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When the soft-spoken Boren opposes something, people listen. Senators James Exon and Bob Kerrey, both Democrats from Nebraska, said they backed the "basic thrust" of his plan. Still, a number of putative dissidents -- notably John Breaux of Louisiana and Kent Conrad of North Dakota -- declined to sign on to the amendment. Thus while Boren may be able to muster enough Democratic votes to join with Republicans in forcing Clinton to change his plan, there is little chance that the Boren-Danforth proposal can pass. Said Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, a former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee: "The Boren...
Senator James Exon got the velvet treatment last week, when the White House began to worry that the tightfisted Nebraska Democrat might not back the $5.7 billion extension of unemployment benefits that is the first step in Clinton's economic-stimulus plan. Clinton wanted the votes of all 57 Democratic Senators, and Exon, who had made it known in recent weeks that Clinton's economic plan cut too little from federal spending, was withholding support...
...vote, Clinton invited Exon to the White House for a rare, ! hour-long chat over coffee in the Oval Office. A pipe smoker, Exon wasn't allowed to light up in the White House. But Clinton listened quietly while his guest talked, and encouraged him to spell out alternative cuts in spending, explaining that "nothing is locked in concrete." The next day, Exon voted for the extension...
MacDonald said that Buckley's technique, knownas exon amplification, clones introns and presentsthe scientist with only those sequences of DNAactually responsible for translation of theprotein. Using this data, workers in Gusella'sgroup were able to screen a database of DNAsequences and identify introns for adducin asthose they identified
...meeting about sexual harassment, they were told they couldn't come in. Said California Congresswoman and Senate candidate Barbara Boxer: "What could be more symbolic than that closed door?" Some Senators "got it" better after some sensitivity training at home. Senators Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Jim Exon said they didn't realize how serious the issue was until they talked to their wives. Said Boxer: "If there were more women in the Senate, they wouldn't need to rely on spouses to tell them what's important to 51% of the American population...