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...Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, it consists of the heads of 31 other American Jewish groups. It began in 1955 with just 16 leaders who felt the need for more unified group action in protecting Israel's position in the Middle East. When a U.S. President wishes to consult Jewish leaders, and vice versa, this is the group that most often represents American Jewry...
...fewer first-rate economists interested in public-policy issues among Republicans than among Democrats. Moreover, the new recruits will be asked to join the Council at a time when relations between Greenspan and his staff are somewhat strained. Both Fellner and Seevers resented Greenspan's failure to consult with them more during the policymaking that led to the President's new economic stance...
...comparison with the great influenza epidemics, the plague that hit Minnesota recently was a trivial affair. One hundred and twenty-five people were stricken with nausea and diarrhea after eating in a local restaurant. No one died in the outbreak, but about 50 were sufficiently sick to consult physicians, eleven were afflicted seriously enough to require hospitalization, and many were bedridden for one or more days. Normally, such an outbreak, which was traced to Salmonella bacteria, receives little attention from health authorities...
...masters will also consult with two "experts." Boston University School of Education deans Robert Dentler and Marvin Scott, appointed by Judge Garrity Friday to assist in the process...
...chaotic staff conditions may have seriously damaged the President when he made his first major decision. For all his openness, he failed to consult his intimates in Congress, much less prepare the public, before he issued his pardon to Nixon. With that one stroke of the pen, he lost most of the good will his amiable Administration had purchased him, although history may ultimately judge his pardon more kindly. In any event, Ford's honeymoon was short-lived. When a prominent Republican returned to his native state of Indiana, he discovered a surprising amount of unhappiness with Ford among...