Word: agendas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lyndon Johnson. And yet rather than going AWOL, Gore has charged into the flames, touting himself as an "active participant" in the policymaking and stating the case for intervention as he campaigns across the country. Kosovo reflects what he has cared about, fought for and forced onto the agenda, even when political prudence would argue for making himself invisible. "He's never ducked on the hard ones," says former National Security Adviser Tony Lake...
Under Clinton, Gore has eagerly taken on entire portions of the foreign policy agenda deemed not quite worthy of--or newsworthy enough for--the President's full attention. At the center of Gore's foreign policy portfolio are the four bilateral commissions he established with Russia, South Africa, Egypt and Ukraine. The relationships are credited with solving some leftover cold war problems, such as persuading Ukraine to give up its nuclear missiles. They also involve the care and feeding of the ascendant leaders Gore would be dealing with as President...
...essence, blaming her for "being organized, disciplined and thinking carefully before I speak." There is indeed no hard evidence that Cabinet meetings are scripted, although the Secretary of Labor only added fuel to the widespread media speculation by saying, "One person's script is another person's extremely detailed agenda." Mrs. Dole's chastising of the Queen of Belgium for ad-libbing in the Oval Office has probably been overplayed...
Faculty, staff and students may select which topics they would like to discuss and each group will set its own agenda. One student and one faculty member will serve as co-chairs for each section...
Still, it doesn't appear that the new presidentwill bring anything radically different to thetable. Several board members suggested that theposition of president was less a position investedwith the authority to set an agenda, and more anoffice charged with ensuring the board got itstasks done...