Word: cuomo
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MORE PEOPLE are running away from the Presidency than running for it. Mario Cuomo, Sam Nunn, and Howard Baker have all decided not to go for it, even though each of them might have been a strong candidate in a wide-open race...
...that he has taken himself out of the running for the Democratic nomination for President, New York Governor Mario Cuomo seems to be relishing the dual role of active politician and youngish elder statesman. Last week Cuomo offered the White House an intriguing suggestion for achieving an arms- reduction agreement with the Soviet Union: give the job of chief negotiator to former President Richard Nixon...
Nixon, who was in the White House when the U.S. successfully negotiated the 1972 SALT I antiballistic missile treaty, "has said some reasonable things" on the subject of nuclear policy, argues Cuomo. The Governor thinks that Nixon "would probably have the respect of the Republicans, and he would probably have the respect of the Russians." Would Nixon, 74, be interested in the arduous job? His aides wouldn...
...proposal is "partly in response to Cuomo's and Dukakis' recent actions," said Ingram. "It's also meant to clarify the rule on evacuation and ventilate the issues involved with it. The NRC commission believes it already has the authority to permit the use of utilities' plans in the absence of state and local plans...
Ingram said that Dukakis and Cuomo are the only governors who have refused to submit emergency evacuation plans for nuclear plants that affect their state. "Utilities have never had to develop evacuation plans before," Ingram said. He added that even if the NRC proposal is passed, state governments will still be able to develop evacuation plans for the nuclear plants in their states if they so desire. "We would prefer it that way," Ingram said...