Word: capitol
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they trooped to the Capitol Building for closed-door sessions with House Speaker Jim Wright. First came Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra, toting a proposal for cease-fire talks between his Sandinista government and the U.S.-backed contras. After Ortega left, Secretary of State George Shultz arrived, followed by the contra leaders. Finally, Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, Nicaragua's ranking churchman, disappeared into Wright's office. An exasperated Reagan Administration, its policymaking efforts sidelined by the frenzy of congressional diplomacy, was forced like the rest of Washington to wait and see what might come of Wright's highly unusual...
...agreement was reached a month after the Oct. 19 Wall Street plunge which shook Washington and prompted 20 days of strenuous negotiations on Capitol Hill between Republican and Democratic congressional leaders and representatives of the administration. Until the last minute, Republicans were balking, unwilling to go along with $23 billion in new taxes over two years...
...balanced package. Everybody gives some, nobody gets everything he wants. Not the president, not the Congress, not Democrats nor Republicans," said House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Texas). Wright and other Capitol Hill leaders joined Reagan at the White House in making the announcement...
Although Ginsburg's indiscretion may have been common among members of the Big Chill generation, his confession fatally undermined his support among the Capitol Hill conservatives who had lobbied so hard for his nomination. The disclosure was the final straw in a week of controversy that included accusations of conflict of interest over his investment in a cable-television company, charges by a congressional committee that he ordered the destruction of documents while he worked at the Justice Department, allegations that he improperly sidetracked rules to limit the use of cancer-causing asbestos, and the revelation that his wife...
Kennedy was busy Thursday making courtesy calls on Capitol Hill. During a meeting with Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas and other GOP leaders, Kennedy said: "I like this. It's been wonderful...