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Nothing that good is forever. Last week Bush opened in the Big Top and turned in a more mixed performance. The Capitol crowd that liked his warm-up act took a dim view of some of his proposals. The President briefly took control of his agenda, but then other events -- abortion, taxes -- seized control of him. Bush hit the ground running, but ran into trouble...
...first meeting with a foreign leader. Bush will visit Korea and the People's Republic of China after attending the Feb. 24 funeral of Japan's Emperor Hirohito. Before then, the President will pop up to Canada on Feb. 10, the day after he delivers his budget speech on Capitol Hill. Explained a senior official: "We're getting out of town...
...confide personal problems, these weekly gatherings usually focus on Bible studies. "Calling yourself a Christian without reading the Bible is like calling yourself an engineer without reading the textbook," says Susan Baker, a born-again Episcopalian. (Her husband, the Secretary of State, was formerly a regular at a Capitol Hill gathering...
Besides Fellowship House, organizations fostering informal prayer meetings include the Christian Embassy, Here's Life: Washington, and Community Bible Studies, which oversees 150 such groups nationwide. There are gatherings in the Capitol, State Department, Pentagon and White House, as well as special prayer meetings for lawyers, real estate agents, businessmen and journalists. One Jewish Senator, Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter, leads a Bible study group...
...members of Congress are cyncial about Bush's expected proposal, they say they are optimistic about Bush's advisers. Director of the Office of Management and Budget Richard G. Darman '64, for one, is well-respected on Capitol Hill, according to Wirth...