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Clinton's negotiators are more determined than their predecessors to win ironclad agreements that virtually guarantee deeper U.S. access to the most sheltered areas of the Japanese economy, notably telecommunications, medical supplies, insurance and cars. But Tokyo's bureaucrats are just as resolute in holding off the assault when Japan is suffering through its worst recession since World...
...ironclad, however: the Crimson (2-4-1 overall, 1-3-1 ECAC) has run into this situation before, most notably at St. Lawrence (a 7-4 loss...
...clinch the deal, De Klerk had to abandon demands for ironclad guarantees that whites and other minorities would share power indefinitely. He had sought a system in which whites would in effect have a permanent veto in such vital affairs of state as defense, foreign policy and the economy. But last week he gave up his insistence that the new coalition Cabinet could act only with a two-thirds vote. Instead the President will be required merely to consult the Cabinet in a "consensus-seeking" spirit...
...McCurdy of Oklahoma, who opposed an energy tax and said they favored an amendment that would cap spending on entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare. With Clinton enjoying the support of House Speaker Tom Foley and Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski, however, and with the nearly ironclad protection of House rules discouraging amendments from the floor, most insiders thought the House rebellion could be contained...
...Shalala's confirmation hearing, New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan noted that "this week there has been rather a clatter of campaign promises being tossed out the window." Asked at a press conference whether he considered any campaign promise to be "ironclad," Clinton replied that he must "respond to changing circumstances." (See cover stories, beginning on page...