Word: capitols
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...became fascinated by how little Americans know about their early art and its role in the nation's life. He recalls Adams' contemporary, Thomas Jefferson, admiring the Maison Carree at Nimes in France. Moved by its classical structure, he decided it should be the model for the new capitol in Richmond, Virginia. "Noble, astringent, eloquent," remarks Hughes, "just what the new republic stood for." That's a series we'll tune...
...Dole, is calling for military action, but former Vietnam naval aviator -- and POW -- Republican John McCain is a leader of the opposition to bombing. Many members of Congress are calling for clear explanations from Clinton. Democrat Sam Nunn, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and one of Capitol Hill's leading military experts, says, "There ought to be a clear exit point. We ought to know how we're going...
With Congress, the president got a good start, but things have not taken long to deteriorate. Soon after the election, he journeyed to Capitol Hill a couple of times for congenial sessions that were typically described in the press as "love-fests." He impressed legislators by knowing their names and speaking in complete sentences, qualities often lacking in Reagan and Bush, respectively. And the goodwill continued through the introduction of his ambitious budget proposal, with Congress congratulating him on making tough choices and then hastening to pass a blueprint of the plan...
...equivalent of Star Wars." (She still had him over for dinner that night.) A growing cabal of Administration officials has urged the Clintons to delay their health-care plan, arguing that the President can't risk overloading the system by sending both his economic and his health packages to Capitol Hill. But she is undaunted. The past two weeks have been a blur of 16-hour days, meetings for two and three hours at a clip with the health-care task force, interrupted by congressional briefings. She insists, "There is no delay in what we're doing...
...First Lady has earned grudging respect on Capitol Hill, in part because she makes house calls. During her first visit, 30 Democratic Senators listened carefully, although most of them would rather have been having gum surgery. Her every misstep was discussed, from an overly familiar manner to her middle name, but she won points for her preparation and willingness to meet endlessly. Minority leader Bob Dole disputes press reports that Hillary blundered when she called him Bob. "Last time I checked," he said, "that was my name." And he calls her Hillary...