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...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What He Will Do | 11/16/1992 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What He Will Do | 11/16/1992 | See Source »

...Appoint a high-level envoy to the peace-talks to demonstrate your commitment to the talks. A special emissary with the prestige of either former President Carter or Jim Baker will show you mean business...

Author: By Dan E. Markel, | Title: An Open Letter to Bill Clinton | 11/13/1992 | See Source »

Phillips, the chair of the Conservative Caucus and the U.S. Taxpayers Alliance, calls himself "projobs, pro-growth and pro-life." He promises to appoint no judge who fails to publicly acknowledge the humanity of every unborn child...

Author: By Brian D. Ellison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: RUNNING ON THE FRINGE | 11/3/1992 | See Source »

...They appoint representatives to most important administrative committees, although they do not have a vote...

Author: By Rodolfo J. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How Does the Council Measure Up? | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

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