Word: bentsens
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...view that Clinton must hunker down in the center is shared by some members of the White House inner circle, notably domestic-policy adviser Bruce Reed and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen. Another camp, which includes deputy chief of staff Harold Ickes and possibly adviser-in-chief Hillary Rodham Clinton, wants the President to consolidate his party base. If that means dwelling on civil rights, abortion rights and labor issues, it's probably an agenda that would appeal to a too narrow slice of the ever more conservative electorate. As a rough blueprint for post-apocalypse strategy, White House chief...
...Leader Bob Dole also expressed reservations. Veep Al Gore today pushed some key GOP hot buttons, saying that a delay would be "a death sentence for the biggest tax cut in the history of the world" referring to GATT provisions that will reduce tariffs worldwide. And, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, in an exclusive interview with TIME editors, called the delaying tactics "outrageous" and said he'd been getting calls from "incredulous" finance ministers stunned by the prospect of delays in ratifying GATT.Why all the fuss about a short delay? After all, a new world order with freer trade and bigger...
Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, who has jurisdiction over the Secret Service, announced that a review of the shooting spree and White House security procedures would be incorporated into a study already under way. It follows September's safety scare in which a light plane crash-landed on the White House grounds and slid into the wall below the President's bedroom, killing only the depressed pilot. Meanwhile, the National Park Service, which maintains the grounds and building, is working on a long-range plan for White House preservation, tourism and work space. The White House is the world's power...
...charged with four felonies that could result in 35 years behind bars. Prosecutors indicated they were studying notes seized from Duran, as well as the statements of acquaintances, to determine whether or not the charges should be upgraded to an attempted assassination of the President. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen announced that the review of White House security begun after the September plane incident would be intensified...
...sober Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, whose department oversees such matters, said a newly-intensified White House security review started after aplane crashed on the premiseslast month is looking at all options, including the roping off of Pennsylvania Avenue...