Word: capitol
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...environmental group, that apples treated with the growth regulator Alar were soaking small children with dangerously high levels of daminozide, a possible carcinogen. 60 Minutes aired the story, and actress Meryl Streep, now a leading lady in the fight against pesticides, was quickly booked solid on talk shows and Capitol Hill. Soon apples were ordered removed from school cafeterias in New York City, then Los Angeles and Chicago. Said one school official: "It was overreaction and silliness carried to the point of stupidity." Kenneth W. Kizer, director of the California department of health services, said the panic was creating...
...surface the selection may seem puzzling. After all, Gingrich, who proclaimed in 1985 "I am now a famous person," commands little respect around the Capitol. However, the choice makes sense in the context of an emerging trend within the GOP. Republicans have abandoned the legislative process and shunned decent ethical standards; they have recently turned to destructive partisan confrontations in order to regain control of the Congress...
Still, ad hoc decisions can lead to posthaste confusion, as quickly became apparent on Capitol Hill. When the Tower nomination appeared to be doomed, White House counsel Boyden Gray, a longtime Bush favorite who often acts independently of others on the staff, pressed for postponement of a vote in the Senate Armed Services Committee. But at the same time, White House lobbyists were pressing for an early vote...
...said the best way to beat inflation would be an agreement with Congress to reduce the deficit and called yesterday's report "another clarion call to do something." Negotiators from Capitol Hill and the White House will exchange proposals next week on bringing down the deficit...
...eager for a return to the confrontational days of the Reagan era. "If you're John Sununu and you're more conservative than your President," said a Democratic veteran, "this is a way to get ((him)) to take on Congress early on." Given the large Democratic majorities on Capitol Hill, Republicans scoff at the idea. "We're not that dumb," said a top White House aide...