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The time constraints of a lameduck session, however, gave inordinate power to a handful of conservative Republicans who took it upon themselves to rescue Reagan from what they considered a fateful lapse into taxing and spending. Two Republican freshmen, Donald Nickles of Oklahoma and Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire, previously...
He may still be, but last week he was celebrating an unofficial White House decision to back away from support for Robert Grey, a career State Department official who had been nominated by Reagan as Deputy Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. It was Grey's...
Helms' triumph was something of an illusion. He had considerable help from Senate Republican leaders, who were edgy at the thought of a Helms filibuster. In addition, Republican Senators Malcolm Wallop and Orrin Hatch were going after the nomination of Richard Burt, whose appointment as Assistant Secretary of State...
Helms, indeed, was cleverly used by White House aides, who have been unhappy with Rostow's performance as ACDA head. They sought to put him in his place by dumping Grey, even if that should prompt Rostow's resignation. "Rostow drives the West Wing up a wall," says...
Helms paid a price, even for his imagined glory. A third nomination, that of Richard McCormack as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, was also withdrawn from Senate consideration last week. McCormack was a Helms protégé. He was passed over when Democratic Liberals Edward...