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THEY MAY NOT HAVE BELIEVED ANITA HILL WHEN SHE alleged that Clarence Thomas harassed her with unwelcome advances. But the boys on Capitol Hill are being bombarded with accusations about their own sexual misconduct. Most recent: a Washington Post report that at least 10 women gave specific accounts of sexual harassment over a 20-year period by Oregon Republican Senator Bob Packwood. The women, four of whom agreed to be identified by name, said Packwood forcefully kissed or fondled them and made unwelcome sexual suggestions. Packwood, who was narrowly re-elected in November to a fifth term, issued an apology...
...message the Packwood episode sends to Capitol Hill is that women are willing to risk humiliation or career damage by speaking out against sexual harassment. Says Harriet Woods, head of the National Women's Political Caucus: "Anita Hill emboldened women. We're stepping forward now and saying, 'Knock...
...least Kelly mentioned Blacks. Most descriptions of this city--where African-Americans make up 33 percent of the population--offer an all-white version of, say, D.C.'s Capitol Hill area...
...theme of Clinton's Washington tour was "I'll keep in touch" -- with the plain folk who helped carry him into office, with the Democrats on Capitol Hill who have been out of favor for years, and even with the Republicans who now find themselves in a distinct minority. It won't be easy: upon Inauguration, Presidents-elect slip helplessly into the protective cocoon of White House and Secret Service agents whether they like it or not. But certainly the speed with which Clinton moved about the city indicates that he will be, if anything, an even more energetic President...
...President-elect journeyed uptown to an all-black neighborhood that is combatting crime as well as recession. That pilgrimage perhaps took the sting off the two nights he spent at glittery parties in posher Georgetown. Clinton's trip to Capitol Hill on Thursday was what an aide to the Governor described as a "love shack." Latent intraparty disagreements over taxes, deficits, auto-fuel standards and a line-item veto were quietly shelved; starved for a leader after 12 years, the Democrats are all singing the same music. For now, anyway, happy days are here again. (See related story on page...