Word: democratizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Right at IOP" (Jan. 14). As an Institute of Politics associate, I had the privilege of getting to know former U.S. Sen. Alan K. Simpson when he was here as a visiting scholar last year, and I completely respect him as a politician, even though I am a liberal Democrat and disagree with him on a number of issues...
Simpson will be replacing Philip Sharp, a friendly, down-to-earth guy who always puts the IOP's dinner guests at ease. Sharp, a Democrat who has served in the House of Representatives, will continue to teach at the Kennedy School in addition to assuming increased duties at an environmental agency. We thank him for his service and wish him well...
...press release, Kennedy, a leading Democrat, said of Simpson, an outspoken Republican: "He's an outstanding choice. He served the people of Wyoming and the nation well for 18 brilliant years in the Senate and he'll do an excellent job and the Institute of Politics...
...Japan to finish their work last week before declaring the deal dead. "If they come back and think we're going to go along with what they're doing in Kyoto, they've got another think coming," Lott said. That was by no means a strictly partisan assessment. Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, who backs the deal, publicly urged the Administration to hold off submitting it to the Senate until at least...
...from both parties pushed credits, reductions or deductions of the tax that hits the lunch-box crowd hardest: the payroll tax. While many Republicans talk about lowering income-tax rates, Senate majority leader TRENT LOTT last week named making payroll taxes deductible as a more likely reform. And, hey, Democrat TED KENNEDY's a big fan too, listing a cut as a top priority for next year. In a private make-nice meeting last week with House Democratic minority leader DICK GEPHARDT, White House chief of staff ERSKINE BOWLES said the Administration wants to champion its own idea. That support...