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...civilians," to grab more power. The tension thickened in February, when Clark tried unsuccessfully to oust Press Spokesman David Gergen against Baker's wishes. Though Clark failed in that effort, his position in the White House is even stronger in the wake of the debate briefing book flap, which reflected unfavorably on Baker and Gergen...
Whether the latest Washington flap was as big a deal as the Democrats, certain newspapers and the TV networks made it appear, however, was highly doubtful. It will depend in large part on how the briefing papers were acquired. Columbia History Professor Henry Graff put the episode in perspective by noting, "This is not something that has struck a lot of people in the solar plexus." A Columbia colleague, Political Scientist Alan F. Westin, criticized the tendency of many journalists thoughtlessly to dub the affair "briefingate" or "debategate. Said he: "I find myself just bored to tears by someone sticking...
...recent discrimination flap was not the first time that Jill, who was appointed to the Civil Rights Commission by Jimmy Carter in 1980, has tangled with Reagan. Last year the President attempted to sack her, then backed down. She was due to be replaced again this year, but then her husband joined the Reagan team. Said an Administration official: "It would hardly be the thing to do to boot out the wife of your EPA director...
...prolong the flight another day or so in hopes of homing in at Kennedy. They involved some brief, balky behavior by one of the shuttle's three auxiliary power units (APUs). The small engines provide the hydraulic pressure for operating the craft's landing gear, flap, braking rudder and other flight-control systems. The APUs have been troublesome on previous flights...
Shultz forestalls a diplomatic flap by picking his own man for El Salvador...