Word: congress
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Bill Clinton has the visage of a wartime President. He looks tired, friends say, because the war's first week kept him up virtually around the clock. Days were spent selling the war to aides and Congress, and nights were filled with chats with leaders around the world. As a bid to encourage NATO unity, Clinton told his closest counterparts, Gerhard Schroder of Germany and Tony Blair of Britain, to call him whenever the urge struck. They took him up on the offer. "He doesn't care about time zones," explains a friend. "He tells these guys, 'Call me anytime...
...certain extent, I blame this trend for the current lack of leadership in Washington. President Clinton began his political career with an unsuccessful bid for Congress. How would he be faring on educational issues (which he has ignored so far) if he had started out as a member of the school board...
...fundamental right, recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and necessary to a free society. Human rights groups in oppressive nations are frequent users of strong encryption, and these groups could not long survive if they were forced to give their government an electronic key. Soon Congress will consider two bills which would lift the export bans and prevent governmental key escrow; let's hope that Congress will be motivated more by a respect for personal freedoms than by fear of their misuse. Stephen E. Sachs '02, a Crimson editor, lives in Grays Hall...
...When Congress reformed the system, Hsiao was consulted heavily and many of his suggestions became actual policy...
...competition -- by seeking to join the WTO,? says FlorCruz. They are not willing to also shoulder the risk of a U.S. veto over their economic decisions. Meanwhile, the administration -- already on the defensive over allegations of Chinese nuclear spying and Chinese campaign contributions -- is concerned about getting burned in Congress over anything Chinese and wants to look tough. U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky showed up on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to sell the American hard line. But she and the administration could now risk getting burned from another direction: Many U.S. businessmen feel the White House may have...