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...talking about what an honor it was to have her," Malleis continued. "They tried to duck out. I think Levin would have torn their heads...
...with her vote needed to determine the outcome. More than just the Clinton budget or her re-election bid was on the line. The entire Clinton presidency hung in the balance. If the budget failed to pass, President Clinton would have been relegated to the status of a lame duck...
...Representatives gave it a thumbs-up in a 288-146 vote. The treaty was approved over the objection of consumer advocates, some conservative opponents and a handful of incoming House members -- a group with a different composition, who objected to the vote in the waning days of the lame duck session. Now the treaty goes to the Senate where a much tougher fight is expected. There, it can be approved only after being granted a waiver from Senate rules that demand that any expenditures must be covered by revenues for 10 years. This waiver must get the nod from...
Known for his acid sense of humor, Armey has used his seat in the House as a duck blind from which to take potshots at the Administration. His weapon of choice is the rhetorical blunderbuss. The Clinton presidency is not merely flawed; it is a "train wreck." The health plan was not simply misguided; it amounted to a "Dr. Kevorkian prescription." And the Congressional Budget Office is not just a poor source of economic data; basing conclusions on its figures is "like relying on the Flintstones for an understanding of the Stone...
...known that he hoped to cooperate with the G.O.P. bipartisan measures like welfare reform, the line-item veto and tax and spending cuts. Amid signs of Republican chafing in the Senate, he once more called on Hill leaders to approve the gatt treaty at the post-Thanksgiving lame-duck session of Congress...