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Giuliani, who is a Republican, spoke of the need for city mayors to be bipartisan...
...Trent Lott and some bipartisan Senators want to redesign the Senate chamber [NOTEBOOK, Sept. 8]. This would be the biggest government money pit since the construction of the Rayburn Building. The idea of putting up something that is "tasteful, historically appropriate and...television-friendly" will give way to things that are gold plated and unnecessary. The cost will easily hit $20 million because when Senators are doing for themselves, they just can't stop. I would much rather the public revolt and rip out the seats and air conditioning from both chambers. Uncomfortable legislators just might get the people...
...bipartisan working group in the Senate, led by majority leader Trent Lott, has spent the past few weeks thinking of ways to redesign the Senate Chamber. The group wants something tasteful, historically appropriate and, unsurprisingly, TV friendly. It's an intriguing problem: What should a Senate for the 21st century look like? We posed the question to four talented designers and architects...
...President. They will perk up a fall agenda that is notably lacking in sex appeal, ranging from a projected battle over trade policy to a presidential trip to South America. Democrats are also casting about for issues that will differentiate them in the voters' minds from Republicans, following the bipartisan orgy of the balanced budget. "New programs for kids are a great way to unite the party," says a White House aide; even House minority leader Richard Gephardt, who denounced the balanced budget, is helping plan the kiddie offensive. Most important, Clinton's advisers think children's issues strike...
...bipartisan budget deal, which is scheduled to erase the federal deficit by 2002, was the result of summer-long negotiations between Congressional Republicans and the White House. While the legislation contains child tax credits and capital gains tax cuts--longtime Republican priorities--the pact largely reflects the Clinton administration's higher education goals...