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...ruling invited a mob of contenders, credible and otherwise, to hop back into the race. And this was bad news for Democrats in an increasingly Republican state. Ken Bentsen, nephew of the state's most revered former Senator, has problems enough with the fact that his Houston district, marginally Democratic when he won it in 1992, tilted slightly Republican under the court-ordered redesign. To avoid a runoff, he must win a majority of the votes next month against no fewer than 10 opponents, ranging from a refinery worker backed by the Socialist Workers Party to a district judge favored...
Democrats, of course, have their own history of swapping power moments for big bucks. When Lloyd Bentsen served as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in 1987, he planned to charge lobbyists $10,000 for the privilege of having breakfast with him. And this year, the Democratic National Committee offered two meals with President Clinton and Vice President Gore for $100,000. But the latest Republican appeal is the largest ever: it seeks to raise a record $15 million at the Jan. 24 Annual Gala--the Republicans' main fund-raising dinner--which is $3 million more than the 1995 affair...
House hearings into the 1993 federal assault against the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, produced partisan sparks and riveting, emotional testimony. Republicans accused federal agents of having bungled the operation. Under harsh questioning, former Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen said he had no advance knowledge of the raid and played no role in the decision to use tear gas to end the standoff. Democrats accused Republicans of having let the National Rifle Association influence key aspects of the committee investigation. Dramatic testimony also came from a teenager who described how sect leader David Koresh sexually molested her when...
...Bill Zeliff (R-N.H.) demanded that former Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen explain why he apparently did nothing to deter federal agents under his jurisdiction from using tear gas at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, even after his deputy, Roger Altman, had warned of "the risks of a tragedy" in a memo. "Isn't this an alarm crying out for some responsible action?" Zeliff asked. "Didn'tRoger Altmansound the alarm?" Bentsen responded: "The responsibility at that point was the Justice Department and the FBI. That was their jurisdiction. I had other responsibilities to attend to. I thought...
...pedestrian mall, CNN reported today. The six-member board, seeking toprotect the President from the threat of car bombs, has put together a classified list of recommendations that are being circulated among government agencies and members of Congress, CNN said. The panel was established by ex-Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen after an airplane crashed into the White House last September. In October, 26-year-old Francisco Martin Duran shot 27 rounds of ammunition across the north side of the building from the Pennsylvania Avenue sidewalk. Last week , he was convicted of attempting to assassinate the President...