Word: buzzed
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There's a growing buzz among Republican power brokers that Colin Powell is the G.O.P.'s best alternative to Old Guard types like Bob Dole and Dick Cheney and should be the party's presidential candidate in 1996. At the same time, some Republican political consultants are telling Powell that he needs to build a power base, and that he should consider a vice-presidential slot in '96 and wait until 2000 to run for President. For now, Powell -- who has never publicly revealed his party affiliation -- is continuing to work on his $6 million memoirs...
Florida Democrat Sam Gibbons eased into the plum job of House Ways and Means Committee chair after ex-chairman Dan Rostenkowski was indicted. But his hold on the gavel may be tenuous. The buzz among Democrats is that a challenge to Gibbons will be mounted in January if he fails to persuade the committee to back a version of Clinton's health-care bill before July 4 or is unable to muster credible influence when and if such a bill comes up in the full House...
...offense worked smoothly, alternating between solid post moves by Butler and the outside sharpshooting of sophomore Elizabeth "Buzz" Proudfit. The defense got back on the transition, and then settled in to play solid...
...wasn't just the beauty of the sight but the contrast form what had gone before that struck me. Somehow, Widener seemed profound, and so different from the mindless hi-I'm-Jacques-from-Podunk freshman blather. I headed toward the Widener steps and began climbing; the buzz of freshmen melted away...
Following the announcement Friday, Mitchell was upbeat about his departure. "I'm in good health and good spirits," he said. "This is the right time for me to consider other challenges." While the Supreme Court is a posssibility, the buzz in Maine is that the majority leader is going to enter the major leagues as the next commissioner of baseball. His biggest boosters are likely to be two longtime pals: Boston Red Sox owner John Harrington and former Red Sox general partner Haywood Sullivan. As yet, no official offer is on the table...