Word: eager
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Republican side, Lott is eager to get impeachment out of the way. But conservatives put him in his leadership post, and Senate majority whip Don Nickles of Oklahoma, another anti-Clinton hard-liner, is likely to play the same role in the Senate that DeLay played in the House--making sure the process is driven to the bitter end. After the impeachment vote, Lott issued a statement saying the date on which a trial would begin depended on how much time was needed for the President's lawyers to complete pretrial motions...
...clear that G.O.P. conservatives in the Senate, who already fear that Lott is too eager to make deals with the White House, will allow him to avoid the unpleasant proceeding. And Clinton, more Andrew Johnson than Richard Nixon, may decide that he might as well take his chances on the Senate floor, where the numbers are in his favor. The Constitution requires a two-thirds majority, or 67 votes, for removal from office, something Lott will be hard pressed to muster in a chamber with only 55 Republicans, several of them proudly moderate. With rules like that...
...Starr have to be thanked endlessly for appearing before the Judiciary Committee? He should be eager to assist the U.S. in this crisis. RALPH C. POTWARKA Kitchener...
...Saddam Hussein and the other enemies of peace may have thought that the serious debate currently before the House of Representatives would distract Americans, weaken our resolve to face them down", he said. "But once more, the United States has proven that although we are never eager to use force, when we must act in America's vital interests we will...
...says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. The country has developed a strong consensus for peace, but the devil is in the details over what concessions should be made. The immediate impact of elections "will be to put the whole process on hold," says Beyer. "Netanyahu, who is not eager to implement the latest Wye agreements, will use the election campaign to delay matters until the electorate speaks." So much for this week's summit...