Word: governability
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Although Reagan entered office hoping to govern largely through his Cabinet, the idea never flew very high. A few Cabinet members who are longtime Reagan intimates, notably Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Attorney General Smith, can slip in to see Reagan one-on-one and sometimes sway major decisions. But the Cabinet as a body is little more than a discussion group. It has met 35 times; issues are "round-tabled" (a White House buzz word) to give everyone a chance to sound off, and the President delivers what amounts to pep talks. But Reagan almost never announces...
Study who is questioned sympathetically, who is hassled, then figure out which investigator, Congressman, insurance commissioner or local Librarian first alerted CBS to the story. The clues will be about the same as for those that govern news paper leaks. As Lyndon Johnson once told Henry Kissinger: "I have one piece of advice to give you, Professor. Read the columnists, and if they call a member of your staff thoughtful, dedicated, or any other friendly adjective, fire him immediately. He is your leaker." That was in the days before Kissinger, as Secretary of State, became the most adroit leaker...
...William D. Kramer, attorney to the NCAA, said yesterday that the AIAW is "attempting to use anti-trust laws to preclude competition from anyone," and he added, "the NCAA is merely better equipped to govern women's athletics; they are not violating...
...Lewis, the participants dutifully avowed their "dedication to the Camp David framework" in their closing statement. Still, Egypt and Israel remained as far apart as ever on the issue that has bedeviled the talks from the beginning: the size, scope and powers of the Palestinian body that is to govern the occupied territories once they become autonomous. The Israelis conceive of that body as a small council, with limited administrative powers and no legislative authority. The Egyptians want an assembly of 70 or more elected members that could become the legislature of a Palestinian state...
...campus alcohol use. Disturbed by occasional incidents in which drunken students have scuffled with police or with one another, administrators feel they must do something: The Administrative Board "admonished" seven students last year for "drunk and disorderly behavior" and required one to withdraw. But divining a policy to govern less blatant cases of abuse really makes administrators squirm. At the core of the issue is the tension between the College's role as a haven for individual liberty and free expression and as a shaper of values, So it is not surprising that officials are reluctant to tamper with alcohol...