Word: aspine
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...informing Clinton Tuesday night in Arkansas that he would leave. By all accounts, the President continues to support Christopher, but the 71-year-old has been worn out after keeping a punishing schedule during his four years in the post. Perry took the job in Defense reluctantly when Les Aspin, Clinton's first choice for the post, fell ill. He reportedly will stay in place until a successor is named. It's likely that more departures are in the works. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, a former Harvard professor, has been commuting from his home in Boston for months. Secretary...
...Congress as well. A pro-choice advocate who works for domestic-violence awareness, she supports the assault-weapons ban and the Brady Bill, and wants to protect educational programs like Head Start and student loans. G.O.P. freshman Mark Neumann may be vulnerable here, where voters re-elected Democrat Les Aspin 11 times...
...have a hard time making that case. "The people on the base closing commission tell me that McClellan was the strongest candidate for closing on their list. The Pentagon's own numbers say it should be closed. The Air Force recommended that it be closed in 1993 before Les Aspin saved it for political reasons...
DIED. LES ASPIN, 56, ex-Clinton Defense Secretary; of a stroke; in Washington. Aspin's thoughtful manner made for a difficult fit with the snap-to-it Pentagon, where the former chair of the House Armed Services Committee confronted hot-button issues like gays in the military. When it was revealed that he had turned down requests for more tanks and armored vehicles in Somalia prior to the deaths of 18 American soldiers in a Mogadishu fire fight, Aspin resigned-after less than a year at the helm...
HOSPITALIZED. LES ASPIN, 56, former Defense Secretary; after a stroke; in Washington. Now the head of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Aspin has a history of heart problems...