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Whatever the case, the CIA's clout in Washington will not be increased by the controversy. The CIA already is under fire as a bloated bureaucracy still gripped by a cold war mind-set. It has been accused of discrimination against its female agents, and of incompetent handling of the case of Aldrich Ames, * the mole who betrayed many agents to the Soviets...
...safety at the USDA. "They had that study, and I was convinced the consumer would benefit from lower-cost chicken." Many studies since then have shown that washing is ineffective, even after 40 rinses. (Trimming is still required for beef, "because the meat industry doesn't have poultry's clout," says a USDA official.) Simply put, the slaughtering process in which washing is the integral component merely removes the visible fecal matter while forcing harmful bacteria into the chicken's skin and body cavity -- and therefore out of the sight of inspectors who supposedly guarantee the product's wholesomeness...
This burst of black artistry is a by-product of an underappreciated American success story: the growing clout and affluence of the black middle class. Since 1967 the number of black families with incomes of more than $50,000 has quadrupled to more than 1 million, and with this increased wealth has come an increase in education, leisure and interest in the arts. Exploiting the new freedom created by the drive for civil rights during the past generation, black artists have escaped from the aesthetic ghetto to which they were once confined, where the patronizing assumption was that they would...
Mindful of the clout of a movement that has gained effective control of the Republican Party organizations in as many as 18 states, Quayle, Gramm, Cheney and Alexander all showed up to assure the assembly that they and the coalition had much in common. Though Dole was a no-show -- campaign appearances for other Republicans, he said -- his wife Elizabeth spoke for him and, before the convention, hosted a coffee for coalition state leaders. Wilson, who is pro- choice on abortion, and Baker, who may or may not be a serious contender, were pointedly not invited...
...Kennedy's strongest appeal may be his clout in the Senate. The incumbent is still considered an effective legislator, still has the president's ear and still holds important positions on two prominent Senate committees; he is the chair of the Labor and Human Resources committee and the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. This summer, he was instrumental in securing the confirmation of Law School lecturer Stephen G. Breyer to the U.S. Supreme Court...