Word: appointing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...approve of any country entering another to appoint a ruler; that reminds us of colonialism. If a foreign power had appointed an Iraqi leader, it would have destroyed the will of the Iraqi people. It is true that Saddam Hussein has imposed himself on Iraqis, but he is an Iraqi. The Iraqi people have been struggling against him for a long time; I don't think any other country in the world has seen so many of its citizens leave as a result of a regime's cruelty...
...media agrees. A recent New York Times article reported that the Clinton transition team was having problems finding a qualified woman to appoint for a particular position they had in mind. The article advised the president-elect that if he couldn't find even a remotely qualified minority for the job, then it would be fine to appoint the best person...
FORGET ALL THE TALK ABOUT HILLARY becoming White House chief of staff. It's against the law, thanks to Lyndon Johnson. Back in 1967, still incensed that President Kennedy appointed his brother Attorney General, L.B.J. rushed through Congress a law making it impossible for a public official, "including the President," to appoint a relative, such as a husband or wife, to a position "over which he exercises jurisdiction." That means Hillary cannot take a paid Administration job. Not that she has indicated she wants one. Likely next stop: an unsalaried position as head of a task force on children...
...conjunction with the Treasury appointment, Clinton will have to make an even more fundamental decision: whether to appoint to the budget office, the Council of Economic Advisers and other important economic-policy offices people who share a basic philosophy, rather than a disparate group that could create a Carter-like stalemate. "What counts is that everyone is singing from the same hymnal once the decisions are made," says a senior Clinton adviser, "but yes, the potential for meltdown is always there when a President has strong people of different views jockeying for influence...
...same time, the President-elect must set his priorities, determine the structure of his government and make appointments. "The order is key," says Richard Holbrooke, a Clinton foreign policy adviser who served in the Carter Administration as an Assistant Secretary of State. "If you appoint people first, they immediately begin protecting their turf, and they start making decisions in your name. Clinton should delay appointments till his priorities are set and until he has a governmental structure firmly in mind...