Word: capitols
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...more than a year, has quietly begun to sound out Democratic elders and health-care interest groups in the event Congress can't pass legislation this summer. Bentsen has never been a fan of the grandiose Clinton scheme, and may help cut a deal if the committee chairpeople on Capitol Hill can't do it themselves...
Even when the Justices have voted together in recent cases, however, they have been more given to writing separate opinions -- a sign that no one is . pulling like-thinking members into line. One important factor in favor of Mitchell is his Capitol Hill reputation as a consensus builder who might be able to fashion rulings that would attract the centrist jurors. Some of the skills of Senate horse trading -- "you get my vote on bill A for your vote on bill B" -- are of no use, though, in building alliances at the court, where Justices attract support by shaping decisions...
Though the White House quickly leaked a diverse list of potential choices, retiring Senate majority leader George Mitchell was the early front runner. A U.S. Attorney and a federal judge before becoming a Senator in 1980, Mitchell is popular with both parties on Capitol Hill. For a President looking for an easy confirmation, who could be better than a man who gets an occasional smile from Jesse Helms...
...everything there is a season. And on Capitol Hill, where legislators are eager to reap the rewards of passing landmark health-care legislation, this is the season to sow -- discord, that is. Currently, five Senate and House committees, each with jurisdiction over health-care legislation, are jostling over the details of "purchasing alliances," "payroll taxes" and "employer mandates," all in an effort to invent the plan that will eventually supplant the Clintons' hopelessly complicated 1,342-page proposal. The lawmakers all know the President is intractable on only one point: universal coverage. Each senses that the American public will balk...
Switching to Capitol Records and teaming with ace producer Don Was, Raitt finally found the up. Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw (1991) made her a best seller without selling her out. "Here I am, not having sought it, but somehow getting it," she says. "But the idea of playing the game of being 'hot' is offensive to me." The fact is, Raitt loves the road; hot or cold, she'll be happy as long as she's working. "When the lights go down, it is the same gig as 15 years ago. I have the coolest...