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...wouldn't even want to talk about it until Clinton gave us someone to talk about," said Paul Smith, '54, press secretary for Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), the Judiciary Committee's top ranking Republican. "It's up to Clinton...and they don't even ask our opinions...
...family of Suren Pogosian, that is unimaginable. Smoke gusts into the air as Pogosian, 68, opens the hatch of the tiny iron stove he has welded together and feeds in a few more bits of wood. His wife and teenage son, joined by some neighbors, huddle around, their eyes fixed on the bubbling pot of potatoes that will make the day's single meal. The stove provides the only heat the apartment has had for two years...
Deere & Co. listened to protests and pulled catalog ads for a "schizophrenic" power mower, putting in its place a public service ad ; that read, "The most shocking thing about mental illness is how little people understand about it." Wordstar took "loony bin," "booby hatch" and "funny farm" out of its thesaurus list of synonyms for "institution...
...support of Hatch and other conservative Republicans had an easy explanation: her strong probusiness credentials. And if they could push through her nomination, the conservatives would have a large chit to call in from the new Administration. The Democrats on the committee, however, were caught in a painful bind. After the Anita Hill debacle, they desperately wanted the Baird confirmation to go smoothly. They also did not want to embarrass the new President. But after so many tainted Attorneys General, they were determined to confirm someone with an unblemished record...
...Moseley-Braun and Dianne Feinstein, who owed their election in some measure to her. Here sat some of the same members who had been lambasted for their handling of Hill, eager for the chance to display their elaborate courtesy and newfound sensitivity. Here was Hill's chief tormentor, Orrin Hatch, praising Baird's competence, her record as a corporate lawyer, knowing full well that for his conservative purposes Baird was the best candidate he could hope for, and if he saved her job she owed...