek to change the
climate of Washington" (Page, N.Y. NEWSDAY, 12/10).
THE RULES: Officials may not lobby their agencies/depts for
5 years; officials from the Office of the Pres. can't lobby in an
agency where they had "substantial personal responsibility" for 5
years; senior officials will be subject to a lifetime ban on
representing foreign gov'ts and parties; senior non-career trade
officials will be barred from representing, acting or advising
foreign political parties, gov'ts or companies. W. POST's Kamen
& Von Drehle note the lifetime lobbying ban does not extend to
foreign corporations. Transition attys define "lobbying" as
"'knowingly communicating or appearing before' the agency in
question 'on behalf of another with the intent to influence
official action" (W. POST, 12/10).
BUT WAIT, THERE'S LESS: The new rules apply to fewer than
one-third of the 3,500 pres. appointees and while they "go well
beyond" existing regulations, "they do contain several
significant loopholes." For example: "There is nothing to
prevent a high official in Clinton's Energy Department, say, from
later becoming a senior executive of an oil company and directing
a squadron of lobbyists to butter up former associates." The
rules don't prevent admin. officials from lobbying Congress or
other depts; they are not retroactive and they don't apply to
elected officials (Boyd, PHILA. INQUIRER, 12/10). Christopher on
why the guidelines only apply to 1,100 employees: "Those excluded
are mainly the foreign service officers, long-time career
government employees, and uniformed officers. The 1,100 cuts
very deep. It's virtually all the presidential appointments that
will be made by president-elect Clinton." Only 700 appointees
requiring Senate confirmation, 100 senior officials in the
executive offices of the Pres. and VP, and about 300 people at
the level of deputy asst. sec. or above are covered by the rules.
Some say the "exceptions to the rules appeared to reflect
[Clinton's] biases" and that he "appeared to be reaching out to
state and local officials" (W. POST, 12/10).
HOW YOU GONNA MAKE ME? Transition officials said they
"would enforce the provisions" of the pledge by making admin.
officials who violate it "subject to an extension of the ban or
arranging to recover a portion of the proceeds the violator earns
and direct it to the Treasury" (Ifill, N.Y. TIMES, 12/10).
WHAT THEY SAY: Reagan WH aide Lyn Nofziger: "They have overdone
it a bit, in fact a great deal. What you're telling people
who come into this administration is that 'you're sleazy, we
don't trust you.
I think you solve the ethics problem by
hiring ethical people. " Center for Responsive Politics' Ellen
Miller: "These proposals are bold. ... [But] the devil is always
in the details" ("M/L," PBS, 12/9). Common Cause's Fred
Wertheimer: "We applaud this initiative. These are unprecedented
and far reaching lobbying restrictions" ("Inside Politics, " CNN,
12/9). NPR's Arnold: "watchdog organizations welcomed today's
guidelines with open arms, some admitting that they had exceeded
expectations considerably" (12/9).
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NATIONAL BRIEFING
*5 THE GOP: MARTIN SHUNS RNC CONTEST; GRAMM UNDER GUN
Labor Sec. Lynn Martin told the W. POST 12/9, she would not
seek election to the RNC chair because "she felt obliged to give
her full attention to her remaining month as labor secretary."
Martin, the only "moderate" to be mentioned as a possible
candidate, was the "only one of a half dozen" candidates "viewed
by some conservative leaders as an adversary." Her withdrawal
"significantly reduces the potential" of the RNC race to "become
a test of ideological and strategic thinking" within the party.
Martin said she hopes to "remain very active in the party." She
will make her announcement at an 11:30a press conference today.
The three "announced" candidates: GOP activist Haley Barbour, ex-
CO GOP chair Bo Callaway and ex-NRCC co-chair Spencer Abraham.
(Edsall, W. POST, 12/10). HOTLINE sources say ex-NJ Gov. Tom
Kean, a moderate, has been approached by major GOP figures to get
into the race.
GRAMM: Common Cause urged the Senate Ethics Cmte to appoint
outside counsel to probe "possible ethics violations" by Sen.
Phil Gramm (R-TX). The group called for the probe to investigate
Gramm's real estate relationship with Dallas S&L owner Jerry
Stiles. The Ethics Cmte previously investigated the relationship
and "concluded after a month-long inquiry that Gramm had not
violated Senate rules." In a letter to Ethics Cmte chair Terry
Sanford (D-NC), Common Cause pres. Fred Wertheimer expressed
"deep concerns" with the Cmte's "apparent failure to conduct a
serious inquiry into the Gramm matter." He added Common Cause
would also contact Maj. Leader George Mitchell and Min. Leader
Bob Dole to "urge them to conduct an independent inquiry into how
the Gramm matter was originally handled" by the cmte (Kilday,
DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 12/10). Dole called the issue a "closed
matter": "Today's call for an investigation is just Common
Cause's latest attempt to nail a Republican, even when there is
absolutely no evidence to support its accusations. It's
unnecessary and obviously politically motivated" (Dole release,
12/9). Sanford: "I have instructed [cmte] staff to pull together
all pertinent information. We will come to an immediate decision
about what action to take" (W. POST, 12/10).
FLORIDA: A "long-smoldering division" in the Broward Co.
GOP "has split wide open" in the battle to replace Co. chair Jean
Hansen, who "leads a right-wing, fundamentalist faction in the
party that toppled moderate Chairman Pat Hucker" in '88. '90
state Rep. candidate Perry Hodges has Hansen's nod. GOP activist
Lew Keller is backed by Broward Co. Bush-Quayle chair Bill
Bucknam. Both "are calling themselves unity candidates. " The
party suffered big losses in the Sheriff and Co. Commissioner
races, and Bush lost Broward Co. by over 100,000 votes (Fort
Lauderdale SUN-SENTINEL, 12/7).
MINNESOTA: The "Golden Elephants, ". $5,000+ contributors to
the MN IR Party, "have become an endangered species. " MN IR
chair Bob Weinholzer told party leaders of "an exodus of wealthy
contributors who complain that the party has become an exclusive
club for Christian fundamentalists and abortion foes. " MN IR
Exec. Dir. Tony Sutton says 19 of 21 Golden Elephants "are
balking at paying their dues." The big givers "tend to
embrace the party's fiscal conservatism and its opposition to
higher taxes and big government. But they are less concerned
with the 'family values' philosophy that the Christian
fundamentalists in the party have advanced." Weinholzer, whose
term ends 6/93, has not yet decided whether to seek a third term.
Regardless, '90 state Sen. candidate Jim Harris will run.
Others: Chris Georgacas, an aide to MN House Min. Leader Steve
Sviggum, IR activist Jim Mullin (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 12/6).
WASHINGTON: Rep. Rod Chandler (R-08) "says a divisive state
GOP convention helped doom" his Senate bid. Chandler said WA's
convention "took on the tone of a fundamentalist revival
meeting." On the GOP: "I'd say we are in worse trouble now than
we were [after Watergate] because the sickness is throughout the
party. It's not one scandal or one person. It is a bitterly
divided party that does not know where it is going" (Sonner,
ASSOCIATED PRESS, 12/7).
*6 FROSH CLASS BULLETIN: MEEK THE IMPALER LANDS APPROPRIATIONS
Rep.-elect Carrie Meek (D-FL), "the Miami educator starting
a new career in the Congress at the age of 66, has scored a
remarkable coup." She will take a "coveted seat" on House
Appropriations Cmte. Meek, after being chosen by the Dem
Steering and Policy Cmte: "I haven't come back down to earth
yet. " Meek's first priority: "I want to help rebuild South
Dade." The Appropriations Cmte "will play" a large role in
deciding the future of Homestead Air Force Base. Rep.-elect
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), "a leader among his party's reformist
freshman, scored a victory in the GOP Conference [12/8], passing
an amendment to the rules to make it easier to bring up proposed
statements of policy" (MIAMI HERALD, 12/9).
MA UPSTART GETS HEISMAN: Rep.-elect Peter Torkildsen (R-
MA), "citing a promise he had made on the campaign trail,
moved to introduce an amendment to GOP rules that he hoped would
force ranking Republicans to step down from their leadership
posts if they are indicted." Dems already have a similar rule in
their caucus. It happened that the ranking GOPer on
Appropriations, Rep. Joe McDade (R-PA), "has been the subject of
a five-year Justice Department investigation and 17-count
indictment on an assortment of bribery charges.
The GOP
tabled the proposal thereby avoiding an up or down vote, in favor
of a plan to convene a seventeen member panel to study McDade's
case an make recommendations to the caucus. The process could
take as long as a year to complete." McDade "seemed nonplussed
about Torkildsen's efforts": "He is a very honorable young man
who made a promise back in his district, and I understand that"
(Babson, STATES NEWS/BOSTON GLOBE, 12/9).
SELECT DEM ASSIGNMENTS: Appropriations: Meek, Reps. John
Olver (D-MA) and Ed Pastor (D-AZ). Ways and Means: Rep. Mel
Reynolds (D-IL), Energy and Commerce: Reps. -elect Lynn Schenk (D-
CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mike Kreidler (D-WA), Margorie
Margolies Mezvinsky (D-PA) and Blanche Lambert (D-AR). Steering
and Policy: Rep.-elect Maria Cantwell (D-WA) (ROLL CALL, 12/10).
*7 CONGRESS: NEW DEM RULES TERMED "POWER GRAB"
Min. Leader Robert Michel (R-IL) "threatened that House
Republicans might turn to 'disruptive' tactics if Democrats
insist on limiting floor speeches" and allowing the 5 Dem
delegates to vote: "We've got some mechanism by which we can be
disruptive." Michel offered no details of possible minority
action. Michel's statement was aimed at proposed House rules,
endorsed by the Dem caucus, which would place a limit on "special
orders, the "uninterrupted speeches scheduled after legislative
business, to three hours a day split evenly between the parties.
Under the new rule, such speeches would end by 9 p.m." (Cooper,
W. POST, 12/10). Senior GOPers "warned that if the new rule
changes were not reversed, Republican lawmakers would rapidly
stall House proceedings by requesting daily votes for adjournment
and readings of various parliamentary proceedings." House Min.
Whip Newt Gingrich (R-GA) : "It's the most extraordinary power
grab in modern times ... They are mugging us" (Krauss, N.Y.
TIMES, 12/10). Rep. Vic Fazio (D-CA) : "We've gone too far with
the special orders and it's become political theatre." Rep.
Robert Dornan (R-CA) "If [Speaker] Foley doesn't ameliorate
this, he's going to have the nastiest opening of Congress since
1860 on the verge of the Civil War
The fight is on." Rep.
Michael Synar (D-OK) "They're brain-dead in the Republican
Party. They don't have any ideas, so what they've decided to do
is go after our procedures." Rep. Louis Slaughter (D-NY), head
of the cmte which drafted the new rules: "The action taken today
by the caucus will enable the House to streamline its daily
operations and save millions of dollars in administrative costs"
(Moss, W. TIMES, 12/10).
LEADERSHIP SHUFFLE: Dems on Appropriations "stripped their
former leader" Rep. Jamie Whitten (D-MS) of the agricultural
subcmte chairmanship "he has held for more than three decades"
(W.S. JOURNAL, 12/10). Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) was elected
chair of the Black Caucus, beating out challenger Rep. Craig
Washington (D-TX) in a secret-ballot (Bowman, Balto. SUN, 12/10).
DSCC CHAIR: ROLL CALL reports Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
and Bill Bradley (D-NJ) have turned down the DSCC chair position,
and Sens. Bob Graham (D-FL) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) have
indicated to Senate Maj. Leader Mitchell "they are not interested
in taking the job that has, in the past, been highly sought
after" (12/10)
SABO LEADS BUDGET MENTIONS: Rep. Martin Sabo (D-MN) "has
emerged as the front-runner to succeed" Rep. Leon Panetta (D-CA)
as chair of the House Budget Cmte. Reports that Panetta will be
picked by Clinton to head OMB "have touched off vigorous
campaigning" for the chairmanship by Sabo, Reps. Charles Stenholm
(D-TX), John Spratt (D-SC) and Anthony Beilenson (D-CA) (Painin,
W. POST, 12/10). DALLAS MORNING NEWS reports Stenholm announced
"his interest in chairing" the Budget Cmte (Kilday, 12/10).
"Although respected for taking the lead on such contentious
issues such as a balanced budget amendment and the line-item
veto, Stenholm is considered too conservative for the
leadership's comfort" (Jacoby, ROLL CALL, 12/10 issue).
*8 BNL: BARR APPOINTMENT SAYS NO COVER-UP
Ex-U.S. District judge Frederick Lacey, the special
investigator appointed to "examine the government's handling" of
Iraqgate, "rejected demands" for an independent counsel and
called charges of "criminal wrongdoing" by the Bush Admin.
"errant nonsense." Lacey also "accused Congress and the press of
damaging the careers of honest prosecutors and investigators by
perpetuating false allegations": "Many decent people have had
their careers tarnished, their reputations stained by being
charged with being corrupt, being part of a cover-up. These are
baseless charges" (Frantz/Ostrow, L.A. TIMES, 12/10). Lacey also
"strongly criticized the CIA for failing to provide the Justice
Department with confidential cables in the case." U.S. District
Judge Marvin Shoob, who heard the case involving the transfer of
money from the BNL in Atlanta to Iraq, "expressed disappointment"
in Lacey's announcement: "If a case ever needed an independent
counsel, this is it. House Banking Cmte chair Henry B. Gonzalez
(D-TX), Congress' "chief critic" in the investigation, said "he
wasn't surprised" by Lacey's conclusions and "would support
efforts to obtain an independent counsel under the Clinton
administration": "Judge Lacey was intended to be a shield to
help Attorney General Barr buy more time in his cover-up
campaign" (Mantius, ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 12/10).
REAX: N.Y. TIMES' Wm Safire writes, "Mr. Lacey came through
for the Coverup-General and his corrupt crew in a style that
would have made a Watergater blush.
...
Iraqgate will not be
squelched by Barr's cover-up or his dependent counsel's
nonfeasance.
In response to the display of power-abusive
arrogance shown this day, the new Congress should set up a select
joint committee with expert staff to plumb this scandal to its
depths" (12/10). W. POST editorial: "The chief limitation of
Mr. Lacey's investigation is that its author was appointed by the
attorney general, the official who is the leading suspect in the
BNL affair, and reported back to him" (12/10). ABC's McWethy:
"The Bush Administration says the case of this alleged coverup is
now closed, but it will be up to Bill Clinton and the new
Democratic Congress to decide whether that is so" (12/9). CBS'
Braver: "The controversy will continue, especially because U.S.
taxpayers could lose some $2 billion in the loan scheme" (12/9).
NPR's Totenberg: "Lacey conceded that he did not know whether
Bush Administration officials tried to pressure the prosecutors
to slow down their case" (12/9).
GEORGE CONVICTED: Ex-CIA official Clair George was
convicted by a federal court jury 12/9 on "two felony charges of
perjury and lying to Congress" in connection with Iran-Contra.
George was "cleared of five related counts." Chief prosecutor
Craig Gillan: "Make no mistake about it, we are very pleased
with this verdict. Word has gone out to senior officials in the
intelligence agencies that they cannot use the secrets of our
nation to hide." George atty Richard Hibey: "This is a great
man who unfortunately got caught up in the partisan dispute over
the wisdom of a certain policy.
A pardon would definitely be
appropriate" (Rogers, W.S. JOURNAL, 12/10).
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*9 ARIZONA: EX-GORE AIDE IS LIKELY NEW DEM CHAIR
Steve Owens, who served as a Gore aide for six years in DC
and TN, is currently the only declared candidate to succeed
retiring AZ Dem chair Bill Minette at the party's 1/16 meeting.
Minette has endorsed Owens for the slot that AZ Dems hope will
"energize the party and bring national attention to Arizona."
Bush beat Clinton in AZ by only 1%; AZ Dems "have counted that as
a victory, because Bush had a huge edge" in '88 and the GOP has
carried AZ since '48 (Pitzl, ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 12/10).
*10 CALIFORNIA: DON'T JUST STAND THERE, CONVENE A SUMMIT
Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (D) said he plans to take a
"cue" from Pres. -elect Clinton and call an economic summit "to
discuss ways to improve [CA's] sagging economy." Brown said the
plan would be to convene business and economic leaders in
Sacramento in late January. Gov. Pete Wilson (R) spokesperson
Dan Schnur: "It could potentially be a very good idea.
if
this can highlight the need for action, it could be useful."
Senate Pres. Pro Tem David Roberti (D) was "noncommittal": "What
we can do is going to depend on what [DC's] greater program is.'
In '91, Wilson appointed the Council on CA Competitiveness headed
by Peter Ueberroth. The Council's recommendations "have been
laregly ignored" (L.A. TIMES, 12/8).
HOW BAD IS IT? Controller Gray Davis (D) announced revenue
collections for 11/92 were $358 million below Wilson's Finance
Dept. estimates (S.F. CHRONICLE, 12/9). Davis called for early
action by Wilson and the Leg., warning CA "could run out of cash"
in 3/93 -- "a month earlier than previous worst-case
projections. A federal judge recently ruled CA cannot issue
IOUs as it did last summer (S.F. EXAMINER, 12/9).
THAT OLD BROWN MAGIC: S.D. UNION-TRIBUNE's Marelius writes
as Treas. Kathleen Brown (D) "prepares to become the third member
of her clan to seek the governorship," she is proving "every bit
[the] equal" of her brother, Jerry, "when it comes to rhetorical
evasiveness.
The mostly ministerial financial office cloaks
her with the credibility to issue regular pronouncements about
the state's marathon budget emergency and insulates her from
having to actually do anything about it" (12/6).
*11 COLORADO: NEW YORK JOINS THE BOYCOTT BANDWAGON
"Ignoring a personal plea" from "longtime friend" Denver
Mayor Wellington Webb (D), NYC Mayor David Dinkins (D) "joined in
a widening boycott" of CO in protest of Amendment 2. "Following
the lead of Atlanta and Philadelphia,' Dinkins announced no NYC
money will be spent on travel to CO "until the anti-gay rights
amendment is repealed." The announcement "came after a 90-minute
lunch meeting at which Webb asked him not to join" the boycott.
Webb: "I'm disappointed at the travel boycott but also, I'm not
surprised." Dinkins: "While the boycott itself will not solve
the problems caused by the enemies of justice and fairness, we
must send a signal that there is something wrong and
unacceptable." Dinkins also recommended the U.S. Conference of
Mayors move its annual meeting scheduled for this summer in CO
Springs (McBean, DENVER POST, 12/9). While in NYC, Webb played a
"day-long game of hide-and-seek" with the Lesbian Avengers, who
followed him chanting, "We're here, we're queer and we're not
going skiing." While "saluting Webb's opposition" to the
amendment, "the radical group" said it "believes he should
support the resulting boycott of the state instead of trying to
stop it through national appearances" (DENVER POST, 12/9). CO
House Min. Leader Sam Williams (D) is drafting a constitutional
amendment to repeal Amendment 2. The proposal should be ready by
the opening day of the '93 session on 1/13. Passage would
require 2/3 approval in both houses. Williams: "We've got to do
something. It's costing us too much" (DENVER POST, 12/9).
*12 ILLINOIS: A TOUGH PRESS CROWD GREETS THE NEW SENATOR
.-elect Carol Moseley Braun's (D) era at the Cook Co.
Recorder of Deeds office "was unceremoniously swept from office"
by her successor Jesse White who fired 10 patronage employees
hired after Braun's 11/3 victory (see "Overlooked" 12/8). White
"wasted little time" in his first day on the job and showed he
"wasn't intimidated" by Braun's "national stature and local
political clout." White said it was "unfair" for Braun to have
"saddled him with new employees" and ordered a review of office
operations. He "not only canned Braun's last-minute hires, but
also "scolded" her and dumped her chief political operator.
Although he and his deputy Margaret Houlihan "tried to sound
diplomatic, they were clearly irritated" by the hiring of new
staff. White: "It's highly unprecedented for someone who is
leaving office to tie the hands of someone coming in by filling
vacancies." The 10 people were put on the 305-person payroll
11/16. Three of them were from her Senate campaign
(Hardy/Fegelman, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 12/8).
IN DEBT: Braun's campaign is $446,689 in debt according to
FEC reports. The debts include more than $11,000 owed to
staffers who were not paid 11/15, plus $37,400 owed to
consultants. No money was owed to manager Kgosie Matthews, who
was paid $7,000 11/16 (Sweet, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 12/4).
OPINION: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES' Neal writes about the sexual
harassment charges against Matthews and notes Braun and Matthews
have been romantically involved: "Braun still doesn't get it.
...
Since [11/3] there are signs that Braun has forgotten the
connection between her narrow victory over Dixon and the outrage
that many men and women still feel about the Thomas-Hill
hearings" (12/9). CHICAGO TRIBUNE editorial on the patronage
workers: "Braun's action smacks of crass, opportunistic, old-
style politics.
If Braun were striving to be a role model for
wink-and-nod politicians who think they're Santa Claus and the
public payroll is their bag of toys, this would fulfill her
mission" (12/9).
*13 MASSACHUSETTS: TSONGAS FUNDRAISER FACES CRIMINAL PROBE
The U.S. Attorney's office has opened a criminal
investigation of Tsongas fund-raiser Nick Rizzo "for maintaining
a campaign bank account without the authorization of other
Tsongas officials.' Sources said the probe "will try to
determine whether Rizzo embezzled or improperly withheld money
from the campaign by overcharging for fund-raising services."
Bank records have already been subpoenaed, but Tsongas manager
Dennis Kanin said he was unaware of campaign records being
subpoenaed thus far (Kurkjian, BOSTON GLOBE, 12/8).
'94 TALK: BOSTON GLOBE's Lehigh reports Rep. Joe Kennedy
(D-08) gained considerable statewide visibility and improved his
overall profile as MA Clinton/Gore Chair, but there are still
personal and political aspects he must consider before running
against Gov. Wm Weld (R). While "most Kennedy confidants deny he
is proceeding on the premise that he will run, those who know him
acknowledge he will take a serious look at the race. A very
serious look." Running the same year as uncle Sen. Ted Kennedy
(D) is "one very large consideration." Weld political adviser
John Moffitt: "If you want to keep Kennedy out of the race, the
way to do it is to come up with the strongest possible candidate
you can against Sen. Kennedy" (12/6). National and state GOP
leaders "have been urging" Sec/Trans. Andrew Card to run against
Sen. Kennedy. Card spokesperson Steve Hart: "He's not
participating in these discussions. There will come a point when
he'll focus on the future, but now he's busy on the transition."
Asst AG Wayne Budd, who plans to return to private practice in
Boston, "discouraged speculation" he would challenge Sen. Kennedy
(Miga, BOSTON HERALD, 12/8). HERALD's Gelzinis speculates Boston
Mayor Ray Flynn (D) would rather be gov. than a Clinton Cabinet
member. An offer from Clinton is "something that Ray Flynn can
take on the road to points west of, say, Worcester" (12/8).
*14 MISSOURI: DANFORTH FACING '94 BLUES?
ST. LOUIS POST-DISTPATCH's Wheatley reports "some local"
Dems are urging St. Louis Blues chairman Mike Shanahan to run
against Sen. John Danforth (R) in '94. Shanahan "confirmed
rumors that he has had feelers to oppose" Danforth, but said "he
is not interested in running" or even being "a candidate to be a
candidate." Shanahan: "Politics is the only business I know
where the more you say your're not interested the more people
think you are." Shanahan has never run for political office, but
"was first approached a couple of years ago" by ex-Sen. Tom
Eagleton and Blues counsel Tom Guilgoil urging him to run against
Sen. Kit Bond (R). Bond defeated Geri Rothman-Serot (D).
Eagleton, who is close to Danforth, now claims he's "not urging
anyone to oppose his friend." Guilgoil is still "the unofficial
cheerleader for a Shanahan candidacy": "I don't think it's
logical for this to have two Republican senators. If not Mike
Shanahan, then who?" Another determining factor in Shanahan's
future decision will be his wife: "My wife told me, 'If you go
to Washington, your going by yourself. And I'll vote for you.
One legal hurdle Shanahan will have to overcome if he decides to
run is his defense contracting company Engineered Air System
Inc.: "I'm not selling" (12/7). Danforth handily won in '88,
but only beat '82 Dem nominee Harriett Woods 51-49%.
*15 NEW HAMPSHIRE: "AGING BULL"
CONCORD MONITOR editorial states NH DLC founder/atty John
Broderick "was on the mark" when he called on NH Dem chair Chris
Spirou to resign: "We bet he expressed publicly the view that
many leading Democrats hold privately." Spirou, who "snubbed"
Clinton when he was in NH to open the state chapter of the DLC,
"hasn't grown with the times.
his problem is not ideology; it
is a lack of openness to new ideas and their bearers" (12/9).
I'M FINED, HOW ARE YOU? Gov./Sen.-elect Judd Gregg (R) was
fined for violating NH voluntary campaign spending limits in his
'92 race. Gregg overspent the $500,000 general election limit by
$30,350. Fined 50% of overspending exceeding $10,000, Gregg's
tab is $15,175. Reps. Wm Zeliff (R-01) and Dick Swett (D-02)
both overspent the $250,000 limit for House races, but since
neither submitted to the voluntary limits, neither was fined
(Manchester UNION LEADER, 12/9).
*16 OHIO: GRADISON THINKING ABOUT QUITTING HOUSE TO LEAD LOBBY
In a statement released 12/9 by his office, Rep. Bill
Gradison (R-02) "announced that he is considering an offer he
received today from the Health Insurance Association of America
to become HIAA's next president. Gradison, who is ranking GOPer
on the Ways and Means Health Subcmte was just elected to a 9th
term, "said that he was first contacted about this position after
the November election" (Gradison release, 12/9). L.A. TIMES'
Fritz reports, "Special interest groups have long used former
members of Congress and other ex-government officials as
lobbyists, but the insurance industries' bid to hire away a
prominent sitting member of Congress had few if any precedents.
The HIAA, in an effort to recover its political momentum" after
many several large insurance companies quit the organization,
announced last week a reform proposal which adopted Clinton's
call for coverage for all Americans. "The statement was widely
seen as an indication that HIAA is willing to compromise to
perserve its role in the health care system" (12/10).
CAMPAIGNS OF '93
*17 TEXAS SENATE: RICHARDS AT A LOSS?
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN's McNeely reports Gov. Ann
Richards (D) has "reportedly offered" Sen. Lloyd Bentsen's (D)
seat to ex-S.A. Mayor Henry Cisneros (D) "but he's also
reportedly been offered a post" in the Clinton admin. (See #2).
Richards "may be wondering if she would be better off just naming
a stand-in, and let everybody else battle it out" in a special
election. Bentsen won't officially leave the Senate until 2/93,
leaving Richards to name a replacement "weeks before" the job is
vacant. "What if that senator-apparent turned up with enough
negatives even before being officially appointed that he was
running far behind" in the special election campaign? But a
reason to name an appointee who would run in the special is to
"give that Democrat a running start in representing Texas."
Richards "may hang tough and actually name someone" but "she
could just apoint a stand-in to serve until the special election
and stand back." McNeely floats ex-Dallas Mayor Annette
Strauss as the stand-in (12/10). TX State Sec. John Hannah
predicts between 20-25% turnout for the special election and
between 15-20% for the runoff. The special election is likely to
be 5/1 (S.A. EXPRESS, 12/10).
CISNEROS: If he doesn't get HUD -- Negatives: never elected
statewide; "may be vacillating on whether he wants [the Senate
seat] or a spot in Clinton's Cabinet"; an admitted extramarital
affair "yet to be tested in an election." Positives: nationally
known; "thought to have the inside track"; Richards "reportedly
has told him to show her he could raise the money to run"
(AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 12/8). Hispanic leaders like La Raza's Raul
Yzaguirre will "weigh in on his behalf," although some sources
"close to Cisneros say he may not take any of the jobs because
his 6-year-old son faces an expensive series of heart operations"
(Ratcliffe, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 12/9). McLennan Co. Dem chair Tom
Ragland: "He's got no statewide organization
he'd start way
behind in a special election" (WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD, 12/9).
LG BILL HOBBY: Positives: Richards' "political mentor";
well-known; can finance a race "from his own pocket." Negatives:
backed GOP state Sen. Bill Ratliff's re-election; "some Hispanics
hold grudges from other battles long ago"; he is 60 and Richards
"might prefer someone younger and more energetic" AMERICAN-
STATESMAN, 12/9). "Thought to be an early favorite for the job,
is a less probable selection" now (Glasser, ROLL CALL, 12/10).
COMPTROLLER JOHN SHARP: Positive: "Has demonstrated
electability." Negatives: opposed to abortion rights -- "an
issue dear to the governor's heart." Also: If Hobby gets the
nod, "some think Sharp might run anyway. He probably would not
run against Cisneros, to avoid angering his own growing Hispanic
base (AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 12/8). ALSO: Richards "praised" Reps.
Chapman and Andrews as "good choices" at a 12/8 meeting (HOUSTON
CHRONICLE, 12/9). AG Dan Morales is also mentioned frequently.
GOP NAMES: Perot aide/'90 gov. candidate Tom Luce is said
to be interested, but hasn't "made any decisions." As a moderate
Dallas GOPer, his support "might cut into support" for Treas. Kay
Bailey Hutchison (R). State Sen. David Sibley "is exploring the
possibility.' Dallas Mayor Steve Bartlett "has taken himself out
of consideration" (Ratcliffe, 12/9). Sen. Phil Gramm (R) "has
already been busily involved" and is expected to play a "key
behind-the scenes role" (ROLL CALL, 12/10). Others: Ex-Dallas QB
Roger Staubach, Reps. Jack Fields and Joe Barton, First Son
George W. Bush, Public Util. Commis. Marta Greytok.
DOING THE MATH: W.S. JOURNAL notes the Dem margin in the
Senate could be cut to 56-44 if GOPers win this seat in '93,
possibly 55-45 if the same thing happens with Sen. Bill Bradley's
(D-NJ) seat. GOP analyst Kevin Phillips calls it "iffy" but:
"You have a potential for a Republican takeover in 1994" (12/10).
HISTORICAL PRECEDENT: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-21) : "It would be
nice if we all rallied behind one [GOP candidate], but that's not
a realistic view of politics" (S.A. EXPRESS-NEWS, 12/9). When
LBJ resigned his Sen. seat in '61, 71 candidates ran in the
special election to replace him. The GOP "threw its weight
behind one candidate -- John Tower" (WACO HERALD-TRIBUNE, 12/9).
INSIDER COMMENTARY
*18 WOMEN VOTERS: 53% OF ALL '92 TURNOUT, WILL THE NUMBER GROW?
Early VRS data suggested that the increase in women turnout
was much larger than the increase in men turnout; more recent
data minimized the difference to one per cent, but did confirm
that women voters represented 53% of all voters, up from the
traditional 52%. At 53-47%, with 100 million voters, that's six
million more women voting than men. For a post-election look at
women voting The HOTLINE interviewed: Jane Danowitz, Exec. Dir.
of the Women's Campaign Fund; Nancy Belden, Dem pollster; Linda
Divall, GOP pollster. They were interviewed separately.
HOTLINE: VRS showed women voter turnout increased more than men,
accounting for 53% of all voters. Why the increase?
DANOWITZ: The record number of women candidates running for
office stimulated the record number of women voters. Also, Roe
V. Wade was on the line and there was a very clear choice in
terms of presidential candidates. Women came out and voted for
Clinton not only for the economy but for the issue of choice.
BELDEN: There are a number of things that contributed -- not
only to the number -- but to the way women voted. Women came of
age this time in a political sense. Women were no longer a
fringe element, they were the name of the game and that produced
an enormous amount of excitement. Also, the abortion issue
worked its way up to where people said enough is enough. And the
Anita Hill thing -- these things all came together.
DIVALL: Women comprise about that share of the vote in terms of
their percentage of the electorate. But in this election there
were some clear differences that were pretty apparent between
Bush and Clinton that many women probably felt more comfortable
voting with Bill Clinton because of those differences: Abortion,
family leave, family values, and the extent to which Clinton
talked about health care in a way that personalized it more than
George Bush did. These all came into play.
HOTLINE: Were there races where women's turnout made a specific
difference? Where was the most impact?
BELDEN: In CA, women voted for Boxer over Herschensohn by
something like 14%. Meanwhile, men voted for Herschensohn by a
margin of 8%. So you can say women made the difference here.
DIVALL: Obviously it made a difference in CA and IL but there
are a lot of other states where a woman didn't win. So it's not
fair to say the women's vote was always monolithic.
DANOWITZ: The core support that women had for women candidates
was critical to establishing their credibility and in many races
critical to keeping them afloat in hard times. It was the women
voters who stayed with Braun and Boxer consistently. It's not
only the numbers, it's the tenacity with which we stuck to our
candidates, and frankly, the same is true for Bill Clinton.
HOTLINE: Will turnout drop as we get farther away from the Year
of the Women and farther away from Anita Hill?
DANOWITZ: No, we're politically awakened. You can only see an
increase in participation. What will decrease turnout is a
Congress and an executive that doesn't resolve the issues on
which these people were elected. Hill-Thomas is an image -- that
all white, all male Judiciary Committee is something that is
forever etched in stone. It'll be in our consciousness forever.
If it was ephemeral it would have gone away a long time ago.
BELDEN: I don't expect to see a decline in participation by
women as we get farther away from this year and the extraordinary
nature of all the things that converged this year. What we're
looking at is how well we can sustain donations and activism, but
not on a pure turnout basis. Women candidates helped draw women
voters into the voting booth and I don't expect to see the number
of women candidates decrease, I expect to see that number grow.
DIVALL: One election does not a trend make. We're going to have
to look at the convergence of issues, what women are concerned
about, and how the party in power deals with those issues. I
don't think the so-called Year of the Woman stops with 29 new
women being elected in 1992, and I say that because I think many
Americans still feel there is a great amount of change that needs
to take place and that women may understand their daily concerns
better than many male candidates do.
HOTLINE: Will we eventually reach a point where women in
government will be perceived more as "regular politicians" than
as "agents of change?" Would that decrease women's turnout?
DANOWITZ: When we get over 50% in the House and 50% in the
Senate and governors, and we elect a woman president. Until we
get to that point we don't need to worry about losing our so-
called edge. As women come in, the regular old politicians might
not be so regular and so old any longer. One of the things we
will do is change the kind of men that get elected.
BELDEN: As women in the Class of '92 become senior members of
the House or Senate or statehouses, I hope they continue to
contribute the perspective they were elected to represent. The
longer people are in office, the more baggage they are going to
accumulate, and clearly women are going to be confronted with
issues like ethics as any other politician.
DIVALL: Let's hope they're not seen as regular politicians. It
depends on their records and what they do -- if they're going to
fight for reform and be agents of change or if they're going to
try to be part of the club. There are 29 new women. You can't
look at a generalized answer, you have to look at each case.
LL UPDATE
*19 HARRIS: 63% SAY STAY IN SOMALIA UNTIL NEW GOVT. IN PLACE
1,254 adults surveyed 12/4-8; margin of error +/- 3% (Harris
release, 12/10).
SENDING 28,000 U.S. TROOPS TO SOMALIA TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD/MEDICINE
Favor
75%
Oppose
20
DK/ref.
5
IN GENERAL -- WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF SENDING U.S. TROOPS TO SAVE
LIVES AND HELP DISTRIBUTE FOOD IN COUNTRIES WHERE PEOPLE ARE
STARVING, BUT WHERE U.S. SECURITY IS NOT INVOLVED?
Favor
71%
Oppose
22
Depends (vol.)
4
DK/ref.
3
IN GENERAL -- WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF SENDING U.S. TROOPS TO HELP
RESTORE ORDER/SAVE LIVES IN WAR-TORN COUNTRIES WHERE EFFECTIVE
GOVT. HAS BROKEN DOWN BUT WHERE U.S. SECURITY IS NOT INVOLVED?
Favor
48%
Oppose
42
Depends (vol.)
6
DK/ref.
4
ONCE THE U.S. TROOPS COMPLETE THEIR MISSION OF GETTING RELIEF TO
THE STARVING PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, THE SOLDIERS SHOULD
...
Leave Somalia in the hands of
28%
warring gangs that now control it
Stay until a new and effective govt in
63
place, even if that takes a long time?
DK/ref.
9
*20 BELDEN & RUSSONELLO: 77% SUPPORT TROOP MISSION
906 adults surveyed 12/4-8 by Belden & Russonello (D);
margin of error +/- 3.3% (B&R release, 12/9).
SUPPORT SENDING TROOPS TO SOMALIA?
ALL MEN WOMEN
Support
77%
79%
76%
Oppose
16
16
17
TV MONITOR
*21 THIS MORNING: All three nets had correspondents in Somalia.
NBC hosted political panel: Tim Russert, Lisa Myers and Al Hunt.
LAST NIGHT: All nets led with Somalia. PBS'
"MacNeil/Lehrer" focused on Somalia with Gen. Fred Haynes (ret.),
Somali Gen. Abucar Lidan (ret). and World Vision Relief President
Robert Seiple. "M/L" also focused on Clinton's new ethics
guidelines with Clinton trans. dir. Warren Christopher, Center
for Responsive Politics' Ellen Miller and GOP strategist Lyn
Nofziger. CNN's "Crossfire" hosted N.Y. TIMES Anthony Lewis and
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present gold medals on behalf of the Congress to Generals lor on Somalia.
Powell and Schwarzkopf. The medals were designed and
1 (12/9).
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PARTICIPANTS
the population into
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ultimate objective is
Mrs. Bush
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General Colin Powell
Alma Powell
ut: "If we can't go into a
Michael Powell (son)
sically says we can't intervene
Annemarie Powell (daughter)
ights reasons." NBC's Lisa
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Clinton faces overall is that there
General Scowcroft
3 around the world, that he's going
Admiral Howe
Tready having to spend, much more time
Deputy Secretary Atwood
S Tim Russert sees Bush, the military
Senator John Warner
"Clinton is a big loser. This is at his
Congressman Les Aspin
oing to be a very complicated 100 days for
Congressman Earl Hutto
yoing to spend half his day on foreign policy
and that was not the plan" ("Today," 12/10).
MEDIA CRITICS: ABC's Greenfield: "Some cynics in the media
have suggested that the Pentagon's press policy was designed to
show the chaos of unrestricted news coverage. If there had been
such a far-fetched plot, the press' behavior made it work to
perfection" (12/9)
CHUCKLES: NBC's Leno on the landing of Marines: "They had a
successful landing even though they were greatly outnumbered,
there were over 100 reporters for every one soldier" ("Tonight,"
12/9). Arsenio Hall on the safe sock, which has a little pocket
for a condom: "We know what Senator Packwood will be asking Santa
for" ("Arsenio Hall Show," 12/9).
TV SOUNDBITE
"You solve the ethics problem by hiring ethical people.'
Reagan WH aide Lyn Nofziger,
criticizing the Clinton ethics rules,
"MacNeil/Lehrer," PBS, 12/9.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
December 10, 1992
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM
THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
December 10, 1992
Dear Mr. Speaker:
(Dear Mr. President:)
Pursuant to section 8(b) of the Fishermen's Protective Act
of 1967, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1978 (b) generally known as
the Pelly Amendment, I am notifying you that on November 3,
1992, in accordance with section 101 (a) of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), the Secretary of Commerce certified
to me that a denial of an affirmative finding and resulting
embargo of yellowfin tuna and products derived from yellowfin
tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) by
Colombian flag vessels has been in effect since April 27, 1992.
By the terms of the MMPA, such certification is deemed to be
a certification for the purposes of the Pelly Amendment, which
requires that I consider and, at my discretion, order the
prohibition of imports into the United States of products from
the identified country, to the extent that such prohibition is
sanctioned by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The
Pelly Amendment also requires that I report to the Congress
any actions taken under this subsection and, if no import
prohibitions have been ordered, the reasons for this action.
After thorough review, I have determined that additional
sanctions against Colombia under the Pelly Amendment will not
be imposed at this time while the Administration continues to
implement an international dolphin conservation program in
the ETP.
Sincerely,
GEORGE BUSH
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
Embargoed for Release
December 10, 1992
Until December 11, 1992
The President today recognized the volunteers of Bootstraps of
America, Inc., of Anchorage, Alaska, as the 980th Daily Point of
Light for the Nation. Volunteers offer employment skills
training and hope of economic advancement for individuals with
little or no income.
Bootstraps of America helps those who are struggling financially
learn practical office and computer skills, which empowers them
to find employment and consequently become self-supporting.
Since October 1991, its nine community volunteers have worked
one-to-one with 33 students, teaching classes on topics such as
business English, computer applications, bookkeeping, positive
thinking, self-esteem, and basic literacy. Many of the computers
used to teach literacy in DOS, WordPerfect, and Lotus have been
donated and are repaired by the volunteers. In addition,
volunteers provide emergency food, clothing, housing, and legal
services to the students. Volunteers also support the program by
performing administrative tasks.
Bootstraps of America holds classes continuously SO that students
can learn at their own speed. The full program takes four to
eight months, depending on the student's pace. Volunteers are
available for specialized instruction and help students locate
job openings after they graduate. of the program's 25 graduates
so far, all hold jobs, with five in college and two self-
employed.
The President salutes the volunteers of Bootstraps of America,
Inc., for exemplifying his belief that, "From now on in America,
any definition of a successful life must include serving others."
# # #
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miah Homstad or Karen Barnes
(202) 456-6266
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
December 10, 1992
The President today recognized the volunteers of Oregon Outreach,
Inc., of Portland, Oregon, as the 979th Daily Point of Light for
the Nation. The volunteers link young people in their community
to meaningful employment opportunities and encourage them to
continue their education.
Founded in 1988 by Rebecca Black, Oregon Outreach has served some
3,000 young people in inner-city Portland, concentrating on three
problems: students who have "dropped out" or been expelled from
school, youth who are at risk of joining gangs, and young people
who have problems with drug and alcohol abuse or with family
members who are drug and alcohol abusers. Today the organization
consists of 30 volunteers who serve as mentors to students.
By fostering one-to-one relationships between students and
volunteers, Oregon Outreach encourages young people to return to
school. According to Ms. Black, the Director, nearly every child
involved in the program returns to school with a new, positive
attitude and an eagerness to complete his or her education.
Mentors serve as role models for the young students, spending
time with them every week to talk, attend a Portland
Trailblazer's game, or go to the movies.
Oregon Outreach has three facilities in Portland: the Alberta
Learning Center, the Minority Youth Community Action Program, and
the Simpson Learning Center. Each is open seven days a week. At
the Alberta Learning Center, trained tutors teach learning skills
classes to young people who have dropped out or been expelled
from school. Minority Community Action volunteers provide job
skills training and employment opportunities to youth who are
associated with gangs. At the Simpson Learning Center, the
volunteers teach rehabilitation classes and work directly with
young substance abusers. They also spend time outside the center
helping the youth to change their outlook on life so that they no
longer feel the need to turn to drugs and alcohol.
The President salutes the volunteers of Oregon Outreach, Inc.,
for exemplifying his belief that, "From now on in America, any
definition of a successful life must include serving others."
# # #
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miah Homstad or Karen Barnes
(202) 456-6266
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
December 10, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE-LIGHTING CEREMONY
The Ellipse
Washington, DC
5:50 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Joe, for being the President
of the Christmas Pageant of Peace. And may I salute Lucy Arnaz and
Lee Greenwood, Keshia Knight Pulliam; the world's greatest
weatherman, who missed it tonight, Willard Scott; the Children's
Chorus of Maryland; the cast of A Christmas Carol -- great of them to
come down. And, of course, the U.S. Coast Guard Band.
And Barbara and I are very pleased that all of you could
be here tonight. It's wonderful to see so many smiling faces in
spite of the adversity. It's especially wonderful to see the
children. And this is their holiday, an entire season dedicated to
the impact of one child on the world. And there's a lesson to be
learned from these young people here. Look at what's most important
to them -- the people they love.
And Barbara and I want to dedicate this Christmas tree
to the children of America, for they are more than our future, they
are our present, and they remind us that we must love one another in
order to achieve peace. We must love another. And our prayers are
with them and the ones they cherish.
And may I simply say, let us think of the children of
Somalia, too, the children everywhere who live in fear and want. And
our prayers are with them. And may their families be safe and
fighting -- the sporadic fighting over there -- end soon.
And let us also say a special prayer for our Armed
Forces who are doing their duty, vindicating the values of America --
(applause) -- and the spirit of Christmas in this far-off land. We
salute them and their selfless devotion to country.
And for Barbara and me and from our entire family, we
wish you all a Merry Christmas, a happy and healthy New Year, and
love that will outshine this tree year-round.
God bless you all, and God bless our great country, the
United States of America. Merry Christmas. (Applause.)
END
5:54 P.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
President Rear Admiral William Thompson, U.S. Navy, Ret.
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Suite 123
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Dear Bill,
Just a quick note to thank you for your kind
Memorial on Monday. I was proud to commemorate the
introduction at that very special visit to the Navy
anniversary of Pearl Harbor with the fine men and
Thanks for all you did.
women of the Navy. It was a very moving day.
With warmest regards,
Sincerely,
Cy Bl
THE WHITE HOUSE
Rear Admiral Paul N. Howell, U.S. Navy, Ret.
Chairman of the Board
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
c/o Howell Corporation
1010 Lamar Street
Suite 1800
Houston, Texas 77002
THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Dear Paul,
Just a quick note to thank you for that very special
visit to the Navy Memorial on Monday. I really
enjoyed the movie and was proud to commemorate the
anniversary of Pearl Harbor with the fine men and
women of the Navy. It was a very moving day.
Thanks for all you did.
With warmest regards,
Sincerely,
an
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DATE:
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIGHTING OF THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE
SUBJECT:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 - 5:50 p.m.
ACTION FYI
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VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
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PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
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PROVOST
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ROSS
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The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
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WASHINGTON
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
FROM:
CHRISTINA GROARTYING
DAN MC
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS AT LIGHTING OF THE NATIONAL
CHRISTMAS TREE
I. SUMMARY
On Thursday, December 10th at 5:50 p.m. you will deliver
brief remarks to an audience of several thousand at the Lighting
of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 5 minutes / cards) focus on
children.
Martin/Bunton
Dec. 2, 1992
11:15 a.m.
Draft One
STAR
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LIGHTING OF THE NATIONAL
CHRISTMAS TREE
THE ELLIPSE
THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 1992
5:00 P.M.
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Children's Chorus of Maryland, actress
Lucie Arnaz; Lee Greenwood; actress Keshia Knight Pulliam;
Willard Scott; cast of "A Christmas Carol", and the U.S. Coast
Guard Band.]
Barbara and I are pleased all of you could join us this
evening. It's wonderful to look out there and see so many
smiling faces -- especially the little ones. It seems the kids
have their eyes trained on this stage -- some from box seats atop
their parent's shoulders and others teetering on their toes in
hopes of catching an unobstructed glimpse
...
of Santa Claus.
(You know, I ought to be used to this by now, for years I've been
upstaged by Barbara and her fan clubs, then Millie and her book,
and now Santa seems to be stealing the spotlight
...
or is
Willard Scott?)
There is something magical about the month of December. No
matter what our age, it takes us back to the days when we too
were children. You remember
...
when suits and ties were
considered strictly Sunday attire. And Barbara, remember what it
was like when you couldn't wait to grow up so you could spend all
day walking around in high heels? The passage of time has done
2
more than complicate our dress code -- it's complicated our
lives. It used to be that at this time of the year we had one
thought, one goal: to stay off the list that Ole St. Nick was
checking twice. Now we worry about the office, rush hour,
scheduling and
oh, yes, Christmas
baking, decorating,
making travel plans, mailing Christmas cards, and the age old
dilemma -- what to get the man who has everything.
We need to stop a minute and take a good look at the
children who surround us. This is their holiday. An entire
season dedicated to the impact of one child on the world. There
is a lesson to be learned from these kids. Look at what is most
important to them -- the people they love. And their love
extends beyond the immediate family to include friends,
neighbors, classmates -- yes, even teachers -- all without
conditions and preconceived notions.
Barbara and I want to dedicate this tree to the children of
America
for they are more than our future
they are
our present. They remind us that we must love one another in
order to achieve peace -- sibling rivalries not withstanding.
Which brings us to the smaller trees -- 57 of them -- The
Pageant of Peace. They are dedicated to the children of the
world who endure a lifetime's worth of pain and terror long
before their childhood has run its course. They are the children
of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the children of Somalia, the children
everywhere who live in fear and want. Our prayers are with them
3
and the ones they cherish
may their families be safe and the
fighting end soon.
[And let us also pray for our Armed Forces who are doing
their duty vindicating the values of America and the spirit of
the Christmas season in a far-off land. We salute them and
their selfless devotion to country.]
And finally, my wish for you this holiday -- my apologies if
this sounds syrupy -- is a love that is young at heart. Let us
look at every child we encounter as an opportunity to reflect
upon unconditional acceptance. For the skeptics out there in the
audience -- stoics and scrooges alike -- let me remind you that
this is not a new concept. After all, it was the Wise Men who
sought out the infant Jesus.
From Barbara and me and our entire family: We wish you all
a very Merry Christmas, a happy and healthy New Year and love
that will outshine this tree year round. God bless you all and
Merry Christmas.
[THROW SWITCH ILLUMINATING CHRISTMAS TREE. ]
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Date
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1992
Dear John,
Thanks so much for that wonderful update. It sounds like
all is well. You and Dottie, like us, have been blessed
with such a terrific family. Please give the attached
good wishes to Frances and Robin on their wedding day.
November was a tough month in a lot of ways. My mother
was my inspiration and mentor in every way. I loved her
very much and will miss her. I'll always be grateful for
being able to see her on the day she went to Heaven.
The election was tough, but Barbara and I are thankful
for so many loyal supporters that never gave up the
battle. We'll depart the White House on January 20th
with our heads high knowing that we gave it our best.
Back to Houston for two-thirds of the year and
Kennebunkport for one-third. We're looking forward to
spending more time with grandkids and friends. Life is
looking bright.
Again, thanks for writing. No doubt our paths will cross
in Texas, and we send our warmest best wishes to all
De La Garzas for a joyous holiday season.
Sincerely,
CyBl
Mr. John J. De La Garza, Jr.
6703 Chevy Chase Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75225
CC: (in & out)
Rose Zamaria (1cc)
SICAMHA DAVID
To the DeLa Garza Family
we, Too
with best wishes, as Bul
Darbara Boil
THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. Davison Robert Thompson
THE PRESIDENT
January 2, 1992
Dear Frances and Robin,
Barbara and I are delighted to join with your family
and friends in extending our warmest wishes on your
wedding day. We hope your years together will be
filled with joy and many blessings.
Congratulations on this special day!
Sincerely,
CaBl
Vice President
NationsBank
NationsBank
Government Relations
901 Main, 68th Floor, P.O. Box 831000
Dallas, TX 75283-1000
Tel 214 508-0646
over
Fax 214 508-0640
Monday
December 7, 1992
Dear Rose -
Two favors I would ask of you in the final days
First, please see that Mrs. Bush personally receives the enclosed
envelope. It's a letter from me to her and the President along
with an invitation to our first daughter's wedding.
Yes, you read that correctly. Frances, almost 24 years old, will
marry a young man, Robin Thompson, from Ohio in January here in
Dallas. They met at Vanderbilt University and both now work in
Nashville where they'll make their home. You'll receive a
Christmas card from us soon with a picture taken of the family,
including Robin, last summer. Time, indeed, does fly!
The second favor is a request for a signed picture of President
and Mrs. Bush for the our family. Our last one we have is from
his vice presidential days.
I've not returned to Washington since our last conversation. I
travel frequently but not in that direction. Let us know where
you will be after January and if you'll be in Texas at all. We
will make the effort to see you.
Bestrugards -s', Fontly,
Jonath To
Sunday
November 29, 1992
Dear Ban and George -
Following the election and the loss of Mrs. Bush, please know
that our family's thoughts and prayers have been with you.
You both were such stalwarts at the time of our early deep
sadness those 25 years ago when we lost our baby there in
Washington. Because of the strength you gave us then and because
you have been a continuing example in our marriage, we wanted to
share with you the joy of Frances' impending marriage.
The enclosed picture are the before and present Frances. The
first is from 1969 and the other from this past summer. She's
almost 24 and is marrying Robin Thompson from Chagrin Falls near
Cleveland. They met their first year at Vanderbilt. He studied
history and she English. They live in Nashville where she is
events coordinator for the Freedom Forum's First Amendment
Center, and he is a junior staffer in Senator Sasser's state
office.
As are all soon-to-be weds, they are very much in love. It seems
that Robin had his eye on Frances from their first date during
their freshmen year -- so much SO that he never again dated
another girl.
The other children also continue to progress. John is 22 and
finished UT Austin earlier this year with a geography degree. He
is living at home now, saving money for law school next year. He
wants to be a public prosecutor or enter the FBI and is working
an intern for the Dallas County DA's office.
Susanna is 20 and a junior at Vanderbilt. She is studying human
development at Vandy's Peabody College and will spend next
semester in England on an internship, assisting two women who are
writing a book about women's travels in Britain. She was so
thrilled, Bar, to meet you in Dallas when she was sitting for
Jena and Barbara and then again to see you on your campaign trip
to Nashville.
As an aside, we are proud of these three older children. They
each received excellent scholarships which helped us tremendously
in financing their college educations.
Our caboose is Katherine, 13. She's a seventh grader who keeps
us young and who rather enjoys being the youngest. She's into
soccer, softball, basketball and Girl Scouts. Thanks goodness
that boys are not yet part of her existence.
Dottie and I just celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary. It's
hard to believe that we began our marriage by moving to
Washington to live on Capital Hill and focus our early married
days on the career of a young freshman Republican congressman
from Houston!
Dottie has hung up her intertwined journalistic and political
careers and is now a certified Texas teacher. Her certifications
are in English and English as a Second Language, and her passions
are literature and writing. With the wedding to plan, she has
been substituting, mainly for Eleanor Oberwetter (who first
interested her in teaching) and others at the Episcopal School of
Dallas.
She still plays softball (I coach her team) and soccer, is
Katharine's Girl Scout leader and has been teaching a Sunday
school class for three year olds for the last 10 years or SO.
I'm still plugging along and after spending several years as
publisher of a business weekly newspaper have been with
NationsBank since 1988, handling government relations here in
Texas.
We've managed to remain in Dallas for 23 years, 21 in our present
home in Preston Hollow. Getting to know Laura and George as been
a treat. Dottie serves on the library Friends board with Laura.
I've wanted to write for some time to let you know about our
family. It's difficult for us to consider our life together
without looking back on our long acquaintance with the Bush
family. In length of time, it parallels our marriage. You take
us back to those first days, and that, as does our Katharine,
keeps us younger.
We think of you both often and wish you much happiness as you
unwind after the years of service to our nation. We hope to
visit with you after you come home.
VerySincerly with Fratitude
John In Donge
a, In.
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT-
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3000 Daniel Avenue
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3000 Daniel Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph De La Garza, In.
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Frances Carol
to
Mr. Davison Robert Thompson
on Saturday, the second of January
One thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
at half after two a clock
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Dallas, Texas
and afterwards at the reception
3000 Daniel Avenue
Duen
12/10/92
CC: (in & out)
Rose Zamaria (1cc)
We wis wish you a merry Christmas
filled with the love
of family and friends
and a 1993 blessed
with peace on our earth.
Dear Bill - Thanks for that
wonderful and generas
letter of Dec. 4 In Sincerely,
Gs Bd
1992
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Dear Mr. President:
Although this letter is belated, it still carries my most sincere
concern with the outcome of the election and my every good wish to you
and Barbara for dealing with this disappointment.
I'm proud to say that Nebraska was one of the states that knew
full well that the best man for president had already given us. four
years of exemplary service and unparalleled leadership.
My thoughts have often returned to the morning several years ago
that we appeared together on network TV in Washington. You were
National GOP Chairman at the time, and I was the Nebraska Chairman. As
I've mentioned to you before, you were so reassuring and "carried the
show. " It was an experience that gave me confidence in you that has
never waivered.
On your return to the White House after election day, you spoke of
your place in history. There is no doubt that history will, indeed,
treat you kindly. Your presidency fostered a new strength and deter-
mination in the country, and that fact will some day emerge from the
shadows cast on it by the media and others. And perhaps even that
accomplishment will pale against what you have done to advance freedom
and democracy throughout the world, leaving it a safer place for our
future generations.
May God grant you many years of health and happiness to pursue, as
you've suggested, being a full-time grandfather. Life goes on, and
with such a wonderful family there for you, the best is surely yet to
come and to be enjoyed!
Sincerely,
Bill BILL BARRETT
Member of Congress
The White House Christmas Party was a winner
3 Leters
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THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Boyden:
Herewith 2 more requests for pardons:
1. Vic Gold suggests pardoning Spiro
Agnew.
2. Helen Laughery suggests pardoning
Robert Barshill Jr.
Obviously if anything is to be done I will
need recogmendations.
Thanks.
cm//
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mrs. Jack Laughery
1730 Hunter Hill Road
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27801
December 10, 1992
Dear Helen,
The V.P. gave me your letter
about a pardon for Robert Barshill Jr.
There are well established procedures for
granting pardons and I have asked Boyden
Gray to move on this request.
I do appreciate your letter; and
I wish I were in a position to simply do
that which you request.
Warmest regards to Jack. I hope
you and yours have a great New Year
following a very Merry Christmas.
Sincerely,
G
FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Honorable Victor Gold
6309 Beachway Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22044
December 10, 1992
Dear Vic,
I have your FAX.
We are inundated with pardon requests, but
let me see what might be done.
I sure enjoyed our lunch.
Warm Regards.
as
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Today's Date 12/10/92 Time
From
To
Rose Tawaria
Vic Good
VICTOR GOLD
December 9, 1992
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM VICTOR GOLD
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew will be 75 years
old next year. It will also be the 20th anniversary of his
resignation from office after having pleaded nolo contendere
to an income tax charge. AS a result of his conviction he was
disbarred and denied the right to practice law.
It is unlikely, to say the least, that the former
vice president will receive a perdon from the incoming
administration. This means that he will be 70 years old and
still, in the ayes of the law, an unredeemed felon unless he
is now granted a pardon.
I believe, not simply as one who worked on the Agnew
staff but as a private citizen, that barring the most
outrageous kind of crime, no American public official who held
& position of that stature should go to his grave as a felon.
Furthermore -- without excusing the crime for which the former
vice president was convicted -- I also believe that the
highly- charged political atmosphere of the early 1970s had a
great deal to do with both the investigation and outcome of
his case.
Twenty years. In the meantime, President Nixon has
been pardoned. Armand Hammer has been pardoned. George
Steinbrenner has been pardoned. Even "Tokyo Rose" has
received a presidential pardon.
obviously, I am asking you to consider the
possibility of a pardon for Vice President Agnew. Needless to
say, there are those, primarily in the media, who would object
to such an action. But to the extent that there would be a
downside to an Agnew pardon, I believe the media outory would
last only a few days and consist primarily of columns by the
likes of Anthony Lewis, Richard Cohen, and Michael Kinsley.
The upside, as I see it, is that a pardon in this
case is right and proper, both for legal and compassionate
reasons.
00.20.02
06.59P VICTOR GOLD
There may be something I am missing here, some
reason that would make a presidential pardon of the former
vice president impracticable. If so, I think you know that I
will certainly understand the nature of your responsibility
and the fact that, whatever decision you make, it would be for
good cause.
Respectfully
Helen H. Laughery
1730 Hunter Hill Road
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27801
December2, 1992
New mr. President,
after long deliberation Dam
writing to you ON lukalf of my
friend Robert Barshill, In. yew are
aware of the legal ramifecations
of his case. I ask you to consider
the personal aspects of Bob's situation
Bob is a dependable and centering
Community seevant He is after
called upon by the leaders in his
hometown, our region and indeed
the state. Even during his most
difficult times he never shirled
his community responsibilities
Jad and l have given this
matter w great deal of sometimes
agonezing thought. We have Come to
the Conclusion that since Bobs
numerous good deeds and examples
of sene character for outweigh his
transgnessions, he & describe of
your pardow. Wewell consider
it a personal favor if you will
restore to Bab the full rights of
U.S. citizership that we feel he has
evened.
ON W personal note, please know
that we thenk of you each day
with fordress and gratitude fee
your service to our country. We
veish be could have done mow.
Please gave ow best to
Bakaw.
Sencerely,
Hela
DATE:
DECEMBER 10, 1992
CONTACT: KEITH WRIGHT
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Iraq loan probe clears
Bush, criticizes CIA
By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Special counsel Frederick B.
Lacey, calling allegations of Bush ad-
ministration misconduct in connec-
tion with bank loans to Iraq "arrant
nonsense," said yesterday there was
no need for an independent prosecu-
tor to investigate.
Attorney General William P. Barr
later accepted the recommendation
and said he agreed there was no
credible evidence to warrant fur-
ther investigation.
Mr. Lacey. a retired federal judge,
said at a news conference that an
eight-week probe into allegations
that administration officials covered
up illegal loans to Iraq to protect a
failed Bush policy found that the
charges were "baseless."
He blamed the media and Demo-
crats for spreading what he de-
scribed as irresponsible allegations.
"Many decent people have had
their careers tarnished and their
AP
reputations stained by being
charged with being corrupt." Mr.
Special counsel Frederick B. Lacey says no special prosecutor is needed.
Lacey said, adding that members of
the media had been "taken in" by the
volved $5.5 billion in loans guaran-
inquiry in the matter has focused on
allegations, "or, if you haven't. you
teed in part by the U.S. government
a branch chief inside the CIA's es-
have been writing about them, which
and provided by the Atlanta branch
pionage directorate.
is even worse."
of Italy's Banca Nazionale del
The branch chief in charge of CIA
The Lacey report marks the sec-
Lavoro (BNL). Iraq spent the money
clandestine operations in Italy, who
ond time in two weeks that President
on weapons and food before the Gulf
has not been identified, did not prop-
Bush has been cleared of alleged
war.
erly handle four years of secret ca-
wrongdoing in celebrated inquiries,
The Atlanta BNL branch man-
bles from the CIA station in Rome,
both of which were raised by Demo-
ager, Christopher Drogoul. faces
the officials said. The raw intelli-
crats and the media.
trial next year on nearly 350 counts
gence cables from Rome implicate
On Nov. 23, Senate special counsel
of fraud.
senior BNL officials in the Iraqi loan
Reid Weingarten debunked allega-
While he found no evidence of
scheme, they said.
tions that the 1980 Reagan-Bush
wrongdoing, Mr. Lacey was critical
campaign dealt with Iran to delay
The CIA inspector general and
of the CIA, saying the agency had
the release of American Embassy
the Senate Intelligence Committee
mishandled the transmission to the
hostages in Tehran until after the
Justice Department of secret cables
are investigating why the cables and
other secret information from Rome
November election that year.
regarding BNL. The cables outlined
Mr. Weingarten concluded that
the Iraqi bank loans and BNL's in-
about BNL were not supplied to Jus-
"by any standard. the credible evi-
volvement.
tice during its prosecution of Mr.
dence now known falls far short of
He described the CIA's effort in
Drogoul.
supporting the allegation of an
the matter as a "fiasco," although he
Mr. Lacey delivered his report in
agreement between the Reagan
said there was no evidence to sup-
two parts, one of which was made
campaign and Iran to delay the re-
port allegations that the "blunder-
public. The other was given to the
lease of the hostages."
ing" was anything but "mistakes by
attorney general and focused on the
Both investigations had become
well-meaning and well-intentioned
CIA's handling of the cables. He said
campaign fodder. with Democrats
persons."
the second part was not made public
alleging that Mr. Bush had used his
Federal law enforcement officials
because information it contained
office improperly and illegally:
have said the CIA did not tell all it
could jeopardize ongoing criminal
The alleged Iraq conspiracy in-
knew about the BNL loans, and an
cases.
PAGE
or
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The Washington Post
DATE: 12.10
PAGE: 6
Bush Offers $175 Million for Nonnuclear Ukraine
U.S. Funds Tied to Country Ratifying Two Major Treaties
By Don Oberdorfer
Nunn (D-Ga.) to assist the states of
worried about giving up their nuclear
Washington Post Staff Writer
the former Soviet Union in eliminat-
weapons, are under discussion in-the
ing their nuclear arsenals.
President Bush has written Ukrai-
U.S. and Russian governments.
Nunn, who joined Lugar in the
nian President Leonid Kravchuk of-
Bush, who telephoned Russian
meeting with Bush, told reporters it
fering U.S. political and financial
President Boris Yeltsin last Sunday
is "very important" that Ukraine ra-
backing if his country becomes a
tify the NPT and START I treaty
in an effort to advance negotiations
over details of the START II nuclear
nonnuclear weapons state, an issue
because its action "is going to set an
the Ukrainian parliament is due to
example for others, one way or an-
reduction pact, was described by the
decide next week.
other." Arms control experts said
senators as hopeful that a START II
Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.)
ratification of the agreements would
accord could be concluded before he
said after an Oval Office meeting
encourage disarmament by Russia,
leaves the presidency Jan. 20.
yesterday that Bush's letter, sent
Belarus and Khazakhstan, the three
Lugar said a U.S. team headed by
last Saturday, offered $175 million in
other former Soviet states with nu-
retired Gen. William Burns will re-
U.S. funds to assist in the disman-
clear weapons on their soil. Con-
sume discussions in Moscow Monday
tling of nuclear warheads and stor-
versely, Ukraine's failure to ratify
on the details of the planned U.S.
age of nuclear weapon materials on
the agreements would complicate
purchase, announced earlier, of high-
Ukrainian soil.
the disarmament process, the ex-
ly enriched uranium and other nucle-
The funds would only be available,
perts said.
ar material taken from weapons of
Bush's letter noted, if Ukraine rati-
Lugar quoted Bush as saying that
the former Soviet Union. Part of the
fies the Non-Proliferation Treaty
security assurances for Ukraine,
proceeds would go to Ukraine and
(NPT) and agrees to be a nonnuclear
which have been among the main
other non-Russian states under ar-
demands of Ukrainian legislators
weapons state under a protocol to
rangements yet to be worked out.
the START I treaty, which was orig-
inally negotiated by the United
States and the Soviet Union. The
money provided to Ukraine would be
drawn from an $800 million fund
sponsored by Lugar and Sen. Sam
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enc washington times
DATE: 12.10
PAGE:
8
George
guilty on
2 counts
Ex-CIA spy boss
lied to Congress
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former CIA spy chief Clair E.
George was convicted by a federal
jury yesterday of lying to Congress
about his knowledge of the Iran-
Contra affair, but he was cleared of
charges that he lied to a grand jury
that investigated the scandal.
The jury deliberated for 11 days
before finding George guilty of two
counts of lying to congressional
committees that investigated the
Iran-Contra affair in 1986. But it ac-
quitted him of three charges that he
lied to congressional committees
that year, as well as two counts that
he lied to a grand jury that ques-
tioned him in 1991.
AP
It was the second trial on George's
Clair E. George leaves U.S. District Court after his conviction yesterday.
role in the Iran-Contra affair; the
first ended in a mistrial.
George was found guilty of lying
shot down in Nicaragua.
Defense attorney Richard Hibey
to the House Intelligence Committee
The plane was owned by private
said the conviction didn't lessen
about his knowledge of the secret
benefactors- Americans who were
George's stature as "a genuine pa-
network to resupply the Nicaraguan
ferrying arms to the Contras and
triot" who deserved a presidential
resistance at a time Congress out-
who also were working closely with
pardon because he performed dan-
lawed direct military aid to the reb-
Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, a White
gerous missions for the CIA.
els.
House national security aide.
"This is a great man who unfortu-
He was also convicted of perjury
"We do not know the individuals
nately got caught up in the partisan
for lying under oath to the Senate
involved in this affair which led to
disputes over the wisdom of a cer-
Intelligence Committee by saying he
the downing of the airplane," George
tain policy," said Mr. Hibey. "He got
had no information about the role of
told the Senate Foreign Relations
ground up in a process which led to
retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard
Committee on Oct. 10, 1986.
this unhappy occurrence. A pardon
V. Secord in the sale of U.S. arms to
Prosecutors said George did, in
would be more than appropriate."
Iran.
fact, know about the roles of Col.
In a statement, independent coun-
The chief prosecution witness
North and his chief operatives
sel Lawrence E. Walsh called the
was former CIA official Alan D.
among the benefactors - Gen.
conviction significant victory" for
Fiers Jr. a subordinate of George's
Secord and former CIA official Felix
the prosecution. "It will be an impor-
- who testified that George did not
Rodriguez.
tant deterrent to protect the Con-
tell Congress what he knew about
George also told the committee
gress and the public from cover-ups
the key Iran-Contra participants.
that he had heard of Gen. Secord,
by high-level national security offi-
The prosecution case was but-
but, "I do not know the man."
cials."
tressed by cables on the Iran-Contra
Craig Gillen, who tried the case
affair.
During the trial, George admitted
for Mr. Walsh's office, said, "The
The defense hammered away at
that he met Gen. Secord at the White
word has gone out to senior officials
Fiers' 1991 guilty plea to two misde-
House in January 1986. The defense
in the intelligence agencies that they
meanor counts of withholding infor-
said his 1986 testimony to the Senate
can't use the secrets of our nation to
mation from Congress on the Iran-
committee was an honest mistake.
hide if they commit crimes."
Contra affair. George testified he
Before the House Intelligence
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lam-
never saw most of the cables.
Committee on Oct. 14, 1986, George
berth scheduled sentencing for Feb.
George, head of worldwide CIA
testified that he did not know who
18. Each charge carries a maximum
spy operations from 1984 to 1987,
was behind the private flights, add-
five-year prison term and $250,000
was summoned to Capitol Hill in Oc-
ing that his information on the op-
fine.
tober 1986 after a cargo plane was
eration came from the news media.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
DATE: 12.10
Barr, Accepting a Recommendation,
PAGE: 3
Finds No Need for 'Iraqgate' Prosecutor
By JOHN J. FIALKA
even more caustic. "If Lacey is being paid
contending that some involved "double or
And JOE DAVIDSON
by the pound," he said, "then this report is
triple hearsay" and that one was flatly
Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
worth its weight in gold. because there's
wrong.
WASHINGTON-Attorney General Wil-
barely an ounce of sense in it."
While he called the tardy use of the
liam Barr, accepting the recommendation
The chairmen of the House and Senate
information, which only emerged after an
of a special investigator he appointed, said
judiciary committees, Rep. Jack Brooks of
arranged plea bargain collapsed in Octo-
an independent counsel isn't needed to
Texas and Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware,
ber, a "fiasco," Mr. Lacey quickly tem-
investigate allegations of obstruction of
vowed they would seek an indepen-
pered his comments by saying it was
justice and coverup in the handling of the
dent counsel. Mr. Brooks told reporters
"the result of a series of mistakes by
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro fraud case.
Mr. Barr's decision means department
well-intentioned prosecutors. It was not
The decision drew immediate sharp
officials are "going to be cleaning up the
done with corrupt intent."
criticism from Democrats in Congress.
mess as fast as they can SO they leave no
The CIA is looking into why it failed to
who said the integrity of the Justice De-
record or trace" for any future investiga-
retrieve the cables until September, and
partment was at stake.
tions.
Mr. Lacey said that he believed Mr. Barr
Mr. Barr said he hoped the report by
President-elect Clinton, who called for
will investigate why the Justice Depart-
retired federal judge, Frederick Lacey,
the appointment of a special prosecutor.
ment had no record of who saw the
which called the department's role in the
during the campaign, will have trouble
cables and why it issued a misleading
case "almost perfect." would "put an end
obtaining one because the law authorizing
letter about their contents.
to the unfair and unfounded accusations
special prosecutors expires next Tuesday,
Some 25 lawyers from his firm, Le-
against our dedicated professionals."
and it could take months for Congress to
Boeuf, Lamb. Leiby & MacRae, conducted
Attack on Media
agree on terms for a new one.
the investigation, according to Mr. Lacey.
In a news conference to announce his
Long Report
He added that he himself interviewed key
Bush administration officials, such as
findings, Mr. Lacey attacked the media as
Mr. Lacey released a 190-page report
Mr. Barr and his predecessor, former
well as Rep. Henry Gonzalez (D., Texas),
supporting his conclusion that the Justice
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh. as
chairman of the House Banking Commit-
Department didn't mishandle the case. A
well as former Secretary of State James
tee, for making what the judge termed
second report. in which he found fault with
Baker, who is now President Bush's chief
libelous allegations that Bush administra-
the Central Intelligence Agency and its
of staff.
tion officials misled the prosecutors in-
failure to provide secret documents to the
The probe elicited little new informa-
volved in the tangled case.
Atlanta prosecutors. wasn't made public
tion. For example, Mr. Lacey said that Mr.
"Many decent people have had their
because both the CLA and the Justice
Thornburgh, currently serving at the
careers tarnished and their reputations
Department consider it to be classified.
United Nations, still couldn't remember a
stained by being charged with being cor-
The retired judge's only critical find-
March 1990 meeting that court documents
rupt, being part of a 'coverup.' These are
ings centered on intelligence cables that
showed he had with Rinaldo Petrignani.
baseless charges, and you have been taken
indicated officials of the Rome bank may
then Italy's ambassador to the U.S. Ac-
by them." he told reporters.
have had some knowledge of the suppos-
cording to a BNL internal memo, Mr.
Judge Lacey, a Republican. was ap-
edly unauthorized loans to the Iraqis by
Petrignani led a team of BNL officials and
pointed by Mr. Barr on Oct. 16 to investi-
Chistopher Drogoul, the manager of BNL-
gate allegations of mishandling. After vis-
lawyers pushing to keep Atlanta prosecu-
Atlanta. He blamed a "societal clash"
tors from indicting BNL.
iting Italy, interviewing many of the offi-
between the CIA and the Justice Depart-
Mr. Lacey said he didn't meet with
cials involved, and using the Federal
ment on the failure to produce all of
BNL's two top officials in Rome at the time
Bureau of Investigation to follow up many
the CIA's evidence.
leads, the retired judge said that he found
the Iraqi loans were approved, Giacome
Asked whether the still-secret CIA
Pedde and Nerio Nesi. He didn't interview
"no signs of political pressure" on the
cables might have changed the indictment,
President Bush's national security ad-
Atlanta prosecutors handling the case.
Mr. Lacey was vague about their contents,
He also said he was "certain" that
viser, Brent Scowcroft, a key player in the
officials at the headquarters of the govern-
so-called "tilt" toward Iraq. Mr. Scow-
ment-owned BNL in Rome didn't know
croft's office also mounted a major effort to
withhold classified documents from inves-
about $2.1 billion in loans made by the
bank's Atlanta branch to Iraqi operatives
tigating committees in Congress.
The main criticism of the media
who poured the money into Iraq's weapons
development programs.
stemmed from articles that blamed a long
Mr. Lacey's findings are likely to set
delay in issuing the indictment on a co-
the stage for a congressional probe of the
verup. What caused the delay, according to
case that is often referred to as "Iraq-
Mr. Lacey. was a sharp split between
gate."
the prosecution team in Atlanta, which
Rep. Gonzalez angrily claimed that Mr.
believed that BNL was the "victim" of the
Lacey "was intended to be a shield to help
fraud, and lawyers in the Justice Depart-
Attorney General Barr buy more time in
ment's criminal fraud section, who be-
his coverup campaign." And Democrat
lieved BNL officials had to know about
Rep. Charles Schumer of New York was
loans of such magnitude. In all, the bank
processed $5 billion in loans to Iraq, of
which $1.9 billion were commodity loans
backed by the U.S. Agriculture Depart-
ment.
Mr. Drogoul and several Iraqi officials
were indicted for the alleged $2.1 billion in
unauthorized loans in February 1991, at the
height of the Gulf War. One of the prosecu-
tion's concerns, Mr. Lacey said, was that if
BNL were indicted, the case against the
Iraqis would have had to be dropped. In a
meeting with Iraqi officials in 1990, BNL
agreed to make good on the loans despite
its charges they were unauthorized.
Mr. Lacey is a former U.S. District
Court judge who served in Newark, N.J.,
for 15 years. He later served as a court-
appointed administrator to oversee the
efforts of the Teamsters Union to reorgan-
ize itself and remove corrupt officials.
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DATE: 12.10
PAGE:
Brady Expected
proposal. which seeks to eliminate the
double taxation of corporate profits. would
exempt from taxation any income that a
To Outline Plan
shareholder receives in the form of a
dividend.
This approach differs from one that the
For Tax System
Treasury spelled out earlier this year. One
significant change is that it allows corpora-
tions to adopt a "dividend reinvestment
plan." so those that retain their earnings
Treasury Head Is Proposing
aren't penalized. The latest proposal is
also more costly than the previous plan,
To Simplify Structure
which carried a $13 billion price tag.
-Eliminating the corporate alternative
And Encourage Savings
minimum tax and business preferences
from the individual AMT. Although the
AMT was enacted to make the tax system
By RICK WARTZMAN
more equitable, Treasury officials contend
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
that it is overly complex and tends to
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary
distort investment decisions. Repealing
Nicholas Brady is expected to call today for
the AMT. they added. would reduce firms'
an overhaul of the nation's tax system.
cost of capital.
with an eye toward simplifying its struc-
ture while encouraging savings and invest-
-Reforming international tax rules.
ment.
Treasury officials, who are still in the
Though the proposal was put together
midst of reviewing this area, said the
by an administration with less than two
overall aim is to simplify the regulations
months left in office and presents options
by which multinational businesses are
that bear little resemblance to the plans
taxed.
laid out by President-elect Bill Clinton, it
-Introducing a broad-based levy on
will undoubtedly add to the debate over
consumption. known as a business trans-
what the U.S. tax system should look like in
fer tax. Under such a model, businesses
the 21st century. Among the individuals
would calculate their receipts from domes-
who have predicted that fundamental
tic sales and subtract from that amount
changes to the tax code are inevitable is
their purchases from other businesses. A
Democratic Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas.
business transfer tax would then be ap-
who will be formally named today as Mr.
plied at a single rate. Treasury officials
Clinton's Treasury secretary.
said that it would be the equivalent of
Mr. Brady will outline the tax reform
establishing a cash-flow tax and a payroll
proposal as part of a broad speech at
tax. Small businesses would be exempt.
Columbia University in New York. The
A refundable credit to low-income fami-
proposed plan would be slightly more
lies would be given to ensure fairness,
progressive than the current system.
officials said. because a business transfer
meaning that individuals would pay a
tax could boost prices in the long run.
proportionately bigger share of taxes as
Treasury officials stressed that the tax
their incomes rise. The plan. which would
proposal isn't a blueprint for immediate
maintain the level of revenue coming into
action. but should merely be one of many
the government and is meant to be seen as
options. Their goal, they said, is to show
a single package. calls for:
that a major tax reform is a real possibil-
-Drastically boosting the standard tax
ity.
deduction. By increasing it to $19,650 from
In his wide-ranging speech, Mr. Brady
$3,700 for single filers: to $28,650 from
also is expected to recommend that a
$5,450 for heads of households; and to
two-thirds majority vote by Congress be
$33,800 from $6,200 for married couples
required in order to impose any net tax
filing joint returns. more than half of all
increase.
individuals would effectively be removed
from the tax rolls.
Meanwhile, the tax proposal addresses
Though this would reduce the amount
many of the issues that Mr. Brady pledged
reaching the government's coffers by
to take up when he first arrived at the
roughly $170 billion annually. Treasury
Treasury in 1988. The tax project was
officials said current filing burdens and
shepherded by Assistant Secretary Fred
administrative costs are too high given
Goldberg. Though Mr. Goldberg had
most people's tax liabilities and there are
planned to step down right after President
better ways to raise that revenue.
Bush lost the election, he decided to stay on
-Integrating the corporate and indi-
to see the proposal through completion.
vidual tax systems. This piece of the
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The Washingion post
DATE:
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House GOP Warns on Rule Changes
Rep. Michel Hints at 'Disruptive' Tactics to Oppose Democratic Moves
By Kenneth J. Cooper
to 10 per party each day as "another
strength of full members because
Washington Post Staff Writer
effort on the part of the majority to
three territories have smaller pop-
stifle the voice of the minority."
ulations than most congressional dis-
Minority Leader Robert H. Michel
Both the special orders and the
tricts, which average about 600,000
(R-III.) yesterday threatened that
one-minute speeches are broadcast
residents
House Republicans might turn to
by C-SPAN.
The population in the District is
"disruptive" tactics if Democrats in-
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (Md.), Dem-
606,000, and Puerto Rico's is 3.5
sist on limiting floor speeches and
ocratic Caucus chairman, said the
million. But it is 133,000 in Guam,
opening most floor votes to five ter-
limits would make for more efficient
102,000 in the Virgin Islands and
ritorial delegates, all Democrats.
management of the House and would
47,000 in American Samoa.
"We've got some mechanism by
not amount to "clamping down on
The content of scheduled speeches
which we can be disruptive," Michel
anybody." He said 90 minutes for
has been an issue this year. Demo-
told reporters. He gave no details
scheduled speeches "seemed to be a
crats objected to attacks by Rep.
about possible GOP action.
reasonable time for each side to
Robert K. Dornan (R-Calif.) on Bill
The Republican leader, usually a
make the points they want to make."
Clinton's patriotism, while Republi-
conciliator in interparty disputes, re-
An aide to Rep. Louise Slaughter
cans accused Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez
ferred to a House rule change that
(D-N.Y.), who led a task force on rule
(D-Tex.) of disclosing classified in-
the Democratic majority endorsed
changes, said scheduled speeches
formation.
yesterday to impose a limit on "spe-
averaged three hours in recent years.
In another rule change, Democrats
cial orders," or uninterrupted
A third rule change to which Mi-
proposed a limit of six subcommittees
speeches scheduled after legislative
chel objected would give delegates
per major committee and a maximum
business, to three hours a day split
from the District, Puerto Rico, the
of five for others, eliminating 16 sub-
evenly between the parties. Under
Virgin Islands, Guam and American
committees out of more than 100 in
the new rule, such speeches would
Samoa the right to participate in
order to streamline the House and
end by 9 p.m.
most floor votes, excluding final pas-
save money.
Michel called the proposed restric-
sage. "The 10-vote net increase we
The Democrats' proposed rules
tion "outrageous," although he ac-
got has already been cut in half by
changes are to be ratified next month
knowledged a problem with all-night
that one move," Michel said, refer-
by the House on what usually is a
speeches that keep House employees
ring to GOP gains in the November
party-line vote.
on the job. He also condemned a
elections.
Last night, the Congressional
Democratic move to limit one-minute
Michel also argued that delegate
Black Caucus elected Rep. Kweisi
speeches before legislative business
voting would dilute the voting
Mfume (D-Md.) its chairman.
Martin, a Moderate, Won't Seek GOP Post
By Thomas B. Edsall
from Illinois, supports abortion rights
Washington lobbyist and Bush
Washington Post Stall Writer
and she has stressed in her speeches
campaign adviser Charles Black, out-
to GOP groups the need for the party
going Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft
Labor Secretary Lynn Martin, the
to be responsive to an increasingly
and Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.) are
only moderate who has been consid-
diverse electorate and work force.
considering entering the fray.
ering a bid for the chairmanship of
She was the only one of a half doz-
The next four years are likely to
the Republican National Committee,
en prospective candidates for the top
see a continuation of the battle within
plans to announce today that she will
party job viewed by some conserva-
the Republican Party over the abor-
not seek the post.
tive leaders as an adversary. Paul
tion issue even though most of the
"I hope to remain very active in
Weyrich, head of the Free Congress
candidates for RNC chairman con-
the party," she said in an interview
Foundation, singled Martin out when
tend that the party should shift its
yesterday. Martin, whose chances of
asked to identify Republicans who
focus from social issues to the econ-
winning the party post were slim,
would attempt to undermine the in-
said that she felt obliged to give her
omy.
fluence of the right in the party or-
The Christian right and antiabor-
full attention to her remaining month
ganization.
tion organizations have formed alli-
as labor secretary.
Martin's withdrawal significantly
ances in a number of states and de-
In another sign of the weakness of
reduces the potential of the contest
the moderate wing within the GOP's
to become a test of ideological and
monstrated an ability to take over or
formal party organization, three mod-
strategic thinking within the Repub-
gain major leverage in state party
erate Republican leaders plan to an-
lican Party structure because the di-
organizations. For many members of
nounce next week formation of an
visions among the remaining candi-
these groups, antiabortion stands are
organization to be called the Repub-
dates are not wide.
not subject to compromise.
lican Majority Coalition.
The three announced candidates
At the same time, moderate Re-
Outgoing Sen. Warren B. Rudman
are Mississippi National Committee-
publicans have been arguing with in-
(N.H.), Sen. Nancy Landon Kasse-
man and Washington lawyer Haley
creasing intensity that the stands
baum (Kan.) and outgoing Rep. Tom
Barbour, former Colorado GOP chair-
taken by the party's conservative
Campbell (Calif.) said the purpose of
man Howard "Bo" Callaway and
wing on abortion and other social
the organization will be "to combat
Spencer Abraham, chairman of the
isues are scaring away suburban and
the religious right's efforts to seize
National Republican Congressional
middle-class voters who think their
control of the Republican Party."
Committee and a former chairman of
personal freedom could be threat-
Martin, a former representative
the Michigan GOP.
ened by restrictive social policies.
pace or>6
Los Angeles Times
Baker Carried Away Key to
DATE: "6.10
PAGE:
4
Mideast Peace, PLO Aide Says
Administration takes the matter seriously
Negotiations: He is criticized for leaving the State Department to
and gives the talks intensive. high-level
join Bush's reelection effort.
attention.
Arab spokespersons were sharply criti-
for the White House in August. Shaath
cal of Clinton's campaign rhetoric. which
By NORMAN KEMPSTER
said, U.S. mediators have done nothing
they said displayed a strong pro-Israel
TIMES STAFF WRITER
more than "pat people on the back and say
bias. Shaath's criticism of Bush and Baker
W
ASHINGTON-If former Secretary
'Keep on, keep on.
for putting domestic politics ahead of
of State James A. Baker III had
If Baker had been as active in the
Middle East diplomacy may be intended to
continued to shepherd the Middle East
months following Israel's June election as
smooth relations between Clinton and the
peace process instead of moving to the
he was earlier. Shaath said, "probably an
Arab delegations to the peace talks.
White House to try to rescue President
accord could have been signed by Novem-
Bush's reelection campaign, Israel and the
ber."
"T
he peace is doable; it is not pie in the
Palestinians probably would have agreed
Although many Arab delegates grum-
sky," Shaath said. But he said it may
bled privately when Baker resigned from
be impossible for the Israelis and the
by now on a limited self-government plan
the State Department. Shaath is the first
Palestinians to close the deal without
for the West Bank and Gaza Strip. a key
one to say publicly that the move damaged
effective U.S. mediation. "The American
PLO official said Wednesday.
the peace process.
role is absolutely pivotal," he declared.
Nabil Shaath. political adviser to PLO
Shaath and Hanan Ashrawi, spokes-
Palestinian delegates stayed away from
Chairman Yasser Arafat. praised Baker as
woman for the Palestinian delegation to
the bargaining table Wednesday to mark
"a brilliant tactician" who almost single-
the negotiations, talked to reporters at a
the fifth anniversary of the start of the
handedly bridged Arab-Israeli differences
breakfast.
Palestinian uprising against. the Israeli
in setting up the complex negotiations but
Shaath's comments seem to be intended
occupation in the West Bank and Gaza
was gone when the talks reached a poten-
as a message to President-elect Bill Clin-
Strip. The Syrian, Jordanian and Lebanese
tial climax this fall.
ton that a historic Israeli-Palestinian peace
delegations joined the Palestinians in tak-
Since Baker left the State Department
agreement is at hand. provided the new
ing the day off.
U.S. officials and Israeli representatives
were sharply critical of the break in the
talks.
"We regret this decision," State Depart-
ment spokesman Richard Boucher said. "In
our view, no opportunity should be lost in
the engagement of the parties to advance
the Arab-Israeli peace talks."
Ashrawi said that "like the rest of the
Palestinian people. we are not engaged in
business as usual today. This is not a
boycott. this is not a suspension, just an
observance."
Meanwhile, Palestinians in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip staged a general
strike and other demonstrations to mark
the anniversary of the insurrection known
as the intijada, wire services reported from
Jerusalem.
Heavy army and police patrols in the
West Bank. Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem
kept protest activities to a minimum,
although most Arab-owned shops and
businesses were shuttered. In the West
Bank village of Silat Harithiya. border
police fatally wounded a 17-year-old Pal-
estinian after he and another youth hurled
a firebomb at their patrol. the army said.
The victim's name was not immediately
available.
Gaza remained sealed off from Israel for
a second day. The restrictions were im-
posed after Palestinian militants shot and
killed three Israeli soldiers in Gaza on
Monday. The Muslim fundamentalist group
Hamas, which opposes the peace talks,
claimed responsibility.
In Jerusalem, about two dozen Jewish
settlers demonstrated outside the home of
Palestinian leader Faisal Husseini. They
blocked the road, obliterated pro-uprising
graffiti and shouted "No Palestinian state!"
An Israeli human rights group, B'Tse-
lem, issued a report maintaining that
conditions for Palestinians had not im-
proved under Israeli Prime Minister Yit-
zhak Rabin, elected in June to replace the
hard-line nationalist Yitzhak Shamir.
The report said that the number of
Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in-
creased by 20% in 1992 after several years
of decline.
PAGE
8 or 36
or
The Washington Post
DATE:
PAGE:
17
Senior Executives Fault Transfers
Group Seeks Halt to Reassignments of Top Managers During Transition
new administration is barred by law
Human Services, Interior, Justice,
By Stephen Barr
from reassigning a career SES
Labor, Transportation departments.
Washington Post Staff Writer
member for 120 days after the ap-
The Bush administration's Office
The Senior Executive Associa-
pointment of a new agency head or
of Personnel Management has cau-
tion yesterday urged the Bush ad-
a supervisor who is a political ap-
tioned agency chiefs to ensure that
ministration to suspend all reassign-
pointee.
personnel actions "are free of im-
ments of career Senior Executive
SES reassignments during the
propriety," especially in the post-
Service (SES) officials pending the
transition, she said, "are tying the
election season.
change in administrations.
hands of the new administration and
Yesterday, a spokesman for OPM
"We have been inundated with
placing career employees at a se-
said there is nothing in the law or
calls from career senior executives
vere disadvantage."
regulations that prohibit agencies
about being subjected to reassign-
The association's letter comes at a
from conducting business up to In-
ments, reorganizations within their
time when congressional investiga-
auguration Day. That includes per-
agencies, and threatened or rumored
tors are examining up to 25 federal
sonnel actions that relate to SES
reduction in force within their agen-
agencies in which there are more
members, the spokesman said.
cies," the association said in a letter
than 50 allegations of political ap-
He also said that many of the re-
sent to all Cabinet secretaries and
pointees attempting to "burrow in" to
assignments and personnel actions.
heads of independent agencies.
career civil services jobs improperly.
probably had been underway for
The association also questioned
In addition, a subcommittee head-
some time and were not contingent
whether any federal agency should
ed by Sen. David Pryor (D-Ark.) has
on the outcome of the election.
be restructuring its operations dur-
given the General Accounting Office
Bonosaro, however, asked, "If it
ing the transition. "Any internal re-
a tentative list of a dozen agency re-
hasn't happened before now, what's
organizations which will affect career
organizations that the subcommittee
the point in the last month?
executives, and which will result in
would like reviewed to ensure that
"No one is suggesting that they
their being unfamiliar with the op-
they do not pose special problems for
stop conducting business, it's that
erations of the new organization,
the Clinton administration. The list
they not conduct it differently in the
could be argued to be inappropriate,"
by Pryor's Governmental Affairs
last month," she said. "We're not
the association letter said.
subcommittee on federal services,
questioning anyone's motivation,
In an interview, association pres-
post office and civil service includes
we're just concerned about the net
ident Carol A. Bonosaro said that a
agencies in the Defense, Health and
effect on career executives."
Environmental Policy Overhaul Proposed
Panel Would Raise Fuel Taxes, Eliminate Some Federal Subsidies
may carry more weight with Clin-
gredient in a healthy, sustainable
By Tom Kenworthy
Washington Post Staff Writer
ton. They include Madeleine Kunin,
economy. It recommends:
the former Vermont governor and
Raising the federal gasoline tax
A panel that includes key Clinton
contender for administrator of the
by 20 cents per gallon a year for
transition aides and potential admin-
Environmental Protection Agency;
five years.
istration officials is recommending a
Taxing fuels based on their
dramatic overhaul of U.S. environ-
amount of carbon, to diminish global
mental policies, including a $1-per-
warming.
gallon increase in the gasoline tax, a
Toughening the climate treaty
carbon tax and elimination of many
signed at June's Rio earth summit
federal subsidies for agriculture and
to strengthen U.S. financial support
natural resource industries.
for development assistance and ef-
The report, "Choosing a Sustain-
forts to limit population growth.
able Future," was compiled by a bi-
Alice M. Rivlin, chairman of the
Nurturing environmentally sen-
partisan group known as the Na-
board of trustees of the Wilderness
sitive technology through tax incen-
tional Commission on the Environ-
Society who is expected to assume
tives, government purchasing pol-
ment. Russell Train, chairman of
a senior economic post; former EPA
icies and research.
the World Wildlife Fund, headed the
administrator Douglas M. Costle
Reducing or eliminating subsidies
commission that was formed more
and James Gustave Speth, founder
for federally owned resources, in-
than two years ago.
of World Resources Institute, both
cluding water, timber, minerals and
Though the report, to be re-
transition team members.
grazing.
leased Friday, is one of hundreds of
The report argues that bold mea-
Developing a national environ-
prescriptions flooding into Wash-
sures to protect the environment
mental strategy, a task that would
ington in the transition period,
are compatible with long-term eco-
be carried out by a new Cabinet-lev-
there is some evidence that this one
nomic growth and a necessary in-
el department on the environment.
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The Washington Times
DATE: 12.10
PAGE:
4
Holdover urged for some Bush aides
Senate leaders cite foreign-policy continuity in pitch to Clinton
and three other republics.
By Paul Bedard
Mr. Lugar and Mr. Nunn specifi
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
cally called on Mr. Clinton to keep
Senate leaders are urging Presi-
Gen. Burns, head of the U.S. delega
dent-elect Bill Clinton to temporar-
tion on dismantling of nuclear weap
ily hold over President Bush's top
ons. He oversees the fund that help:
national security officials to provide
pay for nuclear weapons destruc
"Cliff Notes" on U.S. policy in Soma-
tion.
lia, Russia and Bosnia.
"You can't replace an individua
The senior Bush aides would stay
with that kind of capacity in a month
for about three months after the in-
or two months. He's going to have 1.
augural to help the Clinton admin-
be able to walk through a number 0
istration deal with critical issues, ac-
these steps with whomever takes hi
cording to the plan spelled out to Mr.
place." said Mr. Nunn.
Bush yesterday and Mr. Clinton ear-
White House spokesman Marlin
lier this week.
Fitzwater said it would be up to the
Among those considered essen-
Clinton transition to name and keep
tial: Secretary of State Lawrence
Eagleburger
Scowcroft
Burns
on any Bush administration official
Eagleburger: National Security Ad-
The suggestion that Mr. Clintor
viser Brent Scowcroft; retired Maj.
keep on senior Bush national secu
Gen. William F. Burns, a nuclear dis-
senior member of the Senate For-
maybe months, to get up to speed on
rity officials comes as several inter
armament expert; and officials re-
eign Relations Committee.
these things."
national problems have erupted, de
sponsible for U.S. treaties.
After meeting with Mr. Bush, Mr.
Noting a need for continuity, Mr.
manding that the president-elec
Others that could be included in a
Nunn said yesterday he has given the
Nunn said, "Anyone who believes the
spend more time bringing togethe
post-Inauguration Day transition
same advice to Mr. Clinton and will
full Clinton team is going to be in
a diplomatic team.
team would be Defense Secretary
press him on the plan again in "the
place on Jan. 20 hasn't been around
Senate Democrats and Republi
Dick Cheney and James A. Baker
next few days or weeks."
this town very long. It takes a long
cans have asked Mr. Bush to try 1
III, White House chief of staff and
Mr. Nunn, who joined Mr. Lugar
time."
wrap up as many outstanding issue
former secretary of state.
in the Oval Office to discuss their
However, Frank Gaffney, a former
as he can, including ratification 0
Many senior military officials,
recent trip to Moscow, said, "It's im-
Reagan national security official,
the START treaty and the beginnin
such as Gen. Colin Powell, chairman
portant that some of the players in
said Mr. Clinton should dump the
phases of START II. In addition, the
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are ex-
the Bush administration be kept on
Bush team altogether.
want the phasing out of the U.S. mi:
pected to remain in their positions
for several months
because we're
The administration critic said
sion in Somalia to be under way.
until their terms end.
not going to be able to replace that
keeping Bush officials on would be
"President Bush understands the
Mr. Bush yesterday said he was
kind of knowledge."
"a repudiation of what this election
very well. We're encouraged tha
willing to go along with the proposal
Calling the current wave of world
was all about.
I'd say thanks, but
he's been very active," said M
but explained that he remains un-
events unique moment in history,"
no thanks."
Lugar.
sure of what the relationship will be
Mr. Nunn said Mr. Clinton should
To the two senators, the key issues
Administration officials, for e:
between the Bush White House and
keep top officials who have "the full
included U.S. troops in Somalia; the
ample, suggested earlier this wee
the Clinton administration.
confidence" of the outgoing and in-
crisis in Bosnia; ratification by
that Mr. Bush might travel to Ar
The plan is championed by Sen.
coming administrations.
Ukraine of the strategic arms reduc-
chorage. Alaska, to meet with Ru:
Sam Nunn, Georgia Democrat and
Mr. Lugar added that the presi-
tion treaty, or START; the follow-on
sian President Boris Yeltsin to settl
chairman of the Senate Armed Ser-
dent-elect should keep only those
nuclear arms reduction treaty,
issues relating to nuclear arms tre:
vices Committee, and Sen. Richard
people he trusts. He also said that
called START II; and current nu-
ties. But chances of such a summ
Lugar, Indiana Republican and a
Mr. Clinton "will need many weeks,
clear weapons destruction in Russia
were downplayed yesterday.
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Gen. Powell
P
owell, who as chairman of the Joint Chiefs
oversaw Operation Desert Storm. which drove
Iraqi forces out of Kuwait nearly two years ago, is
DATE: 12.10
highly regarded by Democrats and Republicans alike.
Considered to
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A registered independent, he voted for President
Lyndon B. Johnson over Republican nominee Barry
Goldwater in 1964. according to Howard Means. a
Head State Dept.
Washingtonian magazine writer and author of the
newly published "Colin Powell: Soldier/Statesman."
Means and others who have closely followed
Powell's career said that, because of deeply felt
By JACK NELSON
TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
obligations to his race and his sense of history, the
general would be hard-pressed to turn down the
WASHINGTON-Gen. Colin L.
opportunity to become the first black to serve as
Powell, chairman of the Joint
secretary of state.
Chiefs of Staff and a close adviser
A close Powell associate. former Reagan arms
to Presidents Ronald Reagan and
control negotiator Kenneth Adelman said: "Gen.
Bush. is under increasingly serious
Powell would be a fabulous choice. It would send
consideration for secretary of state
a great signal to anyone who thinks Clinton may be
in the Bill Clinton Administration,
soft on defense."
according to transition officials.
Powell. in an interview Wednesday. turned aside
If chosen, the 55-year-old son of
questions about possible service in the Clinton Cabinet,
Jamaican immigrants would be the
saying: "I don't talk about things like that. And I'm not
first black in American history to
lobbying for anything. I won't contribute to specula-
occupy what historically has been
tion. A lot of agents and people talk who may or may
considered the preeminent Cabinet
not be representing someone."
post. And Powell's selection. in the
Although Powell said that he is "happy being
words of one transition adviser.
chairman of the Joint Chiefs" and is looking forward to
would be "the political coup of the
retiring next fall, a senior transition aide said: "Powell
century" for a young President
is definitely interested."
who was severely criticized during
The chief drawback to such an appointment. he
the campaign for his successful
noted, would be that all of the factors making Powel' a
efforts to avoid military service
strong choice also could make him a potential source of
during the Vietnam War.
difficulty if he and Clinton were to clash during the
In a related development. a sen-
next few years. "He would be very difficult to fire."
ior transition official said Wednes-
the aide said.
day that President-elect Clinton is
Although Clinton has sought strong, independent
likely to name his choice for attor-
figures for his Cabinet, he has also tried to ensure that
ney general "by the end of the
they are people with personal loyalty to him.
week." and may announce one or
Powell does have one other bit of potentially
two other domestic Cabinet posi-
troublesome baggage: as then-Defense Secretary
tions at the same time. Patricia M.
Casper W. Weinberger's military assistant before he
Wald, an assistant attorney gener-
became national security adviser to Reagan, he
al in the Jimmy Carter Administra-
arranged the transfer of TOW missiles from Army
tion and now a judge on the federal
stocks to the Israelis in what became the notorious
appeals court here. appears to be
arms-for-hostage deal with the Iranians.
the leading candidate for the Jus-
The precedent for making Powell secretary of state
tice Department job.
is an illustrious one. The last army officer to be placed
Wald, if appointed. would be the
in that job was George C. Marshall, chief of staff during
first female attorney general in
World War II and, under President Harry S. Truman
U.S. history.
probably the most universally admired secretary of
Today Clinton is expected to
state of the century.
name at least two members of his
top economic team: Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen (D-Tex.) as secretary of
W
hen Clinton comes to final decisions. political
considerations may play a significant role.
the Treasury and Rep. Leon E.
Since he apparently already has given Republicans
Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) as di-
an opportunity to win another Senate seat by selecting
rector of the Office of Management
Bentsen to be his treasury secretary. Clinton may
and Budget. Bentsen IS understood
decide against selecting Nunn or Bradley. thus
to have arrived in Little Rock,
creating additional chances for the GOP to win seats.
Ark., Wednesday night in prepara-
The GOP recently captured the other Senate seat in
tion for the announcement.
Georgia in a run-off election.
Some transition sources said that
On the attorney general appointment, Christopher-
Los Angeles attorney Warren
asked at a press conference Wednesday if Clinton had
Christopher. who was deputy secretary of state in the
definitely decided to name a woman-said "that
Carter Administration and now heads Clinton's transi-
decision has not been made."
tion, remains a possible choice to head the State
But another senior transition official suggested that
Department. Christopher, 68, also could be named
while Clinton may not have made a firm decision to
White House chief of staff.
name a woman as attorney general, he nevertheless is
Powell, who served as Reagan's national security
strongly headed in that direction.
adviser and has been Bush's closest counselor on
Given the choice of Bentsen for treasury secretary
military affairs, was on earlier laundry lists of possible
and the likelihood that the departments of State and
candidates for a Clinton Cabinet post but he is now
Defense would both be headed by men, naming a
considered one of a small number of serious prospects
female attorney general would be the only way to
to head the State Department. As a military officer. he
have a woman in the ranks of the Cabinet's most senior
is barred by law from serving as secretary of defense.
posts, the official noted.
which might seem a more natural fit.
Times staff writers Melissa Healy and David Lauter
The four-star general's rise stems in part from the
contributed to this story.
unusually strong impression he made on Clinton with
his straight-forward manner and grasp of issues
during their first one-on-one meeting in Washington
last month. "He and Clinton really hit if off when they
met," a Clinton aide said.
Bill Bradley (D-N.J.). who shares Clinton's belief
that economic considerations should have greater
weight in foreign policy, is also a possibility. And Sam
Nunn (D-Ga.). chairman of the Senate Armed Servic-
es Committee. is rated a contender for either state or
defense.
Nunn said in an interview Wednesday that he has
not been approached about a position in the new
Administration. He said that he "would be glad to talk
with President-elect Clinton about any job, although I
haven't in any way decided I'm interested in leaving
the Senate." Political and other considerations weigh
against Bradley.
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The Washington
DATE: 10.10
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A Redirected Drug War? Two Clues Surface
W
hither the drug war? So far, there has been
and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, eldest daughter
little talk about what changes the new Clin-
of the late Robert F. Kennedy, is on the list to audit
ton team plans to make in federal drug pol-
ACTION.
icy. But one possible signal might be found in this
week's selection of Peter Reuter, a drug policy spe-
For Clinton, the Bench Had No Appeal
cialist with the Rand Corp., and Mark Kleiman, an
Asked for a reaction to his visit to the Supreme
associate professor at Harvard University's Ken-
Court Tuesday, President-elect Clinton quipped: "It
nedy School of Government, to review the perform-
was nice being around a bunch of people with life-
ance of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
time jobs." Clinton, talk-
Reuter and Kleiman have prominently questioned
the effectiveness of the Bush administration's hard-
ing to reporters Tuesday
night as he flew back to
line, "supply-oriented"
Little Rock, Ark., said he
anti-drug policies.
had once considered be-
Reuter, in particular,
has argued that most
coming a litigator and
of the U.S. govern-
wanted to argue before
ment's multibillion-
the high court, but chose
dollar efforts to inter-
politics instead. Why not
dict drugs at the bor-
appoint himself to the
court at some time? "Not
TRANSITION
der and attack the
production of cocaine
my gig," he said. Clinton
and Vice President-elect
in Latin America have
been a colossal waste of money. Formow, the Reu-
Gore's visit was only the
second time that an in-
ter-Kleiman mission is fairly limited:, To prepare a
20-page report on the major issues facing the DEA
coming president and
vice president had paid a
JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS
for the transition's Justice Department "cluster."
But some experts say their work is likely to set
pre-inaugural courtesy
the tone for a Clinton administration push to place
call on the justices. Ronald Reagan and George
far more emphasis on treatment and education-
Bush took a tour after the 1980 election. The visit
rather than law enforcement-in fighting the drug
also reunited Clinton with a fellow Yale Law School
problem.
alumnus: Justice Clarence Thomas, whom Clinton
Another possible harbinger: Although the job of
said he did not know at Yale because Thomas was a
DEA chief traditionally has not been viewed as po-
class behind him.
litical, sources say incumbent Robert C. Bonner, a
Clinton said he and Thomas chatted about Yale
Bush appointee, is not likely to be asked to stay on.
days. Clinton and Gore also signed a guest book in
On the other hand, transition sources acknowl-
the court's secret conference room, and posed for
edge little, if any, work has gone into finding a new
pictures with Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist,
director for the White House' Office of National
who will administer the oath of office to Clinton on
Drug Control Policy, at least one indication that the
Jan. 20.
issue may not be high on new president's agenda.
That has not stopped various advocates and con-
Women's Caucus Job List Draws Fire
gressional staff workers from pushing names for the
The factions are squaring off.
An ad hoc
post. Among those being mentioned: former sur-
group calling itself the Citizens for Women's Equal-
geon general C. Everett Koop, former Johnson ad-
ity has sent a letter to the National Women's Polit-
ministration health, education and welfare secretary
ical Caucus (NWPC) to take exception to the exclu-
Joseph A. Califano Jr. and former Carter adminis-
sion of Hispanic and Native American women from
tration anti-drug official Mathea Falco.
the list of 79 it says the NWPC recommended for
top jobs.
Aiming the Microscope at HHS
A spokesman for the group, political consultant
Some well-known names are working with Rep.
Luis Burguillo Jr., an aide to former representative
Thomas J. Downey (D-N.Y.) on the cluster groups
Robert Garcia (D-N.Y.) and former District mayor
auditing the Department of Health and Human Ser-
Marion Barry, said he was "offended" that there
vices and other social program agencies. Wendell
"was not one Latina woman included and no Native
Primus, staff director of the House Ways and Means
American women" on the list. Burguillo said his
human resources subcommittee, which Downey
group was told that no Hispanics made the cut.
heads, is on the HHS human services group. David
Pat Reilly, a spokeswoman for the Coalition for
Abernethy, a top aide on the Ways and Means
Women's Appointments, said the NWPC did not
health subcommittee, and Karen Nelson, staff di-
make up the list, the coalition-67 women's and
rector of the House Energy and Commerce subcom-
public interest groups-did. The initial list was only
mittee on health and the environment, are on the
a first installment, Reilly said, and Hispanic women,
transition cluster looking at Medicare and Medicaid.
including two who did not want their names made
Sandy Wise, staff director of the Ways and Means
public on the first list, have been recommended to
Social Security subcommittee, is on the transition
Clinton. "More names are coming," Reilly said.
group looking at the Social Security Administration,
-Al Kamen, Michael Isikoff and Spencer Rich
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Clinton's Team
The importance of the three-member
Council of Economic Advisers varies from
Top Economic Posts
one administration
DATE: 12.10
to the next. and it's
Go to People Likely
too soon to know
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how big a role Ms.
Tyson would play in
To Get Plans Enacted
this one. But she
isn't as prominent
an economist as
But Mr. Panetta's antideficit creden-
President-Elect Also Wants
some
previous
tials weren't the only factor that vaulted
chairmen and isn't
him onto the Clinton economic team. Also
To Reassure the Markets;
likely to stand on
important were strong backing from House
the same rung as
leaders, his amiable manner and his repu-
Basic Program Is Intact
Mr. Bentsen. Mr.
tation as a politician who can say no
Rubin or Mr. Pan-
without making enemies.
etta. What's more,
Lloyd Bentsen
During the first post-election meet-
Some Outcries From the Left
the council's stature
ing between Mr. Clinton and the Dem-
will probably be lessened if Mr. Rubin
ocratic leaders in Congress. House
creates a separate economics staff in his
Speaker Thomas Foley and House Major-
By DAVID WESSEL
new White House post.
ity Leader Richard Gephardt made clear
And JEFFREY H. BIRNBAUM
People close to Mr. Clinton say he
they had only one choice for White House
wants a team of compatible personali-
Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
budget director - and it wasn't the early
WASHINGTON - Bill Clinton's selec-
ties who will work well together and
tion of a distinctly moderate economic
will work for his agenda. Mr. Rubin.
team tells more about his eagerness to
whose investment bank is considered one
reassure Congress, Wall Street and the
of the most collegial on Wall Street, is
rest of the world than about what he will do
likely to help him achieve harmony.
What is most striking is that Mr.
as president.
In picking two seasoned, middle-of-the-
Clinton. the apostle of "change," not
road congressional Democrats and an in-
only gave congressional Democrats what
vestment banker with strong ties to Demo-
amounted to a veto over his economic
crats in the top three economic stots, Mr.
appointees but chose veteran members of
Congress for both the Treasury and the
Administration Choices
budget office. David Hale. chief economist
President-elect Clinton is expected to
at Kemper Financial Cos., calls it "a de
include two women in his top economic
facto parliamentary government.' The un-
team, and other women are likely to be
answered question is which end of Penn-
named to other senior posts. Mean-
sylvania Avenue will get the upper hand.
while, Republicans have high hopes for
Will Mr. Clinton succeed in pressing his
the 1994 Senate elections, which may
agenda through Congress? Or will con-
inhibit Clinton from naming many Dem-
gressional leaders use the president's
ocratic senators to his cabinet. See arti-
strong desire for harmony to get him to
cles on page A20.
accept their agenda?
Clinton is emphasizing above all that he
"I was elected by the American people
wants to get his economic program
to solve problems and do things, not to
through Congress. while also avoiding any
be an obstructionist, not to undo things,"
backlash in the financial markets.
Mr. Clinton told reporters this week as he
The economic program itself is the
paid yet another call on the very Congress
one forged during the campaign: tax in-
from which he distanced himself during
creases for the rich. tax cuts for the middle
the campaign. Mr. Clinton's idol may be
class, an investment tax credit for bust
John F. Kennedy. but his attention to sym-
ness and a $20 billion-a-year infrastruc
bolism and quick action suggest his politi-
ture initiative. Mr. Clinton's appointeer
cal mentor is Ronald Reagan, who was far
will refine the program. of course, but the
more successful in his first year in office.
architects are outsiders such as Harvard's
Significantly, the only griping about
Robert Reich. the economic czar for the
Mr. Clinton's choices is coming from Dem-
transition.
ocrats on the left. Like many on Wall Street
Getting It Done
and inside the Beltway, they see signs that
"Clinton isn't shopping for economic
he is more serious about reducing the defi-
advice in these appointments," says
cit than he sounded while campaigning.
Thomas Mann. a political scientist at
"Bill Clinton campaigned against
Brookings Institution. "He is assembling a
trickle-down economics and for job cre-
ation through investment. He said those
team to get the job done."
The president-elect is expected to an-
things were more important than deficit
nounce his economic team in Little Rock
reduction,' says Jeff Faux of the Economic
today, and the lineup already is winning
Policy Institute. "These people - I don't
know about Rubin - have been associated
applause from financial markets and from
congressional leaders, whose advice he
with the opposite," Mr. Faux adds. "If Bill
sought and accepted.
Clinton has won them over, we can
As Treasury secretary, Sen. Lloyd
move on with the program. If this is a
Bentsen of Texas. 71, will be the courtly
signal that he has backed off, it's a
elder statesman. a generation older than
disappointment."
the president-elect and most of the rest of
But it is premature to conclude from the
the economic team. As budget director,
selections that Mr. Clinton has suddenly
Rep. Leon Panetta of California, 54. will be
made the politically risky decision that
an incessant voice for deficit reduction. As
reducing the deficit should be his top
White House economic adviser, a new
priority. Lately, he has emphasized the
post, Robert Rubin, 54, co-head of Gold-
need to attack the deficit, but he hasn't
man. Sachs & Co.. is expected to function
discarded the potentially costly middle-
as the consensus-building mediator.
class tax cut or prepared the public for tax
In supporting roles, Mr. Clinton is
increases or reductions in benefits.
expected today to announce three other
Mr. Panetta's devotion to the defi-
appointments. Laura Tyson. 45, an econo-
cit-reduction cause is unquestioned. The
mist at the University of California at
House Budget Committee chairman is one
Berkeley. is his likely choice to head the
of the few lawmakers who can give an
Council of Economic Advisers: Alice Riv-
emotional speech on the subject, complete
lin. 61. the first director of the Congres-
with the recollection that his immigrant
sional Budget Office, is to be Mr. Panetta's
father "kicked the hell" out of his 18-year-
deputy at the budget office; and Roger
old son after learning that he had secretly
Altman. 46. a Clinton college friend and a
obtained a gasoline credit card.
Treasury veteran now at Blackstone
Group. an investment bank, is to be Mr:
Bentsen's deputy.
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Democrats Strip Whitten
Of Another Chairmanship
By a WALL STREET JOURNAL Staff Reporter
WASHINGTON - Democrats on the
House Appropriations Committee
favorite, Ms. Rivlin, the former Congres-
chairman: they no longer have the formal
stripped their former leader. Rep. Jamie
sional Budget Office director.
power."
Whitten, of the agriculture subcommittee
Over the dinner table at the gover-
The economic team is full of ironies. At
chairmanship he has held for more than
nor's Georgian mansion in Little Rock
a time when lawyers are in disrepute, Mr.
three decades.
that Sunday night,
Clinton filled the top three economic jobs
The action represents another blow to
Mr. Clinton asked,
with lawyers - Messrs. Bentsen, Panetta
the elderly Mississippian, who lost his
"Who do you think
and Rubin. And after railing against the
chairmanship of the full Appropriations
would be good for
1980s greed for his entire campaign, he
Committee earlier this week. Rep. Wil-
budget director?"
picked Mr. Rubin - an arbitrageur whose
liam Natcher of Kentucky was chosen by
And Mr. Gephardt
stake in Goldman Sachs is said to be worth
the party leadership and caucus to suc-
responded without
between $50 million and $100 million - for
ceed Mr. Whitten as committee chair-
missing a beat,
the new post of White House economic
man, and appropriations members rec-
"Leon Panetta."
adviser, and he chose multimillionaires
ommended that Illinois Rep. Richard
Speaker
Foley
Bentsen and Altman for the Treasury.
Durbin take over the agriculture subcom-
heartily agreed.
What's more, the most liberal of the
mittee.
"Leon
is
top-tier three may be Mr. Rubin, the
Though most attention has focused on
uniquely equipped
investment banker
the committee chairmanship, the sub-
to do this. I think
who lives in a swank
committee post was a source of immense
he's the best," says
Park Avenue apart-
Leon Panetta
power for Mr. Whitten, and the change
Mr. Gephardt, who
ment and earned
now affects not only nutrition programs
entered Congress with Mr. Panetta in
more than $15 mil-
but also the Food and Drug Administra-
1977. Congressional and administration
lion last year, ac-
tion.
staffers say Mr. Panetta's grasp of the
cording to people fa-
Mr. Durbin, 48, brings a reputation as
intricacies of the budget and the workings
miliar with Gold-
a consumer activist legislator, and his
of the economy doesn't match Bush Budget
man's finances.
rise coincides with Sen. Dale Bumpers
Director Richard Darman's, but Mr. Pan-
(The bulk of that
(D., Ark.) taking over the Senate appro-
etta is more skilled at gentle persuasion.
was reinvested in
priations agriculture panel after the
In contrast. Mr. Bentsen. also a popu-
the Goldman part-
death of Sen. Quentin Burdick in Septem-
lar choice on Capitol Hill, hasn't been
nership and proba-
ber.
as forceful in trying to shrink the deficit.
bly will be paid to
Recently. he has championed a new and
Mr. Rubin in the
Robert Rubin
is the ticket to admission to do the other
improved Individual Retirement Ac-
form of a note when
long-term structural changes in the econ-
count - even though it would widen the
he moves to the White House.)
omy that the president-elect wants," says
deficit. Though the bond market cheered
"I live comfortably
uhh
more
Rep. Gephardt. the House leader.
his selection as a sign that the deficit would
than comfortably in New York City," he
Over the next few weeks, Mr. Clinton
drop, Washington's special-interest busi-
said recently at a Washington news confer-
will have to make a few pivotal economic
ness lobbyists cheered just as loudly. re-
ence to unveil a report by a commission on
decisions - whether the economy has
calling all the deficit-widening tax breaks
competitiveness appointed by New York
strengthened enough not to need a big dose
they have secured while Mr. Bentsen
Gov. Mario Cuomo. Mr. Rubin's chapter
of fiscal stimulus, how to combine his
headed the Senate Finance Committee.
was not on markets or corporate finance
costly long-term investment agenda with
Like many a Texas politician, Mr.
but on poverty. The U.S. "can't solve the
credible deficit reduction and how to han-
Bentsen has often been an obstacle to gaso-
economic crisis" unless it solves the prob-
dle the delicate trade negotiations.
line or energy taxes in the past. But
lems of the urban poor, he said.
But once he makes those decisions, the
he proposed higher gasoline taxes early in
Mr. Rubin is a newcomer to Washing-
new economic team is well-positioned to
his career and no longer has to worry about
ton but hardly a political novice. Pictures
get them through Congress, and if neces-
the voters in Texas.
of him with prominent Democrats hang
sary, convince the financial markets that
His chief rival for the Treasury post
on the walls of his unkempt Goldman
they make sense. "They clearly are put-
was Paul Volcker, the former Federal
office. and he is among the Democratic
ting a high priority on working the con-
Reserve chairman. Senate Majority
Party's most generous contributors.
gressional scene," says Van Ooms, a for-
Leader George Mitchell, among others,
In the past six years. he has contributed
mer Panetta aide now at the Committee for
objected to Mr. Volcker as Treasury secre-
$61,000 to congressional candidates - all
Economic Development.
tary. mostly because he considered the
but $1,000 of that to Democrats. Mr. Bent-
Mr. Clinton won't need much help from
former central banker was too indepen-
sen himself got a $1,000 check when he last
Messrs. Bentsen and Panetta in convinc-
dent and unlikely to function as a team
ran for election. In the past two years, Mr.
ing Congress to accept tax cuts and spend-
player. The Maine Democrat says he told
Rubin has contributed $275,000 to various
ing increases. The true test of his team will
Mr. Clinton that he supported Mr. Bentsen
Democratic committees. In 1988, he gave to
probably come whenever Mr. Clinton tries
for Treasury secretary and that, by infer-
five different Democratic presidential can-
to deliver on his vows to halve the deficit in
ence, he "opposed everybody else."
didates, including now Vice President-
four years, do away with some popular
Mr. Bentsen has occasionally been
elect Albert Gore. He wrote his first
corporate tax breaks, fix the health-care
an obstacle for Mr. Mitchell, resisting. for
check to Mr. Clinton in October 1991.
system and wrest a line-item veto from a
example, the health-care plan that the
At Goldman, where he has worked
reluctant Congress.
majority leader and other liberal Senate
since 1966, Mr. Rubin cultivates the worka-
In a strange way, the improving econ-
Democrats put forward earlier this year.
holic image, with disheveled suits, undone
omy, by lifting the air of crisis, may make
His departure from the Senate may en-
ties and unruly hair. He frequently bids
it harder for Mr. Clinton to convince
hance Mr. Mitchell's power in the Senate
visitors goodbye with a Japanese-style bow
Congress to inflict deficit reduction and
and in the important Finance Committee.
and clasped hands.
health-care cost containment on the na-
Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Panetta may find
Mr. Clinton's economic transition team
tion. "The apparent strength of the econ-
they don't have the same clout on Capitol
is still assembling policy options to present
omy is the worst thing that could have hap-
Hill they once did. "They will be speaking
to the president-elect and the new slate of
pened," says a congressional foe of the
for the president. and they know how to
economic officials after next week's "eco-
deficit. "It precludes the possibility of the
play the game on the Hill." says James
nomic conference" of business leaders, as
grand package: short-run stimulus and
Thurber. an American University political
it is now known, in Little Rock.
long-run deficit reduction. the sweet fol-
scientist. "But it's not the same as being
"Getting fiscal policy straight and right
lowed by the bitter pill."
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Clinton Is Expected to Appoint Today
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Two Women to His Top Economic Team
By JEFFREY H. BIRNBAUM
tion tax, with revenue to be shared by
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
federal and state government.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. - President-elect
Other women are set to win top posts.
Clinton today is expected to include two
Ms. Browner, who is widely respected in
women in his top economic team: econo-
the environmental community. may be
mists Laura Tyson to head the Council of
only the first of many such appointments.
Economic Advisers and Alice Rivlin to
The 36-year-old Ms. Browner will
become deputy director of the White House
strengthen Mr. Gore's efforts to shape
Budget Office.
environmental policy. She is chief of Flor-
Women also are likely to be named soon
ida's Department of Environmental Regu-
to other senior posts. Carol Browner, a
lation, where she has won praise from
former Senate aide to Vice President-elect
environmentalists for her efforts to curb
Al Gore, now appears to be the most
the flow of polluted water into the Ever-
likely candidate for administrator of the
glades. "She sees herself as an envi-
Environmental Protection Agency: ear-
ronmentalist," Michael McClosky, Sierra
lier, former Vermont Gov. Madeleine
Club chairman, said. He noted with ap-
Kunin had topped the list. And Mr. Clinton
proval that Ms. Browner began her career
is continuing to search for a woman to be
as an environmental advocate; in the early
attorney general. although two leading
1980s she was associate director of the
candidates apparently have taken them-
national grass-roots organization Citizen
selves out of the running.
Action.
With the pace of appointments acceler-
For attorney general, Mr. Clinton is
ating, Mr. Clinton released the details of
said to have a list of up to a half-dozen
his administration's stringent ethics poli-
women candidates. But two of them appear
cies. Under them, his top political em-
to have taken themselves out of contention.
ployees must agree to refrain from lobby-
Federal appeals court Judge Patricia Wald
ing their agencies for five years after
has apparently declared she doesn't want
they leave government, and they will be
the job because she would lose her judicial
barred from lobbying on behalf of foreign
pension. And Virginia Attorney General
countries and foreign political parties for
Mary Sue Terry has told Clinton officials
life.
that she intends to run for governor next
But most attention remained focused on
year rather than consider an appointment
the expected announcement here today of
as U.S. attorney general.
Mr. Clinton's top economic advisers. The
Under Mr. Clinton's ethical guidelines,
four most senior of these will be: Sen.
his highest-ranking appointees, who will
Lloyd Bentsen (D., Texas) for Treasury
number about 1,100. must pledge to abide
secretary: former Treasury official Roger
by the five-year ban and the lifetime
Altman as his deputy; Rep. Leon Panetta
restriction on foreign lobbying. Mr. Clin-
(D., Calif.) for budget office director: and
ton said he would try to hold his appointees
investment banker Robert Rubin to head a
to this toughened standard by suing them
new Economic Security Council.
if they violate it.
Clinton aides had been concerned that
The effect of the new rules are as much
the president-elect's edict for "diversity"
symbolic as substantive. They are Mr.
in his cabinet appointments might be
Clinton's way of demonstrating, in at least
breached by the appointment of SO many
a small way. that he intends to crack down
white males all at once. But that problem is
on the common practice in which political
alleviated with the expected selections of
appointees cash in on their public service
Ms. Tyson and Ms. Rivlin for senior posi-
by becoming lobbyists almost as soon as
tions.
they leave office.
Ms. Tyson, 45 years old, is an economist
At a news conference, transition direc-
at the University of California at Berkeley
tor Warren Christopher said the rules are a
who is best known for her views on trade
"dramatic step to show that we're serious
and competitiveness. She is advising the
about making government work." He
Clinton transition effort on economic poli-
added: "No doubt these rules will make
cies and would be the first woman to head
people unhappy."
the three-member Council of Economic Ad-
The rules will be put into effect through
visers since its creation in 1946.
an executive order and will, therefore, be
A graduate of the Massachusetts Insti-
binding only during Mr. Clinton's presi-
tute of Technology, Ms. Tyson doesn't
dency. The rules, in addition, won't affect
share the commitment of many other
Congress, whose leaders already have be-
economists to free trade and has supported
gun to balk at a lobbying ban that lasts five
policies that would put the government in
years. Current practice restricts lobbying
the position of managing trade. In a recent
within one year after many top govern-
book, she advocated what she called
ment officials leave office.
"countervailing subsidies," which would
But the loophole-ridden current prac-
provide money to U.S. industries that can
tice, Mr. Christopher said, "saps public
show that they are being damaged by
confidence in the entire political process."
subsidies that foreign governments pro-
He added: "By these rules, we seek to
vide their producers. Under current trade
change the climate in Washington and
law, U.S. producers can sue to impose
bring in a new era of public service."
tariffs on subsidized goods, but Ms. Tyson
The new code will apply to one-third of
argues that this sometimes backfires.
Mr. Clinton's appointees, or those earning
Ms. Rivlin, 61. also an economist, is a
more than $104,000 a year. Exempt from
strong advocate of reducing the deficit.
the rules are highly paid career civil
Educated at Radcliffe College, she spent
servants such as foreign service officers
eight years as the first director of the
and former officials who go to work for
Congressional Budget Office. Since 1983,
other federal, state or local government
she has been at the Brookings Institution
agencies. Former government scientists
think tank and teaching at George Mason
who later work for nonprofit corporations
University in Virginia. In a recent provoc-
also would be exempted from the lobbying
ative book, she suggested a new consump-
restrictions.
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DATE: 12.10
Clinton's New Ethic Rules
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BOSTON
RESIDENT-ELECT Clinton was scheduled to unveil ethics
P
rules yesterday for political appointees in his administra-
tion. The rules have been widely touted as the toughest ever
imposed. There's just one hitch: They will apply to only a few hun-
dred of the approximately 3,000 officials Mr. Clinton will appoint.
According to anonymous Clinton aides, the new rules will for-
bid top officials from lobbying their agencies for five years after
leaving office and will permanently bar them from lobbying
United States officials for foreign governments. Current law bans
any former government employee from lobbying his former
agency for one year. Top officials also are banned from lobbying
Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries or lobbying on behalf of
foreign nations for one year.
The new rules will apply to Cabinet secretaries but not to most
lower-ranking officials.
Attorney general: only women need apply
Clinton's search for an attorney general may be virtually un-
precedented. While such factors as race and gender have played
an important part in selecting top appointees in the past - for ex-
ample, Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and
Clarence Thomas - Clinton may be the first president to decide
beforehand that only a woman may fill a high-ranking post. That
appears to be the case, at least, with the attorney general selec-
tion process.
Top Clinton aides leaked to National Public Radio and the New
York Times the news that, because feminist groups had demanded
that a woman occupy at least one of the top four Cabinet positions
(State, Defense, Treasury,
Justice), they were consider-
ing the following women for
PRANSITION
attorney general: Judge Pa-
tricia Wald of the US Court of
Appeals for the District of
Columbia; Judge Amalya Kearse of the 2nd Circuit Court of Ap-
peals in Manhattan; Judge Judith Kaye of the New York Court of
Appeals; and Brooksley Born, a partner in the Washington law
firm of Arnold & Porter.
It would be interesting to find out what Vernon Jordan, who is
Clinton's transition director, really thinks of the selection proc-
ess. Mr. Jordan was mentioned previously as a top contender for
the Justice post. But being of the wrong gender, he seems to have
fallen out of consideration.
Another foreign policy' president?
"I believe our administration will be forced to spend a lot of
time on foreign policy whether we want to or not," Clinton said
Tuesday. For a candidate who won office by focusing almost ex-
clusively on domestic affairs, that must have been a galling, if un-
avoidable, admission.
But the world has changed significantly since the Nov. 3 elec-
tion: The US economy is picking up, while tens of thousands of
US soldiers are wading ashore in Somalia. The commitment in
East Africa promises to occupy much of the Clinton administra-
tion's attention, at least early on. President Bush has won wide-
spread approval both at home and around the world for sending
in the Marines. But he will probably leave to his successor the far
tougher decision: when to pull the US soldiers out. No matter
when that decision is made, it will be criticized by some as being
too soon. If mass starvation and anarchy follow the US departure,
Clinton will get much of the blame. Such considerations do tend
to focus a president's attention on foreign affairs.
The travails of high office
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D) of Texas may find that becoming Trea-
sury secretary is no bed of roses. First, he will have to take a con-
siderable pay cut. A provision of the Constitution forbids mem-
bers of Congress from seeking higher-paying federal jobs during
their terms of office. Therefore, Senator Bentsen's pay will drop
from $129,500 to $99,500 the salary of Cabinet officers when
his current Senate term began in 1989. Second, media attention
is again focusing on Bentsen's membership in a Houston club that
has no black members. The Texan had resigned from the River
Oaks Country Club, along with several other clubs, during his run
for vice president in 1988, but he renewed his memberships
shortly thereafter.
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GATT Talks
DATE: 12.10
Likely to Carry
PAGE: 3
Into New Year
But If Clinton Shifts Course
And Presses for Delay,
This Round Would Fail
By BOB DAVIS
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The U.S. had been hoping to reach a
WASHINGTON - Negotiations to con-
"political deal" by Dec. 23, but now ex-
clude world trade talks will probably slip
pects talks on any deal to extend into
several weeks into January. a senior U.S.
January. The senior trade official said a
trade official said, because European and
deal "could come together quickly." But
Japanese officials have been slow in com-
with only a few weeks remaining in the
ing forward with offers.
Bush administration, it would also be easy
The trade official also said that if
for a reluctant participant such as Japan or
President-elect Clinton were to reverse
France to stall the negotiations.
course and signal his disapproval of the
If Mr. Clinton judged that to be the
talks, these negotiations would be
likely outcome, he might withhold any
doomed.
comment, said some of the individuals
"The trading partners would say we
lobbying for a delay. Said Mr. Reich:
won't negotiate to have it undone" in the
"We're giving [Mr. Clinton) a set of
next administration, said the trade offi-
options: he may want to do absolutely
cial.
nothing."
Robert Reich. chief of President-elect
Clinton's economic transition team. said in
an interview that the team "was on the
verge of making recommendations" con-
cerning the trade talks, carried on under
the auspices of the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade in Geneva. Mr. Reich
said "it would be entirely appropriate" for
Mr. Clinton "to signal how he'll make
decisions" concerning the GATT talks.
Mr. Reich didn't outline what options
Mr. Clinton would consider. But others in
the Clinton camp have said they are weigh-
ing whether to call for a delay in the talks
until the new administration takes office
Jan. 20.
So far. the Clinton team has publicly
expressed general support for the GATT
talks. As recently as last week, it had also
signaled to foreign embassies that it backs
the Bush administration's plans to try to
quickly wrap up the trade talks in the wake
of last month's settlement of a longstand-
ing U.S.-European Community dispute
over agriculture. Barry Carter, who is in
charge of trade policy for the Clinton
transition team, was briefed recently on
the GATT talks by officials at the U.S.
trade representative's office. But they
said Mr. Carter didn't express any views
on how the negotiations should proceed.
The political calculation in the Clinton
camp has been changing rapidly, however.
Representatives of semiconductor and film
industries, as well as labor unions. have
been telling the Clinton transition team
that there isn't enough time to conclude a
deal favorable to their interests. Yester-
day. Sen. Max Baucus. chairman of the
trade subcommittee, reiterated his call for
the Bush administration to halt negotia-
tions. "I have no faith in their ability and
willingness to conclude sound agree-
ments," the Montana Democrat said.
U.S. trade officials said the talks have
run into snags, quite apart from the ques-
tion of Mr. Clinton's views. European
negotiators have had to spend more time
than expected explaining the agricultural
deal to various EC bodies. And Japan has
been slow in making offers to open its
markets.
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DATE: 12.10
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Peddling influence no longer easy
Clinton exacts
'Comfortable'
1-page pledge
with Hillary
By Frank J. Murray
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
By Frank J. Murray
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Presi-
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Transition
dent-elect Bill Clinton yesterday un-
officials denied yesterday any dis-
veiled "the strongest standards any
comfort about public perceptions
president has asked of his employ-
that Hillary Rodham Clinton wields
ees" to keep more than 1,000 top ap-
"significant influence" on some de-
pointees from peddling influencé
cisions by President-elect Bill Clin-
later.
ton.
"Governor Clinton is trying to
But they remained silent on the
cleanse the government process,"
extent of Mrs. Clinton's influence
transition director Warren Christo-
and underscored that decisions are
pher said in a ceremonial announce-
made solely by Mr. Clinton.
ment that fulfilled thrée Draconian
"He asks for her advice, and she
campaign pledges, including a life-
asks for his advice. He makes the
time ban on work requiring registra-
tion as a foreign agent.
decision," Mrs. Clinton's spokeswo-
The core of the arrangement is a
man, Lisa Caputo, said in response to
one-page "pledge" not to lobby for
a front-page report in the New York
five years any agency where the ex-
Times saying the Clintons are un-
ecutive branch official worked, or on
easy about the matter.
which the official wielded signifi-
Mr. Clinton's press secretary, Dee
cant influence from the White
Dee Myers, said the issue seems im-
House.
portant only to the media.
"No doubt these rules will make
"He's very comfortable with it.
some people unhappy. That's not sur-
Transition director Warren Christopher announces new ethics guidelines.
The staff is very comfortable with it.
prising," said Mr. Christopher, the
And I think the American people are
former deputy secretary of state
now on leave from an influential
STOPPING 'REVOLVING DOOR'
comfortable with it. That only leaves
the Fourth Estate," Miss Myers said
Washington law firm.
About one-third of those appointed by President-elect Bill Clinton must
in answer to questions from The
He discounted the possible loss of
sign a pledge that they won't lobby the agency they worked for, for at
Washington Times.
qualified younger applicants who
least five years after they leave office.
Yesterday's New York Times re-
feared restricting later careers but
Applies to: Total of 1,100 top executive branch appointees with salaries
port said it was unclear what Mrs.
said that price is acceptable to send
above $104,000: 100 political appointees in Executive Office of the
Clinton's role had been in the consid-
the signal Mr. Clinton wants.
President. 700 agency officials subject to Senate confirmation and 300
eration of four female lawyers
"If some good people are ex-
others not subject to confirmation.
among candidates for attorney gen-
cluded, I would think that is the
Exempt: Elected officials, uniformed military personnel, career Civil
eral.
price of these rules," he said. How-
Service personnel, and Foreign Service officers. Congressional and
Noting that she is a nationally
ever, he outlined a few exemptions,
Judicial branch employees.
known lawyer. the report said Mrs.
including applying for nonprofit sci-
Effect:
Clinton is "active in many of the
entific endeavors and for lawyers in-
same causes as some of the candi-
volved in litigation.
For five years after leaving government. officials may not fobby their
dates."
Some of those drafting the rules
agency or, for 100 of the most senior people. other agencies with which
they had significant dealings.
"Some Clinton aides suggested
expressed private concern that the
that however influential Mrs. Clinton
agreements might subject former
All appointees covered by the code would have to agree never to lobby
might have been, she and her hus-
for foreign governments.
Clinton administration officials to
band were uneasy about people be-
politically motivated harassment by
Trade negotiators would be barred for five years from advising, aiding or
lieving that she had significant influ-
later opponents.
representing before the U.S. government any foreign governments. political
ence in such issues," the newspaper
party or foreign business.
Mr. Christopher went beyond the
said.
expected ethics announcement to
Current one-year ban on lobbying any Executive Branch agency would
"I think that's patently untrue,"
remain in force.
say Mr. Clinton wants Congress to
Miss Myers said about the story.
consider extending foreign agent
Enforcement: Once he takes office, Clinton will issue a presidential
"I think the governor was very
registration to cover private compa-
executive order and pledges would be enforceable under contract law.
clear that Hillary gives him advice,
nies controlled or owned by foreign-
Penalties: No criminal penalties. If a civil lawsuit were successful,
that she participates, that she's been
ers. Only representatives of foreign
violators could be ordered to surrender any earnings or profits, courts could
at the table at a number of sessions,
governments and political parties
forbid repetitions. and federal agencies could be ordered to "debar"
but that ultimately Governor Clinton
register now.
lobbying by such people for up to five years.
makes the decisions, as he did as
"I emphasize this is a matter to be
governor of Arkansas, as he did
studied - not determined in ad-
The Washington Times
throughout the campaign, and as he
vance - as to whether corporations
not subject to Senate approval, in-
will do throughout his presidency."
that are partially owned or con-
cluding 100 of the president's closest
military officers, Foreign Service
The issue was controversial in the
White House aides.
officers and career Civil Service
trolled by foreign governments or
campaign, and Mr. Clinton last
senior executives.
foreign entities should itself be
The arrangement is the equiva-
month said his wife was an active
brought within the Foreign Agents
The stated purpose of the rules is
lent of private business "non-
participant in talks with Democratic
Registration Act.
We would urge
to stop the so-called "revolving door"
compete agreements," which are
congressional leaders and showed
Congress to look at that issue, but we
in which people from all three
contracts enforceable by civil
do not have a preconceived position
courts at the former employer's op-
branches have exploited govern-
more knowledge on some subjects
than anyone else present.
on it," Mr. Christopher said.
tion.
ment contacts in consulting or lob-
The new ethics contracts will be
bying deals.
His communications director,
The policy will not apply to other
required of 700 Senate-confirmed
branches of government, nor to the
President Bush also tightened the
George Stephanopoulos, said Satur-
executive branch appointees paid
president or vice president.
rules as a first order of business in
day that Mrs. Clinton's participation
more than $104,000 and 400 others
Also exempted are uniformed
his administration, but not nearly so
in such sessions in the White House
much.
would be productive.
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Partisan Arithmetic in the Senate Adds Up to Say
Clinton Can't Afford to Subtract More Democrats
By JAMES M. PERRY
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Senate Lineup
WASHINGTON - Republicans think
Seats up for election in 1994
they hear opportunity knocking in the
Senate, and they' hoping President-elect
DEMOCRATS
Clinton will keep doing them favors.
With his expected plucking of Texas's
Dennis DeConcini, Ariz.
Bob Kerrey, Neb.
Harris Wofford, Pa.
Lloyd Bentsen from the Senate to be
Dianne Feinstein, Callf.
Richard Bryan, Nev.
Albert Gore, Tenn.
Treasury secretary. Mr. Clinton will open
the way for a possible GOP capture of that
JOB Lieberman, Conn.
Jeff Bingaman, N.M.
Jim Sasser, Tenn.
seat next year. And that would bring
Dan Akaka, Hawaii
Frank Lautenberg, N.J.
Lloyd Bentsen, Texas
the Democratic margin down to 56-44. If
Mr. Clinton were to dip into the Senate
George Mitchell, Maine
Daniel Moynihan, N.Y.
Charles Robb, Va.
again and choose, say. New Jersey's Bill
Paul Sarbanes, Md.
Kent Conrad, N.D.
Robert Byrd, W.Wa.
Bradley for his cabinet. the Republicans
would have a shot at a second seat in 1993
Edward Kennedy, Mass.
Howard Metzenbaum, Ohio
Herbert Kohl, Wis.
thanks to White House generosity.
That's getting too close for comfort,
Don Riegle, Mich.
because the Democrats already face a
difficult challenge in 1994, when they will
REPUBLICANS
have 22 senators up for re-election and the
Republicans only 12. The Republicans
William Roth, Del.
Trent Lott, Miss.
Orrin Hatch, Utah
could lose another seat if Oregon Sen. Bob
Connie Mack, Fla.
John Danforth, Mo.
James Jeffords, Vt.
Packwood, who is facing allegations of
sexual harassment, should resign and be
Richard Lugar, Ind.
Conrad Burns, Mont.
Stade Gorton, Wash.
succeeded by a Democrat. But the risk of
Dave Durenberger, Minn.
John Chafee, R.I.
Malcolm Wallop, Wy.
erosion of Democratic strength makes it
less likely that Mr. Clinton will choose
"There is every reason to believe the
either Mr. Bradley or Sen. Sam Nunn of
of Mr. Bentsen's Senate term and gets
Democrats will be playing defense. not
Georgia for cabinet posts.
ready to run for the full six-year term in
offense. It makes them more vulnerable."
Self-Inflicted Wounds
November 1994. But no one is likely to win a
says Charles Cook, another political ana-
"Why would they want to take all their
majority in such a crowded field, and SO
lyst.
winners out of the Senate and leave all the
there probably would be a runoff between
losers behind?" asks GOP strategist Eddie
the top two vote-getters in November
Some Almost-Sure Bets
1993.
The Democrats are probably fortunate
Mahe.
The arithmetic is obvious. If the Repub-
The last time Texas went through this
that their 1994 class isn't even more vulner-
licans picked up Democratic seats in Texas
kind of special Senate election was in 1961,
able than it is. A large number of the
Democratic incumbents are solid favor-
and another state next year. the Senate
when Democratic Gov. Price Daniel
named millionaire William Blakley to
ites, but the GOP smells possibilities in
margin would narrow to 55 Democrats and
six or seven races.
45 Republicans. "At 45 seats." says GOP
serve the unexpired portion of Lyndon
theoretician Kevin Phillips. "you have the
Johnson's Senate term. Mr. Blakley was
At the top of their hit list is Arizona's
joined by 70 other candidates in the spring
Dennis DeConcini, rebuked by the Senate
potential for a Republican takeover in 1994.
Ethics Committee for his role in the
though that's still pretty iffy. But even with
scramble and was forced into a runoff with
a normal off-year gain. bringing the Re-
Republican John Tower. Mr. Tower won in
so-called Keating Five savings-and-loan
publicans up to 47 or 48 seats, you would
a stunning breakthrough for Texas Repub-
scandal. Also up for re-election is Michi-
make Bill Clinton's life impossible. Bob
gan's Donald Riegle, another Keating Five
licans.
Dole [the GOP Senate leader] would have a
member. Virginia Sen. Charles Robb is
Speculation in Texas about who will get
another prime target for the GOP. He faces
field day."
Gov. Richards's nod centers on three Dem-
possible problems from a grand jury in
Texas is bad enough. Democrats pri-
ocrats: former San Antonio Mayor Henry
Norfolk that is investigating what role, if
vately concede that holding on to Mr.
Cisneros: former Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby: and
any, the senator played in secretly taping
Bentsen's seat could turn out to be a
state Comptroller John Sharp. None of
a phone call involving Gov. Douglas Wilder
challenge. Election laws in Texas are
them are regarded as politically formida-
when Mr. Wilder was Virginia's lieutenant
complicated. There is likely to be a mad
ble. Dozens of others may be getting set to
scramble that would work this way:
governor.
run in the rough-and-tumble special elec-
Political strategists on both sides ex-
The state's Democratic governor. Ann
tion, including Republicans Kay Bailey
pect Ohio Democrat Howard Metzenbaum
Richards, appoints someone to the va-
Hutchison. the state treasurer, George W.
to retire, and Republicans think the Demo-
cancy after Mr. Bentsen resigns from the
Bush, the president's son, Tom Luce, a
Senate. A special election then takes place
crats may have a tough time holding his
close associate of Ross Perot, and Roger
seat. Wisconsin Democrat Herbert Kohl
May 1 in which anyone, whether they are
Staubach. onetime quarterback for the
could be in trouble if his state's popular
affiliated with a party or not, can run by
Dallas Cowboys.
Republican governor, Tommy Thompson,
paying a $4,000 filing fee. If someone wins
Bill Cryer, Gov. Richards's press secre-
chose to challenge him. There will be
a majority, he or she fills out what remains
elections for both Senate seats in Tennes-
tary, predicts this special election might be
see because of Al Gore's election as vice
just as tumultuous as the one in 1961.
president. Gov. Ned McWherter will ap-
"Anyone who ever had-any idea of running
point a Democrat to fill the unexpired part
for the Senate is going to take a chance on
of his term. "When you have two Senate
it." says Mr. Cryer.
National Democrats say they are pre-
seats up for grabs. it changes the dynamics
pared to commit time and energy to the
of the race." says Mr. Mahe. the GOP
Texas campaign. But they are still licking
strategist. He thinks it will help the Repub-
their wounds from their setback in Geor-
licans.
gia, where incumbent Sen. Wyche Fowler
Of the 12 GOP incumbents, only one,
was defeated in a Nov. 24 runoff by Repub-
Minnesota's Dave Durenberger. is in deep
lican Paul Coverdell.
trouble. He was rebuked by his colleagues
And the party faces even more diffi-
in 1990 for accepting speaking fees and
housing reimbursements in violation of
culty in the off-year congressional cam-
Senate rules. He also faces a paternity
paign in 1994. "No matter how well Clinton
suit. Democrats insist they also have a
does as president. the tendency in off-year
chance to unseat Sens. Conrad Burns of
elections is for a lower turnout composed of
Montana and John Chafee of Rhode Island.
a lot of people who are dissatisfied with
They expect Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming
how things are going," says Stuart Roth-
to retire, giving them an opening there
enberg. a political analyst.
unless departing Defense Secretary Dick
Cheney runs for the seat.
Los Angeles Times
DATE: 12.10
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3
GOP Riled by Plan to
Limit After-Hours TV
House: The Democratic caucus votes to curtail
legislators in a bid to have their speeches aired.
Rivals see an attempt to stifle minority views.
ing to have the nastiest opening
By WILLIAM J. EATON
of Congress since 1860 on the
and ROBERT W. STEWART
verge of the Civil War," Dornan
TIMES STAFF WRITERS
said. "The fight's on."
W
ASHINGTON-In a move
The issue has major political
that drew cries of outrage
importance since the potential
from Republicans, the House
audience for the C-SPAN pro-
Democratic majority decided
gramming has been estimated at
Wednesday to limit after-hours
60 million.
televised speeches by members
The channel is carried on
of Congress to three hours a day
many cable television systems
Agence France-Presse
divided equally between the two
and transmits an assortment of
floor speeches, government
Rep. Robert K. Doman
major parties.
The Democratic plan. which
hearings and conferences un-
dy (D-Okla.) decided not to
also would impose a 6 p.m. PST
abridged. Under existing rules,
offer a proposal to apply term
curfew on the previously unlim-
each member of Congress may
limits to committee chairmen
ited "special orders" broadcast
request to speak for up to an
because he lacked the votes to
by the C-SPAN network. sailed
hour after the close of legislative
win.
through the party's caucus by a
business. At times, the "special
Republicans earlier had ap-
vote of 174 to 35.
orders" have continued all night
proved a six-year term limit for
Since the House has a lopsided
up to the time the House con-
ranking GOP members of com-
258-176 Democratic majority,
venes the next day.
mittees in hopes that Democrats
the new rules are expected to be
And in another sign of inter-
would follow suit. Republicans
adopted when Congress con-
party warfare. Rep. Christopher
Cox (R-Newport Beach) said
said that they hope to force a
venes on Jan. 5. despite protests
vote on the issue when the
that House Republicans are pre-
by Republicans, who say that
House convenes next month.
they would be deprived of a
paring to offer a legal challenge
to a decision Tuesday by the
"How many times can these
valuable forum to air minority
Democratic caucus. The decision
liberal Democrats try to fool
views on national issues.
would permit delegates from the
people before the public realizes
"We've gone too far with the
District of Columbia, Puerto Ri-
that they're dealing with politi-
special orders and it's become
CO. the Virgin Islands, Guam and
cal bosses instead of democratic
political theater." said Rep. Vic
American Samoa to cast votes-
reformers?" asked Rep. Dana
Fazio (D-West Sacramento).
for the first time-on amend-
Rohrabacher (R-Huntington
vice chairman of the Democratic
ments to legislation during floor
Beach).
caucus.
debate.
Fazio, however. termed the
But a conservative California
All five of those affected by
Republican move to limit terms
congressman, Robert K. Dornan
the proposed change are Demo-
of its ranking members "a
(R-Garden Grove). who repeat-
crats.
grandstand play."
edly used the after-hours net-
The move is "an outrageous
In an internal squabble, Re-
work to accuse President-elect
and abusive power grab," Cox
publicans voted, 83 to 72, to
Bill Clinton of womanizing and
said, adding that it is wrong to
retain a Californian, Rep. Bill
draft-dodging during the presi-
dilute the votes of members of
Thomas (R-Bakersfield). as
dential campaign, said that the
Congress by giving partial vot-
ranking member of the House
rules change threatens to poison
ing privileges to representatives
Administration Committee. The
the atmosphere of comity in
of territories where U.S. laws do
GOP Committee on Committees
Congress.
not apply and residents do not
had recommended that Rep.
"If [Speaker Thomas S.) Foley
pay U.S. taxes.
Paul E. Gillmor (R-Ohio) re-
doesn't ameliorate this, he's go-
Meantime, Rep. Dave McCur-
place Thomas.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Democrats can't play blame-game anymore,
DATE: 12.10
PAGE:
3
and some GOP support could move to Clinton
Democratic, GOP Roles
In Congress Reshuffled
away from his sharp post-election
have to go."
rhetoric, when he warned Presi-
In the Senate, Clinton may
By Marshall Ingwerson
dent-elect Clinton that during his
have his toughest battles with his
Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
"honeymoon" on the Hill, Repub-
own party members. The Appro-
WASHINGTON
licans would serve as "chaper-
priations Committee chairman,
one."
Sen. Robert Byrd (D) of West Vir-
EGINNING about six
Mr. Michel went so far as to
ginia, is one of the most powerful
B
weeks from now, Demo-
speculate at a Monitor breakfast
barons in Congress and he is
crats will run the country
last week that if Mr. Clinton fol-
staunchly opposed to any form of
with only marginal interference
lowed through on some of his
line-item veto including the mild
from Republicans.
more conservative-sounding cam-
version backed by Clinton and
"The blame game is over," says
paign promises, he might carry
House Speaker Thomas Foley (D)
Rep. Charles Stenholm (D) of
more Republican votes in the
of Washington. If this authority to
Texas, leader of the conservative
House than Democrats. Other Re-
send budget items back for a sep-
"boll weevil" Democrats in the
publicans have voiced tentative
arate vote gets early action from
House of Representatives.
support for Clinton proposals for
Clinton, it could lead to an early
His words are echoed by
balanced-budget laws, presiden-
showdown.
Democrats all over Capitol Hill
R. NORMAN MATHENY STAFF/FILE
these days, who point out to each
other that they will no longer be
able to blame Republicans for
government gridlock.
As Democrats appear increas-
ingly to close ranks behind the
still-vague Clinton agenda, Re-
publicans are sorting out their
own new position. "We're both
more important and less impor-
tant than we were before," says
Tony Blankley, press secretary for
House minority whip Newt Gin-
grich (R) of Georgia.
For four years, the role of the
Republican minority in Congress
has been to sustain the vetoes of
a Republican president. The
president himself represented
Republicanism for most voters.
Now that role is gone. With
177 of 435 representatives and
43 of 100 senators, the Republi-
can Party has numbers enough
only to protect filibusters in the
Senate from closure motions.
But the Republicans in Con-
gress - out from the shadow of
the president - play a larger role
in defining their party.
JOINT SESSION OF 102ND CONGRESS: Republicans in new 103rd Congress will
On Monday, the House Repub-
be both more and less important than in the 102nd. Their party is out of the
licans ousted one of their moder-
White House, but they will be more prominent in defining the role of GOP.
ate leaders, Rep. Jerry Lewis of
California, and elected a more ag-
tial line-item veto power, and
In the House, Republicans
gressive conservative, Rep. Rich-
time-limits for welfare recipients.
were piqued at two setbacks in
ard Armey of Texas, as chairman
One Republican aide estimates
rules changes. The Democratic
of the Republican Conference.
that Clinton will strike a balance
majority shut down so-called
The House minority leader,
on many issues that would allow
"special orders" where members
Rep. Bob Michel (R) of Illinois, is
him to pick up about 50 Republi-
could reserve time at the end of
a mild-mannered diplomat. But
can votes in the House, while los-
the business day to address the
the other two GOP leaders Rep-
ing only 30 to 50 of the more lib-
House. The House was, in fact,
resentatives Gingrich and Armey
eral Democrats.
usually empty as the members
- are cut from more populist, con-
Mr. Stenholm, the leading "boll
spoke, but the speeches were
frontational cloth.
weevil" today, is holding ranks
televised by C-SPAN.
Instead of what Mr. Blankley
with Democratic leaders, arguing
The House also voted to allow
calls the "high Toryism" that Pres-
that Clinton is a moderate politi-
the five non-voting delegates
ident Bush represented, "now the
cian and the Democratic House
from Guam, the Virgin Islands,
party will begin to be seen by the
leadership has moved to the cen-
Puerto Rico, and the District of
American people as more pop-
ter to support him. "No question
Columbia to vote in the Commit-
ulist, as the party of progressive
that a significant number of our
tee of the Whole House, which
conservatives."
[Democratic] caucus colleagues
has the status of a committee vote
Many Republicans are talking
will try to pull the president to the
and can determine the fate of a
in bipartisan tones these days.
left," Stenholm says, "but he
bill. Republicans see this as the de
Even Senate minority leader Bob
doesn't want to go, and he has
facto addition of five Democratic
Dole (R) of Kansas has backed
enough support that he doesn't
votes to the House.
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DATE: 12.10
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22
Areas Without Statehood Gain
G.O.P. Criticizes Move
as a Grab for Power
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Specialto The New York Times
Expanded Opportunities
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 - In a rules
The Delegates of Puerto Rico, Amer-
change that Republicans today criti-
ican Samoa, Guam, the District of Co-
cized as a naked grab for power, House
lumbia and the Virgin Islands already
Democrats have granted enhanced vot-
have the power to introduce legislation
ing powers to the delegates represent-
and amendments, and to vote in com-
ing the District of Columbia, Puerto
mittees.
Rico and three territories.
But the additional right to vote on the
Beginning in January the five dele-
floor, according to Delegate Eleanor
gates,- all Democrats, will be able to
Holmes Norton of the District of Co-
vote on amendments to bills and virtu-
lumbia gives the delegates the oppor-
ally all other matters on the House
tunity-to "trade and create relation-
floor with the exception of final pas-
ships." She added, "For the District,
sage of legislation. They are not likely
this is the most important change since
to make a* substantial difference on
home rule was granted 20 years ago."
legislation, but the Republicans said
Aside from the enhancement of dele-
the move has the effect of negating half
gate powers, Republicans expressed
of the 10 seats they picked up in the
outrage at two other rules changes
November elections.
enacted by the Democrats. One would
Nevertheless, the delegates ex-
grant the Speaker of the House the
pressed elation today that their constit-
power to limit the number of one-min-
uents are finally receiving the demo-
ute speeches members can make at the
cratic privileges they deserve.
beginning of the daily session.
"The fact that we get that vote does
A second change would limit the
not necessarily mean we're another
practice of granting members time to
step closer to statehood," said Dele-
address the House after completion of
gate-elect Carlos Romero-Barcelo of
the normal legislative business to a
Puerto Rico. "But it's another step
total of three hours. Known as "special
toward more participation in the deci-
orders" members speak to an empty
sion-making process. After all, we are
chamber, but they gain a national audi-
3.6 million U.S. citizens who are disen-
ence through C-Span.
franchised, who are ruled by laws'
The rule became particularly contro-
passed by Congress."
versia,among Democrats in the Presi-
dential campaign this fall, when con-
Streamlining Measure
servative Republicans used the House
The decision was made as part of a
pulpit to attack Gov. Bill Clinton's
package of rules changes passed by the
character and to question his patrio-
Democratic caucus on Tuesday and
tism on nightly broadcasts.
today,. of which will be enacted in
the full House as a formality next'
'We're Being Gagged Here'
month. One that should receive Repub-
Representative Robert K. Dornan, a
lican Support as a streamlining meas-
California Republican who regularly:
ure would eliminate 16 subcommittees.
used the rule to criticize Governor Clin-
Another would curtail a right often
ton, called the change an attack on
exploited by Republicans to express
freedom of speech. He noted that under
minority views on the floor, particular-
the revised rule, members could not
ly during prime time coverage on the.
speak to the C-Span audience after 9
IC-Span television network.
P.M., Eastern time, limiting the oppor-
Together, the changes have pro-i
tunity of Westerners to watch Congress
duced a strong reaction from Republi-
on prime time.
can members of the House, who say,
"This chamber was structured by
they will retaliate by deploying everyl
the Founding Fathers for minority
delaying tactic at their disposal to sub-
rights," he said. "We're being gagged
vert the legislative program of the
here."
incoming Clinton Administration.
Senior Republicans warned that if
"The Democrats are creating five
the rule changes were not reversed,
artificial votes," charged Representa-
Republican lawmakers would repeat-
tive Newt Gingrich of Georgia, the
edly stall House proceedings by re-
House Republican whip. He argued
questing daily votes for adjournment
that all five delegates will naturally
and readings of various parliamentary
vote for amendments to increase:
proceedings.
spending, which can only benefit their
The*Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was
constituents to the detriment of main-'
elected to lobby for the District in the
land Americans who pay the taxes.
Senate: praised the delegates' new vote
"It's the most extraordinary power,
as "a tremendous breakthrough," but.
?rab in modern times," Mr. Gingrich
he added, "This vote should not be used
aid. "They are mugging us."
by Congress or President-elect Clinton,
Representative Robert H. Michel,
as a spbstitute or as an incremental
the House minority leader, has direct-
tactic to delay the full right to vote and
ed his staff to assemble a team of
statehood."
lawyers to challenge the constitutional-
Statehood and full Congressional vot-
ity of the rules change in the courts.
ing rights can only be granted by the
majorities of both chambers of Con-
gress. But Senate Republicans are ex-
pected to block any District statehood
proposal, with their filibuster power if
necessary.
In other legislative action today the
Democrats appointed Representatives
Nita M. Lowey of Westchester and Jose
E. Serrano of the Bronx to the House
Appropriations Committee.
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The Washington post
DATE: 12.10
PAGE:
3/
Senate Panel Agrees to Postpone
Public Hearing on Somalia
too early after launching all this to
public hearing on the intervention
By Walter Pincus
be testifying in public."
in Somalia next week.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Secretary of State Lawrence S.
Simon said he had been studying
Sen. Paul Simon (D-III.), chair-
Eagleburger, who was to be a wit-
the legal implications of the pres-
man of the Senate Foreign Rela-
ness, reportedly asked that the ses-
ident's decision to send U.S. troops
sion not be held, according to con-
to Somalia and expects that a con-
tions subcommittee on African af-
gressional sources.
gressional resolution "should be
fairs, yesterday agreed to an admin-
Simon said he did not object, "be-
adopted quickly in the new session"
istration request to postpone a pub-
cause I don't want to be confron-
in January.
lic hearing on Somalia that had been
tational."
The Bush administration does not
planned for this afternoon.
Simon said that instead of a pub-
recognize the constitutionality of
A firm supporter of the Somalia
lic hearing, there would be a clas-
the War Powers Act. which re-
intervention, Simon said yesterday
sified briefing for senators this af-
quires the president to report on
ternoon.
actions which put U.S. forces in
that the Bush administration "ob-
He added that Sen. Claiborne Pell
danger and calls on Congress to
viously was reluctant to come in at
(D-R.I.), chairman of the full com-
vote on whether to authorize the
this point, obviously believing it is
mittee. was thinking of holding a
action within 60 days.
Supporters of the Somalia action
on Capitol Hill have not invoked
that law because they do not be-
lieve the American troops are in
danger.
Sen. Hank Brown (R-Colo.), a
member of Simon's panel and a crit-
ic of the Somalia action, said in a
statement that it was "regrettable
that the administration is unwilling
to explain its policies in Somalia" at
a public session.
"The failure to clearly outline our
mission," Brown said, "can jeopar-
dize the entire well-intentioned ef-
fort." Brown cited Lebanon and
Vietnam, where "when things got
tough, the Congress cut and ran.
We face the same danger here."
At a briefing last week at the
White House, House Speaker
Thomas S. Foley (D-Wash.) asked
President Bush to keep congres-
sional leaders informed of activities
in Somalia while Congress is out of
session in December.
The expected new chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee, Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D-Ind.),
said last week he expected a res-
olution on Somalia setting down a
precise mission for the U.S. troops
would be one of the first pieces of
legislation taken up in January.
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The Washington Times
DATE:
12.10
PAGE:
Hill Democrats muzzle speeches
"We're just stifling all expression
of opposition. It's wrong. It's just
wrong to do. It's a democracy:" Mrs.
Bentley said. She said she will rec-
ommend that GOP lawmakers boy-
tered speech?" said House Minority
cott House proceedings if the rules
Well 'poisoned.'
Whip Newt Gingrich of Georgia.
change is accepted.
What has rankled Republicans
Nearly all Democrats who backed
the most are plans to change "spe-
Gingrich charges
the rules change publicly gave as
cial orders," those speeches given
their reason the need to lower con-
after the close of legislative busi-
ness and carried on C-SPAN.
gressional costs.
Another rule change would limit
Rep. Louise Slaughter of New
By J. Jennings Moss
York, who headed the committee
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
the number of one-minute speeches
that drafted the rules changes, has
given at the beginning of each day.
Congressional Democrats voted
"We now have a national town hall
said that special orders in 1991 cost
yesterday to limit the time law-
meeting," said Mr. Dornan, Califor-
taxpayers $800,000 in printing costs.
makers can argue pet issues on the
nia Republican, who used special or-
On an hourly basis, special orders
House floor, a move that would cut
ders practically every night at the
cost $3,700 in printing and mainten-
back speeches like Rep. Bob Dor-
end of the legislative session to raise
ance charges, an aide to the con-
nan's attacks on Bill Clinton during
uestions about Mr. Clinton's days as
gresswoman said.
student at Oxford University.
"The action taken today by the
the presidential campaign.
caucus will enable the House to
The move, which Democrats said
"You cannot turn those people off
was a cost-saving effort, was sharply
and tell them there's not going to be
streamline its daily operations and
criticized by Republicans, who ar-
any more free-wheeling full-thought
save millions of dollars in adminis-
gued the majority party was trash-
discussion on anything," Mr. Dornan
trative costs," Mrs. Slaughter said
said. He accused the Democrats of
yesterday. "Adoption of these. re-
ing the First Amendment and poi-
soning relations before the new
"taking Draconian measures to limit
forms will go a long way to assure
Congress begins.
speech."
both the president-elect and the na-
Republicans say the proposal to
The GOP objections held little
tion that House Democrats recog-
sway for Democrats.
nize the need for constructive
limit debate is just one way Demo-
"We run the House. It's very clear
change."
crats plan to strengthen their major-
ity and increase their power. The
their affinity is to stir things up.
Other issues to surface during the
Democrats also are giving the five
They've proven they're a bunch of
third day of organization for the
guerrillas over there, [engaged in]
103rd Congress yesterday:
nonvoting members of the House -
guerrilla warfare." said Rep. Mi-
The Congressional Black Cau-
including the D.C. delegate - most
chael L. Synar of Oklahoma.
cus last night elected Rep. Kweisi
voting rights.
"Republicans are hard-pressed to
Mfume, Maryland Democrat, as its
"I think [the changes) will so poi-
show we are trying to violate their
chairman, turning back a strong
son the well from the fifth of Jan-
free speech," Mr. Synar said.
challenge from Rep. Craig Washing-
uary on that it is an enormous dis-
"They're brain-dead in the Repub-
ton, Texas Democrat.
service to Bill Clinton and it's an
lican Party. They don't have any
Mr. Washington moved unani-
enormous disservice to the Amer-
ideas, so what they've decided to do
mous approval of Mr. Mfume before
ican people. And I do not for the life
is go after our procedures."
the vote was announced. The new
of me understand what the Demo-
In a closed-door session, House
chairman noted that the 22-year-old
crats think they're going to gain.
Democrats voted 174-35, with one
caucus was "at a pivotal time" since
What do they have to fear from unfet-
absention, to change the rules for
the Democrats have won the White
special orders.
House.
The new rules, which must be
Others elected to leadership
ratified by the whole House in Jan-
posts: Democratic Reps. Cardiss
uary. would limit the special orders
Collins, first vice chairman; Alcee L
period to three hours a night, split
Hastings, second vice chairman; Ed-
evenly between the two parties. And
die B. Johnson, liaison with the
all special orders would have to be
Democratic whip; William J. Jeffer-
finished by 9 p.m. regardless of the
son, secretary; and Barbara-Rose
time legislative business ends.
Collins, executive committee mem-
In the past, lawmakers have been
ber.
able to take to the House floor for an
Republicans continued their as-
hour at a time. with no closing time,
sault on the plan to give the D.C.
to discuss any topic they wanted.
delegate and the four other repre-
Congressional leaders said the
sentatives from U.S. territories the
changes may not be final. House
right to vote on legislation but not
Speaker Thomas S. Foley of Wash-
final passage. Republicans released
ington met with Minority Leader
the text of a speech Mr. Foley gave
Robert Michel of Illinois yesterday
in 1970 saying such a move would be
afternoon, but no agreement was
unconstitutional.
reached.
Democratic members voted to
Members of both parties have
abolish 16 subcommittees.
used special orders throughout the
Democratic members of the Ap-
years, although Republicans have in-
propriations Committee ended the
corporated their use into legislative
tenure of Rep. Jamie Whitten of Mis-
strategy. Mr. Gingrich, for example,
sissippi as chairman of the agricul-
helped build his standing among
ture subcommittee, choosing Rep.
GOP conservatives by attacking the
Richard Durbin of Illinois. The full
Democratic leadership and setting a
Democratic caucus removed the ail-
course for Republican economic pol-
ing Mr. Whitten from chairmanship
icy.
of the full committee on Tuesday.
But Democrats also have gained
Republicans named several new
recognition through them. Rep.
ranking members on committees,
Henry Gonzalez of Texas, chairman
including Rep. John R. Kasich of
of the House Banking Committee,
Ohio on the Budget Committee and
spoke often on President Bush's pol-
Rep. Carlos Moorhead of California
icy toward Iraq before the Persian
on the Energy and Commerce Com-
Gulf war and eventually gained
mittee. Rep. William Thomas of Cali-
press attention.
fornia appeared to have survived an
Rep. Helen Delich Bentley of
attempt to have him removed as the
Maryland, one of the GOP's largest
ranking member on the House Ad-
users of special orders, has focused
ministration Committee.
many of her recent speeches on
Paul Rodriguez contributed to
trade and patent issues.
this report.
PAGE
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or
The Washington Times
DATE: 12.10
PAGE:
6
Eyes of Texas upon Bentsen Senate seat
that Texas had two Republican U.S.
By Hugh Aynesworth
senators.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Several Republicans are openly
DALLAS - With the expectation
jockeying for the position or at least
that the state's senior U.S. senator
keeping their options wide open -
will be named Treasury secretary
the best known among them is Kay
today, potential candidates for his
Bailey Hutchison, the state trea-
seat are emerging from all direc-
surer.
tions.
"Anybody else has a hill to climb,"
If Sen. Lloyd Bentsen quits his
state Republican Chairman Fred
seat to join the Clinton administra-
Meyer said of Mrs. Hutchison's pos-
tion, Gov. Ann Richards will name an
sible candidacy earlier this week.
interim senator until a special elec-
Other Republicans mentioned
tion can be held in April or May. The
include George W. Bush, President
winner will serve out the remainder
Bush's eldest son; Reps. Jack Fields
of the term, which ends in 1994.
and Joe Barton; Houston business
Three names crop up as leading
magnate Rob Mosbacher Jr.; former
Democratic possibilities: William
Ross Perot lawyer Tom Luce; and
Hobby, Henry Cisneros and John
former Dallas Cowboys quarterback
Sharp. Most insiders - who admit
Roger Staubach.
they don't know the governor's
Even the name of James A. Baker
choice - seem to think nobody else
III, White House chief of staff, has
is in the running. Mr. Cisneros seems
come up.
to be the strong favorite.
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen
Some are predicting the spring-
None of the three has publicly dis-
time special election will bring out
cussed the issue, nor has Mrs. Rich-
Mr. Bentsen, "You'll end up with two
more candidates than any time in
ards, though many politicians be-
Republican senators in Texas."
history except for 1961, when 71 can-
lieve Mr. Bentsen has informed her
A Richards spokesman, Chuck
didates ran in a similar election to
of his plans.
McDonald, denied Mrs. Richards
replace Lyndon B. Johnson, who had
An Austin source close to the gov-
felt that strongly about Mr. Bentsen
become vice president.
ernor told The Washington Times
leaving the powerful chairmanship
The governor has made it clear
that Mr. Bentsen's appointment
of the Senate Finance Committee.
she wants her interim appointee to
would be announced today and that
"She has never tried to dissuade
be in the special election. Then, pre-
Mrs. Richards would probably an-
the president-elect from consider-
sumably, that senator would be run-
nounce his temporary replacement
ing him [Mr. Bentsen] for any num-
ning for re-election in 1994.
tomorrow.
ber of positions," Mr. McDonald said.
"In the polling she [the governor]
A few days ago, Mrs. Richards
Last week, Mr. Bentsen visited the
has done, I believe the most popular
commented that Mr. Clinton "has
governor for two hours at her home
choice has been Henry Cisneros,"
such a full plate in the upcoming
in Austin, presumably informing her
said George Christian, a longtime
congressional session that if he's go-
of his plans.
Austin political consultant.
ing to do what he needs to do in those
Despite the advantage of a Demo-
"That seems to be the scuttlebutt,"
first 100 days it's just really impor-
crat having a leg up with the few
said Mr. Meyer. who admitted he was
tant that Lloyd Bentsen is there to
months in the seat, most political ex-
pleased by Mr. Bentsen's apparent
help the effort."
perts think the special election could
departure.
And she was quoted recently in a
go either way. If the GOP won it. it
He predicted Mr. Cisneros "will
Houston newspaper as having told
would be the first time in history
be making a huge jump, from [for-
mer) mayor of San Antonio to the big
leagues - and anything can hap-
pen."
Mr. Cisneros had served four two-
year terms as mayor of San Antonio
when he announced in 1989 he would
not seek a fifth term amid allega-
tions he was having an extramarital
affair. He and his wife later recon-
ciled.
Mr. Hobby was the state's longest-
serving lieutenant governor until he
retired two years ago.
Mr. Sharp, 42, is state comptroller
and has worked closely with the gov-
ernor for several years. He has won
two statewide campaigns already-
for railroad commissioner and
comptroller.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
DATE: 12-CO
PAGE: 2
Perot Group May Be Key
In Texas Special Election
reduce the federal deficit by half within four years
or refuse to seek reelection.
By Scott Pendleton
Perot and Libertarian Party presidential candi-
Stoff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
date André Marrou signed the pledge. So did 11
AUSTIN, TEXAS
major party candidates for the Senate and 95 for
the House of Representatives. Pledge-takers won
HE wild card in the special election to re-
four Senate seats and 12 House seats.
T
place Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D) could
After talking last summer to Lead or Leave,
be United We Stand, America (UWSA), the
UWSA actively promoted the pledge in Georgia,
grass-roots, anti-deficit organization spawned by
Kendrick says. Had both Coverdell and Fowler
Ross Perot's independent presidential candidacy.
signed it, he says, UWSA would have "declared
Today, President-elect Clinton was expected to
victory." Had neither signed it, UWSA would have
name Senator Bentsen to the post of Treasury sec-
"stayed home" on election day.
retary. To fill Bentsen's Senate term, which ex-
As it was, the pledge gave direction to
pires in 1994, Texas Gov. Ann Richards (D) will
"300,000 Perot voters looking for a place to go,"
call a special election next year.
Coverdell spokesman William Crane says.
Jon Cowan, who co-founded Lead or
Leave
UWSA's role in Georgia runoff
last summer, says the pledge and UWSA's public-
UWSA already showed its strength by helping
ity effort were "critical" to Coverdell's victory.
Georgia Republican Paul Coverdell win a tight
Noting his organization's close cooperation with
senatorial runoff election last month against in-
UWSA in that race, he says, "we will absolutely
cumbent Wyche Fowler (D), spokesmen for both
weigh in" on the special election in Texas by seek-
candidates and UWSA's Georgia operation say.
ing pledges from the candidates.
There are no exit polls or other data, however, to
But Jim Serur, Texas coordinator for UWSA,
confirm this claim, they admit.
said that the group had received no direction yet
Mr. Perot garnered 300,000 votes (13 percent)
on the stand it will take during the Texas election.
in Georgia, many times the number needed to
swing the senatorial runoff to Mr. Coverdell, who
Democrats fear losing Bentsen's seat
ended up winning by 15,000 votes. In Texas,
Meanwhile, Governor Richards plans to ap-
Perot won 1.35 million votes (22 percent), mak-
point a Democrat to serve as interim senator -
ing UWSA potentially an even more powerful bloc
one who, she says, can win the special election.
in this state's upcoming race.
Phil Gramm (R) is the state's other senator, and
Special elections to fill other seats in Congress
the Democrats fear losing Bentsen's seat as well.
vacated by Mr. Clinton's appointees will provide
"Basically, this is a Republican state by about
more opportunities for UWSA, says Ken Kendrick,
a percent, a percent and a half," says Fred Meyer,
UWSA's Georgia coordinator.
Texas Republican Party chairman.
UWSA is currently in the process of transform-
He explains that Texans tend to vote Republi-
ing itself from Perot's campaign organization to a
can at the national level and Democratic at the lo-
nonprofit advocacy group. It will begin a mem-
cal level.
bership drive on Jan. 4.
Mr. Meyer names Kay Hutchison as a Republi-
The decision to take nonprofit status is a
can who would make an effective candidate be-
change in direction from the organization's ear-
cause of her campaign organization and ability to
lier thinking, and will mean that it cannot endorse
raise money. In 1990, she became the first female
candidates, Mr. Kendrick says. Nor did UWSA en-
Republican elected to statewide office when she
dorse Coverdell, he explains.
won the race for state treasurer with 52 percent.
The group did send a clear signal by mailing
Richards's list of potential appointees includes
postcards to 90,000 Perot volunteers and peti-
former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, State
tion-signers, however, informing them that
Comptroller John Sharp, and former Lt. Gov.
Coverdell had taken the "Lead or Leave" pledge
William Hobby.
and Senator Fowler had not, Kendrick says.
She could even appoint herself, but others say
Lead
or Leave is a Washington organization
she does not want the job. Mr. Sharp, the only one
promoted by former Sens. Paul Tsongas (D) of
of her potential appointees who is currently active
Massachusetts and Warren Rudman (R) of New
in state politics, won his job with 63 percent of
Hampshire. It asks candidates to sign a pledge to
the vote in 1990.
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The New York Times
DATE: 12.10
PAGE: 20
Watchdog Group Asks for Inquiry
Into Gramm Deal With Contractor
By ADAM CLYMER
Special 10 The New York Times
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 - The head
of a public-interest group today de-
manded an investigation of Senator
Phil Gramm, the Texas Republican
who paid just over half the costs of
completing construction on his vaca-
tion home and then helped the contrac-
tor deal with Federal savings and loan
regulators.
Fred Wertheimer, the president of
Common Cause, asked the Senate Eth-
ics Committee to conduct a full-fledged
investigation and to hire an outside
counsel to run it. In 1990 the Ethics
Committee told Mr. Gramm he did not
owe the contractor the full $117,000 the
construction had cost but only the
$63,343 that Mr. Gramm had earlier
agreed to pay for the job.
Mr. Wertheimer said today that
newspaper reports of the case "make
clear that the committee failed to con-
Michael Geissinger
duct a serious inquiry" into the matter
when Senator Gramm first asked for
Senator Phil Gramm of Texas, in
the panel's opinion in December 1989.
a statement yesterday, denied al-
In his request, Mr. Wertheimer repeat-
legations of impropriety.
edly cited articles in The New York
Times, which he said had been the first
newspaper to report the matter.
man, issued a statement tonight say-
Seeks Investigation of Panel
ing: "I've instructed staff to pull to-
gether all pertinent information. 1 am
Mr. Wertheimer suggested that Mr.
not aware of the facts since I was not
Gramm had not been forthcoming with
involved in the earlier consideration.
the committee because he had not re-
We will come to an immediate decision
vealed that the contractor was also the
about what action to take."
owner of three failing Texas savings
and loans or that he had helped the
Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, the Re-
contractor deal with Federal savings
publican leader, assailed Common
regulators.
Cause's complaint, saying it was no
Mr. Wertheimer, a frequent critic of
more than the group's "latest attempt
Congressional ethics who has often
to nail a Republican, even when there
provoked investigations, also wrote
is absolutely no evidence to support its
Senate leaders asking them to investi-
accusations."
"This is a closed matter," Senator
gate the Ethics Committee's 1990 in-
quiry. He said it appeared that the
Dole said. "The Ethics Committee has
finding, made only by the committee's
already reviewed the facts and ruled
chairman at the time, Howell Heflin,
that there was nothing improper."
Senator Gramm released a state-
Democrat of Alabama, and its co-
chairman, Warren B. Rudman, Repub-
ment tonight saying that the issue had
lican of New Hampshire, had been
been settled three years ago. He also
"hasty."
said he had never sought to influence
Senator Terry Sanford of North Car-
Federal regulators' decisions on any
olina, the committee's departing chair-
savings and loan.
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DATE: 12.10
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REVIEW & OUTLOOK
The Harassment Card
It's become something of a chal-
can Senator Packwood have kept calm
lenge to keep up with the number of
on those occasions. Congressman
victims charging that they were sexu-
Gerry Studds acknowledged seducing
ally harassed by Senator Bob Pack-
a teenage congressional page. Like
wood. First, 10 women staffers were
Senator Packwood, Congressman
said to have complaints. Then there
Studds claimed he'd had too much to
were 15 and now another woman has
drink. The list also includes Congress-
lurched forward with charges about
man Barney Frank, whose liaison with
advances-made at a party in 1973.
a male prostitute dazzled the nation,
The wire services bring word of
especially when it was revealed that
turmoil at Oregon's leading newspa-
the said professional was doing busi-
per, the Oregonian, over a 64-year-old
ness out of Mr. Frank's own house.
woman reporter's complaint. It seems
Many were the sympathetic voices
that after she shared a glass of wine
raised in defense of Messrs. Frank and
with Mr. Packwood - and his press
Studds.
aide - the Senator said goodbye, the
Still, for a really dramatic exhibi-
complainant says, by shaking hands
tion of the partisan double standard at
and also kissing her on the lips. The
work in such cases, nothing beats the
reporter now charges her editors with
reverential treatment accorded New
dereliction of duty for declining to in-
York State Chief Judge Sol Wachtler,
vestigate this grave offense.
following revelations about the judge's
In the current fevered atmosphere
extraordinary efforts to frighten and
surrounding the issue of sexual ha-
punish a former lover. Revered for his
rassment, a pile-on of accusations is
politically progressive decisions on all
nothing new. Nor is anyone these days
matters sacred to the liberal canon,
startled-thanks to Anita Hill's by now
Judge Wachtler, it seems, had also
famous recollection of 10-year-old con-
lately busied himself sending extor-
versations - to hear that the charges
tion letters to a woman who had
against Senator Packwood concern
dumped him.
events that allegedly took place 12 to 20
Via letters and phone calls (in
years ago.
which the judge used voice-altering
What is noteworthy is the growing
equipment) the married head of New
clamor for Senator Packwood's resig-
York's Appeals Court told the victim
nation - mainly from Democrats, the
she might never see her 13-year-old
Senator's home state adversaries and
daughter again. The same legal light
other politically interested parties. If
and toast of New York's political cir-
he resigns, as this chorus demands, he
cles had also sent that 13-year-old an
almost certainly will be replaced in the
obscene greeting card, with a condom
Senate by a Democrat. The woman
attached.
who is leading an effort in Oregon to
Elite liberal circles in New York
recall Mr. Packwood ran against him
were convulsed with grief on the
in 1986 and supported the liberal con-
judge's behalf. Demands for compas-
gressman whom Mr. Packwood just
sion, testimonials to the judge's great-
defeated. In that election, which was
ness of mind, and speculations that he
contested over policy issues, Mr. Pack-
must have been suffering from a phys-
wood defended Oregon's loggers
ical ailment flowed forth from the po-
against the environmental lobbies. All
litical establishment and editorial
these accusations emerged within
pages - along with suggestions that
days of his victory. Moral fervor not-
the FBI had been too zealous in appre-
withstanding, the odor of a political hit
hending him. And why, some de-
is heavy in the air.
manded, had the victim not tried to
How else can one explain the selec-
solve matters quietly?
tivity of the outrage in these matters?
Some of the same commentators now
Governor Mario Cuomo had only
calling for Mr. Packwood's scalp
understanding and praise for Judge
raised scarcely a whisper about Demo-
Wachtler. No matter what the judge
cratic Senator Daniel Inouye - ac-
had done, Mr.Cuomo told New York
cused of having assaulted a woman
magazine, it was a "narrow
aber-
some 17 years ago. Senator-elect Carol
ration." And what did the charges
Mosley Braun, whose political career
against Judge Wachtler have to do,
was supposedly spurred by outrage
Mr. Cuomo demanded to know, with
over Anita Hill's mistreatment, has re-
"the kind of judge he was, the kind of
cently been preoccupied with harass-
man he was?"
ment charges against her own cam-
No one can doubt the distress
paign chief. Late word has it that the
caused by people in positions of power,
Senator-elect has been able to divine
who misbehave in the ways ascribed to
that the accused is innocent. Indeed, it
Senator Packwood. Nor will alcohol-
is well known that the list of Demo-
ism wash as an excuse. Still, it's about
crats who could be led to this particu-
time to note that the burgeoning sex
lar gibbet is long - and equally well
harassment industry is going to suf-
known that it will remain unpubli-
fer a grave credibility problem with
cized.
the general public if time and again its
In these times, though, some Dem-
forces gather to destroy Republicans
ocratic names dd surface, but the polit-
while merely weeping over the Demo-
ical Furies now chasing the Republi-
crats' fallen angels.
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DATE:
PAGE:
Why They Raise Taxes
We keep waiting for the downsizing
getting flabby. Well, Governor, the
of the public payroll that we were told
numbers are still telling a tale on you.
would happen in the recession, and we
The state payroll was up 4.3% in one
keep seeing government grow.
year (and local government 1.7%).
The Department of Labor's latest
Last time, Governor Richards blamed
totals, just released, show that since
the rise on federal mandates, and
last January, state payrolls are up 50,-
surely she and her 49 colleagues have
000, and local government gained 173,-
a point there. We trust she has spoken
000 full-timers. That's a cumulative
with her two powerful Senators, and
1.43% growth, exceeding even the
some of her senior Democratic Con-
Census Bureau's upwardly revised
gressmen, about this.
population trendline.
Smaller jurisdictions where state
Federal civilian employment, we
and local payroll growth exceeded 2%
are happy to report, declined during
include Arkansas (Ross Perot's favor-
the same period by 47,000, thanks to
ite state), Hawaii, Montana, the Da-
early retirements at the Postal Serv-
kotas and Wisconsin (Tommy Thomp-
ice. Belatedly, the Bush administra-
son, call your office). Big public-pay-
tion appears to have gotten some con-
roll gains were mostly limited to the
trol over the bureaucracy.
state level in Indiana (no wonder Evan
However, at the supposedly
Bayh needs more taxes), Mississippi
pressed lower levels of government.
(Kirk Fordice's real gaffe), New Jer-
the band plays on. A few places having
sey. New Mexico and Utah.
fiscal emergencies did cut, but others
The honor roll continues to be led
in similar distress kept adding to their
by Pennsylvania, which cut 9.2% of
payrolls. In general, it remains true
state jobs while not increasing at the
that whether the economy is good, bad
local level. Other big states reforming
or indifferent, people in the public sec-
their ways: New York, Massachusetts,
tor don't lose jobs and more sign up
Connecticut and Michigan. The first
every day.
two of those also cut local payrolls.
You've been reading about Califor-
Maryland downsized too.
nia's continuing troubles. But state
and local government there grew from
In several states, local government
October 1991 to October 1992. The
grew faster than 3%. Oklahoma and
state's employment department puts
Colorado were notorious for this,
the combined rise at 12,500 jobs.
which may be why both saw tax re-
That's not much in percentage terms,
volts this year.
but it makes you wonder why one class
Obviously, population growth mat-
of society is privileged when 1.5 mil-
ters in this regard, but in none of the
lion of their neighbors are out of
states mentioned here was the dif-
work.
ferential in 1990-91 (the latest Census
The U.S. Labor Department's Octo-
estimate) material enough to explain
ber-to-October data, which often don't
the payroll phenomenon. It is true that
agree with state-agency counts, tell
states seeing large numbers of poor
the story nationwide. In Florida, for
immigrants California, Florida and
example, where taxes were recently
Texas are three-will be challenged in
raised in seeming desperation, the
providing services without more peo-
state rolls gained by 2,600 and local
ple. But privatization could help here
government by 26,100, or 4.5%. (Con-
and in other aspects of government.
formity with the previous year's
Across the U.S., public officials
monthly patterns suggests Hurricane
must be held to account for why they
Andrew wasn't a significant factor in
cannot make do with less, as the rest of
this. But Florida did, we note, show a
the economy has done (and become
2.4% overall public-payroll decline per
stronger for it). Supposedly, another
capita in that previous year.)
round of tax increases lie ahead be-
Last summer, after our previous
cause there's just no alternative.
accounting of these statistics, Texas
There are alternatives. Look at the
Governor Ann Richards had some fun
many revenue-crimped businesses
with us in denying that her state was
that have found them.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
President Clinton
Faces History,
DATE:
12.10
PAGE:
18
With Best Wishes
By ROBERT L. BARTLEY
As the most important office in the
versary dinner, was tinged with melan-
world, the U.S. presidency is always
choly and even bitterness. Conservatives
rich in opportunity. But few incoming
can be excused an impulse to lash out at
presidents find themselves as blessed
Bill and Hillary, but the impulse has large
as Bill Clinton, who takes office at the
risks. Jack Kemp rose to make the point
dawn of a new historical era, or at
that in declaring defeat conservatives den-
least the twilight of an old one.
igrate their own accomplishment.
In 1981, Ronald Reagan's opportunity
Perhaps the Clinton administration will
lay in crisis. At home he inherited an
prove another Carter interlude. discredit-
economy beset by the twin demons of
ing bad ideas and paving the way for a new
inflation and recession. with 20% interest
Ronald Reagan. If so, time will soon
rates and recent memories of lines to buy
enough make this clear. But Bill Clinton
gasoline. Abroad he inherited an evil em-
comes to office with far more experience
pire on the march, with armies in Afghani-
and sophistication, and does not face the
stan and crowds in the streets of Western
historical forces that trapped Jimmy Car-
Europe to protest rearmament. The Rea-
ter. If he succeeds in setting a new era,
gan team requited its opportunity, re-
conservatives' ideas will have a strong role
straining inflation, starting an economic
to play. Intellectual impact is by no means
expansion of record peacetime length and
identical with partisan success, and the
winning the Cold War. And if George Bush
American political system often performs
faltered on the economy, he reasserted
its wonders in mysterious ways.
American strength abroad and protected
On economic policy, for example. Mr.
the West's oil lifeline in the Persian Gulf.
Clinton's real chance for success lies
In broader sweep, these efforts brought
in completing a conservative agenda.
down the curtain on what history will think
Despite curbing inflation and capping
of as the 20th century. one of mankind's
taxes, the Reagan and Bush adminis-
most trying epochs. This bloody era can be
trations failed in restraining the gov-
given precise bookends: It opened June 28,
ernment's appetite for an ever-increasing
1914. with the assassination of Archduke
share of the economy's output. This is the
Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and closed
taproot of the deficit (see chart), and the
Nov. 9, 1989, with the breaching of the
impediment to more saving. higher invest-
Berlin Wall. The quarrels of Sarajevo have
ment and greater productivity.
re-emerged. ironically, but the likes of
Whatever the symbolic juggling of
these do not threaten our way of life. After
tax rates, these problems ultimately can-
the First World War, the Great Depres-
not be solved on the revenue side. only by
sion, the Third Reich and the Cold War, a
spending restraint. They certainly will not
new civilization now waits to be born.
Thus Mr. Clinton's opportunity is a
The Federal Budget
propitious one. With enough luck and skill,
%GDP
he could put his stamp on the new century.
In foreign policy, he has a chance to define,
well. a new world order. In economic
25%
policy, he has a chance to go beyond emer-
Outlays
gency-room medicine. Even the not-so-
20%
fearful Bush recession is dissipating. The
Clinton administration has the luxury of
15%
Receipts
trying to lay the foundations of an era of
world-wide economic growth. like the one
Source: OMB
that reigned from 1950 to 1973. If Mr.
18%
1945
'56
'65
Clinton succeeds in these tasks, he will win
75
'85
'02
not only re-election but a memorable place
be solved by having the government as-
in his country's history.
sume heavier responsibilities. such as
Mr. Clinton's enormous opportunity,
paying for more health care. But it's
note well, owes much to the conservative
possible to imagine that on spending Con-
thinkers and politicians of the last decade.
gress might listen more to Lloyd Bentsen
Due credit must of course be given to the
and Leon Panetta than it did to Nicholas
old-time Democrats who set the course
Brady and Richard Darman.
of containing communism, and to the
On foreign policy, Mr. Clinton's chal-
Carter administration for its foreign policy
lenge is to weigh moralism against Realpo-
turnabout over Afghanistan and for the
litik. In the Carter administration,
appointment of Paul Volcker. Still, it was
overwrought moralism about the shah
the Reagan defense buildup that toppled
wound up with the Iranian hostage crisis;
the Soviet imperium, and the Reagan
possibly the Clinton administration could
economic policies that resolved stagfla-
tion. Many conservatives feel their birth-
repeat the mistake - say. losing Guang-
right has been squandered or stolen.
dong Province. Yet the Bush foreign pol-
icy, as the Somali intervention now implic-
So it is not surprising that the big
itly concedes, needed an injection of moral
postelection gathering of the conservative
concern. In the balance, with superpower
clan, the American Spectator's 25th anni-
competition no longer demanding Realpo-
litik in every corner of the globe, a new
order can be forged.
These are difficult challenges. and
Bill Clinton may not succeed. But it is
another thing to look forward to his
failure. Citizens of America and the world,
regardless of ideology or persuasion,
should wish him well.
Mr. Bartley is editor of The Wall Street
Journal.
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The Washington Times
DATE: 10.10
DONALD LAMBRO
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$4
Who will pay for the higher taxes?
ne of the political paradoxes
O
of Bill Clinton's election is
S.KELLEN
that the big pivotal states
that gave him his electoral
GREAT NEWS!
victory will bear the brunt of his pro-
posed tax increases.
According to the Tax Foundation,
NO MORE
a nonpartisan public interest group
that researches tax policies, Mr.
Clinton carried nine out of the 10
states that will end up paying the
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
DEMS
GRIDLOCK!
bulk of his new taxes: California,
Massachusetts, Maryland. Dela-
ware, New Hampshire and Illinois..
These states, most of which are
in a severe economic slump, will pay
44 percent of the total tax increases
that Mr. Clinton outlined in his "Put-
ting People First" economic plan. ac-
cording to a study by the foundation.
His taxes are aimed at business
and upper-bracket taxpayers, and
thus the states with large numbers
of upper-income people and a strong
and profitable corporate tax base
will pay more than the poorer,
smaller states.
So states such as Utah, Arkansas,
West Virginia and Mississippi will
PAYER
pay the least under his proposals and
big, populous states such as New
Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts
and New York will be hit by the big-
gest per capita tax increases.
But has Mr. Clinton, who won
with a 43 percent plurality, really
been given a mandate to raise taxes?
who gave us the disastrous tax-
The Tax Foundation, which thinks
In all its supposed wisdom, our
raising 1990 budget bill, which
lawmakers were doing the exact op-
taxpayers are paying too much as it
shoved the economy into a recession,
The Democratic
is, doesn't think so. Notably. while
posite of what is needed to help busi-
Mr. Clinton was carrying California,
are still fully in charge up there.
The 1990-91 recession we en-
leaders who gave us
nesses and entrepreneurs attract in-
its voters were turning down prop-
vestment capital to expand, build
dured did not come about because
osition 167, a tax plan that was very
the disastrous 1990
new enterprises and boost employ-
the gods willed it. The recession and
ment.
similar to his proposal for raising
taxes on higher income Americans
its long, sluggish aftermath was
budget bill, which
As Messrs. Entin and Bonilla
and corporations.
caused by bad economic policies en-
point out in their excellent analysis
So the biggest states that are in
acted by Congress.
shoved the economy
on "A Rational Tax Package" for
the worst economic shape. the ones
These policies raised taxes on
into a recession, are
near-term and long-term economic
that need tax relief to get back on
capital and thus reduced its avail-
growth, what is needed now is to
their feet, are going to bear the brunt
ability for business investment,
still fully in charge up
lower the cost of capital and the cost
of Mr. Clinton's tax increases.
plant expansion and new job cre-
of labor.
ation, and raised payroll costs for
there.
Among other things, that means
The question that remains to be
businesses that resulted in more lay-
cutting the capital gains tax to 15
answered, though, is: What will be in
offs and higher unemployment.
percent, and to zero for those in the
the omnibus economic package that
In a nutshell, the recession "was
Incredibly. the total tax burden
bottom tax bracket and in inner
Mr. Clinton will ask Congress to pass
brought on by policy errors that
on spending for new plant and equip-
cities; lowering the payroll tax by at
in its first 100 days? And does anyone
raised the cost of capital and the cost
ment was raised to levels that were
least 1 percent, expanding IRAs. re-
have any confidence that the Demo-
of labor, and thereby reduced eco-
cratic legislative barons on Capitol
higher than in the 1970s. Messrs. En-
pealing luxury taxes, restoring pas-
nomic capacity and economic activ-
Hill will display any better under-
tin and Bonilla call it "the worst
sive loss tax benefits for real estate
ity," says economists Stephen Entin
standing of what is needed to make
treatment of capital in at least 30
development. And it means offset-
and Carlos Bonilla in a 1991 study.
the economy grow than they did in
years."
ting these tax cuts with spending re-
The lawmakers who gave us these
Congress went on to restrict Indi-
straint, not new taxes elsewhere.
the last four years?
policy blunders are the same people
It is worth recalling that the
vidual Retirement Accounts, raise
But the gang that runs Congress
who in 1986 eliminated the capital
payroll taxes in 1988 and again in
now, and will run it next year. really
Democratic congressional leaders
gains differential, rescinded the in-
1990, raise the minimum hourly
believes that the chief problem is
vestment tax credit, restricted the
wage, which made poor, unskilled
that taxes and spending aren't high
ability of business to write off (de-
workers unemployable, and raise
enough. And that's why the bigger
Donald Lambro, chief political
preciate) capital assets. and limited
the top tax rate by phasing out item-
electoral states that helped put the
correspondent of The Washington
passive loss tax benefits that dev-
ized deductions and personal ex-
Democrats in control of the govern-
Times, is a nationally syndicated
astated the real estate and savings
emptions for upper-bracket taxpay-
ment are facing even higher taxes
columnist.
and loan industries.
ers.
than they pay now.
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The Washington Post
DATE: 12.10
The Reliable Source
PAGE: C3
By Lois Romano
WE'VE HEARD THAT.
Legendary impresario Quincy Jones,
who's orchestrating the inauguration's
Lindoln Memorial welcoming
ceremony, hopes to create a theme of
unity for the massive event. To this
end;he's working on regathering the
starestudded group that helped him
produce "We Are the World" for a
blockbuster performance. He's also
toldpeople he'll make a run at
reuniting the Supremes, and Simon
and Garfunkel.
From left, Jones, reuniting; Curtis,
Representatives from the Human
discriminating; Bacall, appreciating;
Rights Campaign Fund and National
Slaughter, rising.
Gay and Lesbian Task Force decided
during a private meeting Tuesday that
were Robert Redford, Calvin Klein,
the organizations would oppose the
Lauren Bacall and Jodie Foster.
congressional
in on their association with the new
New York designer Randy Kemper,
confirmation of
president with none other than Roger
known to be one of Hillary Clinton's
Sen. Sam Nunn
Clinton. Time Warner's Atlantic
favorites, insists no decision has been
should he be
Records has signed the
made yet on who will do her inaugural
nominated for a
president-elect's singer brother to a
gown. But the designer did say that
Cabinet post. The
recording contract worth an estimated
"Hillary in an odd way reminds me of
gay community
$200,000, the Hollywood Reporter
Jackie Kennedy-they both became
has taken issue
First Lady so young. But I don't see
says.
with Nunn's
Hillary in a pillbox hat. She'd keep an
Reporters interested in interviewing
having let go staff
agenda under it!"
Jamie Lee Curtis about her role in the
members
The Congressional Arts Caucus
Sam Nunn: On the
because they
upcoming "Forever Young" better plan
yesterday picked Rep. Louise
Defense?
to see the flick. During a recent Los
were gay.
Slaughter to be its new chairman.
President Bush will award
Angeles press "junket" to promote the
You'll get more than you bargained for if
Presidential Medals of Freedom
movie, the actress quizzed critics and
you visit the restroom at Schatzi on Main,
tomorrow to an eclectic bunch,
feature writers to see if they had
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Santa Monica,
including Johnny Carson, Richard
attended a screening of the film-and
Calif., restaurant. "In the bathroom, you
Petty, Audrey Hepburn, Elie Wiesel
nixed interviews with those who hadn't.
will hear a language course," the actor says
and David Brinkley. The medals are
It was a big day at the Museum of
on tonight's "Entertainment Tonight."
the nation's highest civilian honor.
Modern Art in New York yesterday.
"One week will be German, one week
You can top the list of those cashing
Spotted at the Matisse retrospective
Spanish, then French."
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The Washington Post
DATE: 12.10
Finally, a Fergie Victory
PAGE: C3
The Duchess of York and her friend,
American John Bryan, won an invasion of
privacy case yesterday against the French
photographer who snapped the notorious
pictures of the couple cavorting at a French
Riviera villa last summer and publishers of
the magazine that ran the photos.
Photographer Daniel Angeli and
Cogedipresse, which owns Paris Match,
were each ordered to pay $47,000 to the
duchess and $18,000 to Bryan-a total of
$130,000 in
damages but far
below the $4
million they
sought. The
steamy pictures
captured Fergie,
the estranged wife
of Prince Andrew,
topless next to a
pool at a rented
BY RAY LUSTIG-THE WASHINGTON POST
villa, Bryan kissing
Patricia Medavoy, for the good of Democrats.
her foot and the
Fergie, case closed.
couple smooching
Lightening Up
in front of her two young daughters.
"It is in line with our expectations," said
With the Democrats
her lawyer Alistair Pepper after the
announcement.
ove over, Thousand Points of
M
"It's not a defeat," Chris Lafaille of Paris
Light-the Democrats are
Match told Post special correspondent
here.
Dana Thomas yesterday in Paris. "We don't
Hollywood activist Patricia Duff
consider it a defeat because she was asking
Medavoy, wife of film mogul Mike
for so much more."
Medavoy, has been out and about in
Fergie and Bryan plan to donate the
Washington this week pitching a new
money to charity.
philanthropic organization she'l launch in
the spring. "The Common Good," she
says, will be "about citizen involvement
and rekindling a sense of community
Monaco Mom
service after 12 years of a certain
insensitivity in presidential leadership."
She hopes the organization will evolve
into a partnership of public and private
funds, giving out awards and dough to
THE FAR SIDE GARY LARSON
individuals who best represent its goals.
12.10
It'll also set up an 800 number one can
call to find out where to volunteer for
community service.
What it won't be about is a thousand
points of light. "That's a very ineffectual
model," she said the other day. "It had no
real presence.
"We want to help establish educational
programs and community programs. We
REUTE
want Common Good to have a real
Princess Stephanie cradles son
impact."
Louis, born Nov. 27, in this
Given the Medavoys' close
official photo released yesterday.
relationship with the Clintons, she's an
Dad is Daniel Ducruet, one of her
odds-on favorite to get her wish.
former bodyguards.
Origin of the expression, "Putting on the dog."
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The Washington Times
DATE:
12.10
PAGE:
6
INSIDE THE
BELTWAY
The blame game
of the Republican Majority Co-
alition, "a political committee or-
You might recall Hobart Rowan,
ganized to combat the Religious
The Washington Post's economic
Right's effort to seize control of the
guru, blaming Ronald Reagan for
Republican Party."
the deaths caused by monsoon
The group, which dubs itself
flooding in Bangladesh in 1991. It
"the coalition to take back our
was Ron's failure to dole out con-
party," will officially announce its
doms, Mr. Rowan told us, that con-
existence Dec. 15 at the National
tributed to Bangladesh's excessive
Press Club.
population growth. The logic here
Mr. Rudman, who is retiring
was that if condoms had been
from the Senate this year, will be
distributed, many of the Bangla-
staying busy; he already has
deshis wouldn't have been born, so
launched a national bipartisan citi-
they wouldn't have died during the
zens group with Democratic pres-
flooding.
idential wanna-be Paul Tsongas
But then Mr. Reagan wasn't too
to lobby for fiscal reforms to re-
good for those on the high end of
duce the deficit.
the food chain either, according to
NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell. In
Breathe easier
a Nov. 19 report about the
president-elect's day in Washington,
Great news from Mayor Sharon
she told us: "Even before his break-
Pratt Kelly: "The emergency am-
fast on Capitol Hill, Clinton jogged
Johnnetta Cole could be an early
bulance response has improved to
across Pennsylvania Avenue to
embarrassment of the Clinton reign.
less than five minutes, regardless
McDonald's. This used to be a
of location in the city"
fancy French restaurant. It went
several critical federal depart-
belly-up in the Reagan years."
ments, including those overseeing
Wait, it gets worse - and you
Gone, not forgotten
the education of millions of young
knew this was coming. Human
Americans.
We are pleased, we think, to an-
Rights Watch, self-appointed
Apparently not, for in 1976 Ms.
nounce the formation of the Bush
guardian of the world's dispos-
Cole was active in the Communist-
Alumni Group. Prescott Bush, the
sessed, has released a report say-
front Venceremos Brigade and ran
president's brother, has agreed to
ing Ronald Reagan and George
its subfront, the Committee to Stop
chair the alumni board, the first
Bush are to blame for the mess in
U.S. Aggression Against Cuba, ac-
meeting of which will be held Tues-
Somalia. Their policies over the
cording to the weekly. The Ven-
day at the Capitol Hill Club. Mem-
past 12 years fostered the chaos
ceremos Brigade organized visits
bership forms were handed out this
that spawned the famine that U.S.
to Cuba by groups of American
week at the Bush-Quayle Christmas
Marines have been sent to remedy,
leftists, ostensibly to cut sugar
party.
the group insists, adding that both
cane. But a 1976 FBI intelligence
"The primary purpose is simple
administrations "lent moral or fi-
report on "Foreign Influence in the
and obvious - to help keep all sup-
nancial support to figures with du-
Weather Underground Organi-
porters of the president in touch
bious human rights credentials be-
zation," released under the Free-
with one another. We plan to have
cause they offered a chance to
dom of Information Act, reveals
occasional briefings and recep-
reverse communist rule."
that: "The DGI [Cuban Intelligence
tions, organize volunteer activities,
Agency] has provided various
publish a newsletter and produce
Strange bedfellows
forms of special training to a few
an annual directory," said a memo
persons from each VB [Ven-
accompanying the form.
We all learned Nov. 26 of
ceremos Brigade] contingent."
President-elect Bill Clinton's ap-
What kind of training? Accord-
Paradise of lawyers
pointment of Johnnetta Cole, pres-
ing to the FBI, "a very limited num-
ident of the traditionally black
ber of VB members have been
Richard Holbrooke, former as-
Spelman College in Atlanta, as his
trained in guerrilla warfare tech-
sistant secretary of state under
transition coordinator for educa-
niques, including use of arms and
Jimmy Carter and now managing
tion, arts, labor and humanities.
explosives."
director of Lehman Bros., yester-
What we didn't learn, until now, is
So we don't steal all of Human
day addressed the regular
this stunning revelation from the
Events' thunder, we suggest you
breakfast meeting of the American
Dec. 12 issue of the weekly news-
pick up the latest copy to read all
Bar Association's Standing Com-
paper Human Events: Johnnetta
about Ms. Cole and Grenada.
mittee on Law and National Secu-
Cole "is a woman with a long rec-
rity. There were plenty of lawyers
ord of active support for the Castro
on hand who heard Mr. Holbrooke
dictatorship and the communist
Holy war
speak on a report by the Commis-
dictatorship that ruled Grenada
Republican Sens. Warren Rud-
sion on Government Renewal, of
from 1979 to 1983."
man of New Hampshire, Nancy
which he was chairman.
This can't be, right? Surely Mr.
Kassebaum of Kansas and Arlen
Said Mr. Holbrooke: "The federal
Clinton, who came under sharp
Specter of Pennsylvania, along
government is 'slightly' inefficient.
criticism for his own participation
with Rep. Tom Campbell, unsuc-
And as I look around the room to-
in anti-U.S. protests, would be extra
cessful candidate for a GOP Senate
day, I see many of you are the bene-
careful in selecting a transition
nomination in California this year,
ficiaries of that inefficiency."
chief responsible for reorganizing
are set to announce the formation
John McCaslin
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DATE: 12.10
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Cinema verite: Three Ken-
nedys - Ethel Kennedy, her son
Michael and his wife. Vickl Gifford-
Kennedy (daughter of ABC
sportscaster Frank Gifford) - have
Go- Round
cameos in the opening scene of to-
night's episode of NBC's "Cheers."
Regulars Norm (George Wendt)
Merrie Morris
and Cliff (John Ratzenberger) run
into the three Kennedys outside the
bar, then wangle a group photo.
And the rest is ratings history in
this final "Cheers" season.
More silly love songs:
Paul McCartney hasn't made those
megamillions by messing up a good
thing. So he'll stick with Capitol
and EMI record companies, an as-
David
sociation that goes back to 1962 and
Letterman
the Beatles except for a break in
the '80s.
Under an exclusive new record-
ing contract announced Tuesday,
ally.
Capitol continues holding U.S. dis-
Figures weren't made public, but
tribution rights to Paul's new al-
terms include "multiple albums"
bums. Likewise EMI internation-
beginning with "Off the Ground,"
scheduled for release Feb. 1.
Scrooge's
Not-so-late night: After
months of being wooed, NBC's late-
night cynic David Letterman may
embrace CBS - and as much as
CORNER
$16 million.
While not commenting on money,
CBS yesterday confirmed a New
York Times report that Dave'd be
out of his hated 12:30 a.m. time
slotto go opposite Jay Leno (yearly
salary a paltry $3 mil) and "Tb-
night." And yes, that'd mean no
A seasonal compendium of
more CBS "Crimetime After
conspicuous excess. holiday
Primetime."
humbug and cheap sentiment.
NBC has 30 days to make a coun-
E
ver pleased by perversity.
teroffer, but word is the network.
we here at Scrooge's Cor-
which pays Dave about $7 million,
ner were delighted to
just can't match that kind of deal.
read reports of Dean Bor-
denave's Christmas tree. which
Stern reminder: New York
he installs hanging upside down
Sen. Alfonse D'Amato stands up for
from the ceiling of his Hagers-
his constituents, even Howard
town home.
Stem.
"I think some people think
A statement issued by the sen-
I'm a devil worshiper." he says.
ator's office says he sent a "terse"
"The people I work with think
letter to the Federal Communica-
I'm crazy."
tions Commission chairman pro-
He says he got the idea after
testing punitive actions against the
seeing a small artificial tree
original shock jock. Mr. D'Amato's
hanging from the ceiling of a bar.
letter accuses the FCC of caving in
So where do the presents go?
to "narrow-minded pressure
asks the Associated Press, quite
groups" and endangering Howard's
sensibly. Our man Dave re-
First Amendment rights.
sponds he's going to try sticking
The senator is protesting an FCC
them to the ceiling, at the "base"
decision to impose $105,000 in fines
of the tree, using Velcro.
on a Los Angeles radio station for
Sounds good to us. But why
lewd content in some Stern shows.
have presents at all?
The FCC also could fine Howard's
- Anne Gowen
employer, Infinity Broadcasting,
another $900,000.
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DATE: 12.10 12
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THIS IS CHARLIE COMPANY, COME IN, CAN
YOU READ ME, WE'RE OUTNUMBERED AND
SURROUNDED, CAN YOU READ ME, COME IN!!!
WS
SOMALIA
TAKE
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
DATE: 12.10
PAGE: /
What's News-
World-Wide
THE FIRST MARINES STORMED into
Somalia's capital amid cheers.
Clair George was convicted of two felony
The arrival of 1,700 Marines in Mogadi-
charges of perjury and lying to Congress in
shu opened the way for air convoys of
1986 in connection with the Iran-Contra
soldiers and supplies. As the famine relief
affair. The former CIA spy chief faces a
operation proceeded, the troops encountered
possible five-year prison term and a $250,000
no resistance. The Marines seized the sea-
fine for each charge when he is sentenced
side airport and harbor and took up positions
Feb. 18. He was cleared of five related
at three checkpoints leading into the capital.
counts. (Article on Page A11)
Shortly afterward, the first relief flight
brought in 17 tons of powdered formula to
The German government took steps to
feed starving Somalis. The Marines' next
deprive two right-wing activists of their
goal was to seize inland airstrips from
freedom of speech and other civil rights, in a
warring gunmen so that U.S. transports can
new approach to stamping out neo-Nazi vio-
fly in shipments of grain.
lence. Officials said they had decided to
Officials said the first of thousands of
petition the nation's highest court to strip
Army troops would arrive today. It re-
the men of their constitutional rights to
mained unclear whether U.S. forces
prevent them from inciting racism.
would try aggressively to disarm clans.
The U.S. is weighing anew the possibility
A retired federal judge concluded there
of using air power to enforce a no-fly zone
is no reason for Attorney General Barr
over Bosnia, or perhaps lifting an arms
to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate
embargo to allow Bosnia to defend itself
allegations of obstruction of justice and
against Serb forces. In Brussels, NATO
a coverup in the handling of the Banca
defense ministers were expected today to
Nazionale del Lavoro fraud case. Barr said
discuss contingency plans for halting the
he accepted the judge's recommendation.
fighting in former Yugoslavia.
(Article on Page A3)
Serb fighters eased pressure on Sara-
jevo's airport but shelled the Bosnian capi-
Rioters rampaged throughout India in a
tal's old quarter, killing at least five civil-
third day of violence sparked by the demoli-
ians standing in a bread line. The Yugoslav
tion of a mosque by Hindus. Reports said
Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister
nearly 700 had died in the Hindu-Muslim
Panic can run against incumbent Serbian
fighting, including 200 yesterday. Bombay's
President Milosevic in a Dec. 20 election.
slum district was described as a war zone as
army units-with shoot-on-sight authority-
Buckingham Palace announced that
tried to enforce a curfew.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana will
separate, confirming what had been widely
Clinton's transition team unveiled a
expected for some time. Prime Minister
tough new ethics plan that would bar top
Major, in a statement to Britain's Parlia-
government officials from lobbying their
ment, emphasized there would be no change
former agencies for five years after they
in the constitutional position of either, add-
leave office. The code, covering some 1,100
ing that neither had any plans to divorce.
appointees, also would require administra-
tion officials to sign a pledge agreeing never
A Palestinian official accused the Bush
to represent foreign governments.
administration of inaction in the Mideast
peace process but credited Israel with mak-
Russia's legislature rejected President
ing a serious effort in the talks in Washing-
Yeltsin's nomination of Yegor Gaidar to be
ton. Separately, the U.S. expressed disap-
prime minister. But it wasn't clear what
proval of a one-day interruption of the talks
effect the vote will have, because Gaidar, the
by the Arabs to mark the anniversary of the
architect of Russia's economic reforms, ap-
Palestinian uprising.
parently will stay on for now as acting prime
minister. The vote was 486-467, with 22
The space shuttle Discovery landed in
abstentions. (Article on Page A15)
the California desert, ending a one-week
military mission. NASA said that the launch
of a Pentagon satellite on the first mission
day was a success, but provided no details.
The shuttle flight was the eighth and last one
this year, the most since 1985.
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Boyden:
Herewith 2 more requests for pardons:
1. Vic Gold suggests pardoning Spiro
Agnew.
2. Helen Laughery suggests pardoning
Robert Barshill Jr.
obviously if anything is to be done I will
need recommendations.
Thanks.
BUSH LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY - George Bush Handwriting
THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Dear Helen,
The V.P. gave me your letter
about a pardon for Robert Barshill Jr.
There are well established procedures for
granting pardons and I have asked Boyden
Gray to move on this request.
I do appreciate your letter; and
I wish I were in a position to simply do
that which you request.
Warmest regards to Jack. I hope
you and yours have a great New Year
following a very Merry Christmas.
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THE PRESIDENT
December 10, 1992
Dear Vic,
I have your FAX.
We are inundated with pardon requests, but
let me see what might be done.
I sure enjoyed our lunch.
Warm Regards.
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