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There was no leisurely breaking-in period for Edmund Muskie as the 58th U.S. Secretary of State. Just eight days after being sworn into office, the nation's newest diplomat was scheduled to meet with one of the world's most experienced: Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who has dealt with (and irritated) every American Secretary of State since John Foster Dulles...
...billion in unemployment bene fits. Conceded New York Republican Congressman Barber Conable, a member of the Budget Committee: "There is a substantial aura of make-believe about our prognostications." After the House vote, the budget battle moved to the Senate, where Ernest Hollings of South Carolina has succeeded Edmund Muskie as chairman of the Bud get Committee. A staunch supporter of increased military spending, Hollings is expected to press for deep cuts in domestic programs and a bigger Pentagon budget. In the end, the Senate too is expected to produce a balanced budget, but one that will stay balanced only...
...were in Edmund Muskie's shoes, what would be your agenda of priorities...
Does the appointment of a new Secretary of State signal significant change in American foreign policy? There is little reason to believe that it does. Senator Edmund Muskie's known views on major issues of foreign policy are roughly in accord with those held by the President, else Mr. Carter evidently would not have appointed him. The new Secretary is not as committed as was his predecessor to policies that have now visibly failed. In the manner of the President, Senator Muskie experienced a sense of "betrayal" over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. His self-characterization indicates, however, the extent...
...were suffering from his stay-at-home strategy. Then came the unsuccessful raid in Iran, followed three days later by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's resignation, which amounted to a stinging vote of no confidence that was only partly offset by Carter's choice of Senator Edmund Muskie as Secretary of State. The President decided that he had little choice but to begin campaigning. Said a top aide: "He's tired of getting dumped on for everything he does. He's ready to do battle...