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...gays in the military. No sooner had Clinton emerged from the embarrassing miscalculation about Zoe Baird than he found himself in an even stickier political quagmire. After promising in his Inaugural Address to end an era of "deadlock and drift," Clinton was suddenly at war with the Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as members of his own party in Congress. Worse yet, the spectacle of Clinton clinging so resolutely to his gay-rights pledge after breaking broader promises on taxes, the deficit and spending projects raised questions about his judgment. "The most disturbing thing isn't that he fought...
Holum discovered during the transition that the Joint Chiefs were willing to end the practice of asking recruits about their sexual preferences, but strongly opposed an Executive Order that would immediately end the ban on gays in uniform. Holum floated several options to transition officials, including a two-stage approach to be carried out according to the Pentagon's own timetable. That idea angered gay activists, who leaked word of Clinton's apparent hedging to reporters at a time when the President-elect was breaking other promises...
After a month-long delay, Tommy's reopened its doors to hungry patrons Monday, but it is no longer a place to Lunch. It is now a pizza joint...
COLIN POWELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, IS gently making it known that if President Clinton lifts the ban on gays and lesbians in the military, he just might resign. General Powell has strong moral and pragmatic objections to the idea, according to close friends. In comments that went unnoticed during a recent visit to the U.S. Naval Academy, Powell said that if "you find it completely unacceptable and it strikes to the heart of your moral beliefs, then I think you have to resign." He may not be alone. Meeting with Secretary of Defense Les Aspin last...
Before dawn on Inauguration Day, Brent Scowcroft, the outgoing National Security Adviser, strode up the stairs to Blair House to deliver his final briefing to the President-elect. It focused, naturally, on Iraq. At the Pentagon, General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a similar presentation to incoming Secretary of Defense Les Aspin. The sessions amounted to a formal hand-off; what to do about Iraq is up to Clinton and the national-security team he is assembling...