Word: cio
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Human-rights activists are waging a loud campaign to halt the repatriations, backed by groups ranging from the N.A.A.C.P. and AFL-CIO to the American Jewish Committee and the U.S. Catholic Conference. But it is uncertain how long Americans will listen. "The White House is banking on the fact that people won't care," says a disillusioned Republican congressional staffer. "Politics, not principle, is the overriding consideration...
...turf early. Starting six months ago, he enlisted important allies in the labor movement and the state party leadership. He roused audiences with his muscular evocation of old-fashioned liberalism and scathing attacks on George Bush. Then he stalled. Observes Mark Mackenzie, president of the state AFL-CIO: "Harkin has had some trouble moving beyond his initial stump speech...
Such programs are also taking flak from labor and business interests. "You can't start a serious business with an unemployment check," says Lawrence Kenney, president of the AFL-CIO's Washington State Labor Council. "If you do, you're talking about a bunch of poorly capitalized businesses that hardly stand a chance of surviving." Eldred Hill, head of UBA Inc., a pro-business lobby, charges that programs like MEP and SEED are unfair to employers who pay into the unemployment-insurance pool. "By letting people use unemployment benefits to start a business, we're forcing employers to finance enterprises...
Bush's advisers probably figured a sudden pick would catch the liberal opposition groups off guard in the peak vacation month of August. Unfortunately, it seems they were right. The NAACP, the AFL-CIO and a coalition of civil rights groups all rejected Thomas on the same, knee-jerk grounds--he was too conservative...
...from rural poverty in Georgia to the federal Court of Appeals but criticized his "insensitivity to giving those who may not have any bootstraps the opportunity to pull themselves up as well." Translation: liberal activists view Thomas' skepticism toward affirmative action as a fatal flaw. Within hours, the AFL- CIO's executive board joined the opposition, and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is now virtually certain to fight Thomas too. The latest pile- on by Thomas' adversaries poses an obstacle to Senate confirmation, which until last week had seemed a good bet. Most Senators will now suspend judgment until...