Word: congressmen
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...describing the reverse of the U.S. governmental model? Isn't the President charged with proposing and the Congress with disposing? "That's only the modern model," Gingrich says. "For most of our history, it was the other way around. And it just makes sense. In the information age, 435 Congressmen and 100 Senators are by definition a larger system of information than one elected President...
...wear the U.N.'s blue helmet and armband. He has said that it is illegal to wear a U.N. uniform or serve under U.N. authority because he swore to uphold only the U.S. Constitution and government. If the Army court agrees, New's case could strengthen the cause of Congressmen who oppose putting U.S. troops under U.N. command. But because the fundamental issue is one of obeying orders, Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson says the Army is unlikely to side with New. "The Army can't agree with his reasoning. The first rule of the Army is that you have...
...bloated bureaucracy, is at the same time starving for resources. Its medical-programs budget has been declining in real dollars for 16 years. Some congressional mandates restrict access and ration care in often misconceived efforts to keep costs down, while others keep federal dollars flowing to unneeded facilities in Congressmen's districts, driving costs up. Long-forgotten political horse trades, now enshrined in law, make it difficult for the VA to deploy its resources rationally to best meet the real needs of veterans...
Even if he were to receive the smallest popular vote, Dole could receive enough Republican support to send him to the White House, even as the House vote reduced him to a figure-head. But in the House, with Clinton effectively defeated, Powell would receive the support of Democratic congressmen and many Republican moderates, perhaps enough to make him the 43rd president. As an independent president, Powell would have a unique chance to transcend partisan politics. But to reach that point, Powell must remain free of any connections to Perot, especially becoming the candidate of one Independent Party, for Perot...
...third of New York City's budget). Even so, if the U.N. doesn't shape up in a hurry, it risks having its funds cut off by budget slashers in the U.S. and other nations. Right now the U.S. owes the U.N. $1.4 billion in back dues, but many Congressmen object to paying up. Reform would take away one of their strongest arguments, and President Clinton is considering ways to link a promise of reform to payment of the debt...