Word: beene
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If Sullivan believed he could still make his mark through lower-echelon appointments, he has since discovered that there too Sununu has the power to thwart him. Robert Fulton, picked by Sullivan to be director of the Family Support Administration, withdrew from consideration after persistent questions from the White House...
While stressing that the questioning of his nominees was done "without my knowledge or concurrence," Sullivan defends the White House practice on the ground that a jobholder's views should be in line with those of the President. "I will not guarantee those questions will not be asked," he says...
The political jitters that the abortion issue is raising has shaken one major abortion case right off the court's calendar. The case, Turnock v. Ragsdale, involved Illinois laws that would have required abortion clinics to be equipped like hospitals, an imposition so costly that many would have been forced...
Searching through the debris for blessings in disguise, hotel owners note that the disaster could have happened in high season rather than before it. In addition, the tragedy may help inspire local governments to repair the infrastructure properly, and then some. "Hugo has done for St. Thomas what nothing else...
The sprucing up comes not a moment too soon. The resorts have been losing business to the cruise lines, which account for some 60% of the traffic to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tourists with limited time or money to spend are choosing ships over land-based resorts as a better...