Word: congressman
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...NATO's eastward expansion. That issue will be up for discussion in July when Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary are expected to start formal negotiations with NATO. Enlarging NATO is also a priority for Senator William Cohen, who was confirmed Wednesday to head the Pentagon. The former Republican congressman told his colleagues in an equally amicable confirmation hearing that the U.S. cannot be "the world's policeman" and should limit its commitment in Bosnia. Instead he called for turning attention to Asia: "Our interests are potentially jeopardized by the danger of instability and rivalry among major regional powers...
...information--inadvertently, he said. He agreed not to launch a G.O.P. spin campaign to refute the charges. But then he appeared at least to bend that promise in a conference call with G.O.P. leaders, when he strategized about the content and timing of the statements they would put out. Congressman John Boehner joined in by cell phone from Florida; a scanner picked up the chat, and it was recorded by a local couple. On Friday excerpts appeared in the New York Times--leaked, said the Times, by a Democratic Congressman who got it from the couple...
...next twist comes with the identity of the Congressman; Republican leadership sources tell TIME they strongly suspect Jim McDermott, ranking Democrat on the ethics committee. A committee source, interviewed by TIME, claims to have overheard McDermott talking to a Florida couple, who insisted on giving him a package in person. House Republican leaders say they have learned that McDermott discussed the conference call with special counsel James Cole before any news of the call appeared in public. They insisted that the call had not violated any deal and quickly went on the offensive, charging that intentionally intercepting and taping private...
...release of seven more last Wednesday, the 74 still held captive have waited in vain for additional progress, as the government has refused the rebels' demands for more direct talks. Palermo's recalcitrance revived fears that the standoff is headed toward a violent end. Javier Diez Canseco, an opposition congressman released after five days as a hostage, said the stalemate was becoming "extremely dangerous" because it strengthened the position of military factions in the government that favor the use of force. The rebels have retained their bargaining power with a select group of hostages, including Peru's foreign minister, five...
...included the Republican National Committee, announced that he would no longer appear before the committee as the Speaker's counsel. "I wish to make clear that my firm did not submit any material information to the ethics committee without Mr. Gingrich's prior review and approval," Baran said. Congressman John Linder, a fellow Georgian apparently deputized to speak for the Speaker, acknowledged that Gingrich had filed a false statement with the committee but fired back that any problem was the fault of the lawyer, who "was hired and paid a lot of money to not let Newt make mistakes...