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...Washington. In contrast to Jill, Bill has been a quiet team player, moving to rehabilitate the EPA's reputation and employee morale, which were damaged by a spate of congressional investigations into political favoritism, conflict of interest and mismanagement of the toxic-waste program under former Chief Anne Burford...
...would be quite easy, in weaving together a 12-month retrospective, to produce a mocking portrait of the sitting Administration. Its personnel problems have rivaled those of the Harding presidency, as successive agencies have been marked by incompetence or scandal. James Watt, Anne Burford and Kenneth Adelman have come to symbolize the abuse of power and the perversion of goals by those charged to pursue them Reagan's policy problems have also worsened. His depression-high unemployment and his record budget deficits contributed first to Republican losses in November's election, then to loyalty losses in Congress. The extent...
...Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena to testify before a House subcommittee. Meanwhile, the Justice Department was reported to be considering a grand jury investigation into allegations that Lavelle and former EPA General Counsel Robert Perry committed perjury in their testimony before Congress. Former Administrator Anne Burford, who was forced to resign in March, has been cited for contempt in connection with congressional investigations of the $1.6 billion hazardous-waste Superfund. She resisted compliance with Congress's request for EPA documents at the request of the President...
...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...