Word: bennette
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...DeLay told the Washington Times last week. But when the journalists asked DeLay whether he had ever crossed the line of ethical behavior, he gave an answer that could come back to haunt him. "Ever," he said, "is a very strong word." --With reporting by Perry Bacon Jr., Brian Bennett, Massimo Calabresi and John F. Dickerson/Washington
...open up the U.S. to retaliation," says a former transportation official. Overflight rights are long established in international skies, he notes, and restricting them "would be much more of a burden for U.S. airlines, which fly over many more countries than foreign airlines passing through U.S. airspace." --By Brian Bennett. With reporting by Sally B. Donnelly and Timothy J. Burger
...constituency who seek to have others bear their burdens and eliminate their challenges are seeking to avoid the central issues of their lives." Gardner's views might have gone unnoticed but for the fact that she began work last week as a special assistant to Secretary of Education William Bennett. Connecticut Republican Senator Lowell Weicker Jr., the father of a five-year-old son born with Down's syndrome, said last week of her statements, "I've never seen such a callousness as long as I have been here in Washington...
Weicker, chairman of the subcommittee that appropriates education funds, criticized another newly appointed Bennett aide, Lawrence Uzzell, who wants to abolish the department's National Institute of Education, which conducts and funds research. Arguing that Gardner and Uzzell held views contrary to the department's purpose, the Senator suggested that no money be approved for their salaries. Bennett at first contended that Gardner's views were her personal religious beliefs and denied that either her or Uzzell's opinions on these matters would affect their official roles. But after two days of increasing public outcry, Bennett accepted the resignations...
...recent recommendations by a White House intelligence commission to bring more FBI intel functions under the DNI's purview. At least Negroponte, who is leaving his post as U.S. ambassador to Iraq for the DNI nomination, is used to being under fire. --By Timothy J. Burger and Brian Bennett...