Word: burford
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...Collaboration is just as good at imitating the other targets of its satire. The group shows its prowess in a couple of musical numbers--one called "Anne Burford and the EPAettes," in which the group's three women sing a takeoff on a rather overplayed tune ("Oh Ronnie You're so fine, increase spending one more time, hey hey!"), and a very funny Dylan imitation...
...Stringfellow site has been at the center of charges, under investigation by the FBI and congressional subcommittees, that former EPA Administrator Anne Burford last year withheld federal cleanup funds from California for political reasons. Newly appointed EPA Head William Ruckelshaus is doing his own kind of tidying up: his aides are busy screening candidates for top EPA jobs, almost all of which are now vacant...
...after President Reagan tapped him to succeed ousted EPA Administrator Anne Burford, Ruckelshaus was already hard at work trying to raise the agency's reputation, and employee morale, from the ashes. "Ruck," as his friends call him, is a tall, witty lawyer with broad government experience and a reputation for integrity and administrative astuteness. He is expected to step up enforcement against corporate polluters, clean up toxic-waste dumps, beef up the agency's management and budget, and repair its shattered relationship with Congress. Ruckelshaus was the nearly unanimous choice of top White House officials. Said one Reagan...
...meeting last Monday with Reagan in the Oval Office, Ruckelshaus made it clear that he wanted more flexibility and stature than Burford had, including a free hand in personnel matters, policy review and direct access to the President. Reagan readily agreed. Announcing the appointment, the President said he thought the Administration had a good environmental record but conceded, "I believe we can do better." The White House also moved to provide Ruckelshaus with a clean slate, asking for the resignations of five EPA officials, including four of Burford's top-ranking assistants, caught in the crossfire of allegations...
...been the network most complained about by Presidents, including Nixon and Johnson. So Rather was surprised by the lack of "any sense of hostility" when Reagan once complained. Still, it's a bit unsettling to be that closely monitored by the White House. The night Anne Burford resigned, the White House called during the Evening News broadcast to deny CBS's assertion that Reagan had asked for her resignation. CBS continued to insist that the White House had "wanted...