Word: democrats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WASHINGTON--A Democratic senator said yesterday he had seen Defense Secretary-designate John Tower "under the influence of alcohol" in the Senate, while another Democrat became the second to support the embattled Tower's confirmation...
Even if, against all odds, Tower squeaks through to confirmation, he will be seriously damaged. As Pentagon boss, his effectiveness would be hampered by having to deal with a hostile Senate Armed Services Committee whose chairman, Georgia Democrat Sam Nunn, had led the battle against...
...price may not be confined to the Department of Defense. Senior White House officials began to speculate about whether chief of staff Sununu can survive in his post. Coming from a state dominated by Republicans, Sununu has failed to appreciate that in Washington it is necessary to deal with Democrats too. In the Tower case, he underrated the power of Sam Nunn, the owlish Democrat who has established such a reputation for disinterested expertise on military policy that he can take nearly all of his party with him on any vote on defense matters. Sununu compounded the trouble by turning...
Greenspan seemed determined to maintain that cautious pace. While he and Bush share a long acquaintance and are described by aides as "very comfortable" together, the Fed chairman vowed to continue his efforts to reduce inflation. When Colorado Democrat Tim Wirth noted that the Fed seemed to be caught in the midst of a dangerous "high-wire act," Greenspan solemnly replied, "It is." Unless the Administration and Congress can find a credible way to cut the budget deficit, the Fed's daredevil performance will remain the only act in town...
...feel more comfortable in the Republican Party," Duke declared, needling his G.O.P. critics. An avowed Nazi in his college years, Duke entered presidential primaries in a few states last year as a Democrat but won no delegates. He ran as presidential candidate of the Populist Party and got only 0.05% of the vote. Although he claims to have left the Klan in 1979, his home address serves as the local Klan office. He now heads the National Association for the Advancement of White People from the same location. While he professes to believe in "civil rights for all people...