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But Congress also dealt Bush the two biggest defeats of his early administration by rejecting the president's nominations of John Tower for secretary of defense and William Lucas for assistant attorney general in charge of the civil rights division.
With Congress on vacation, Bush now has the authority to appoint people to acting positions in the administration without Senate approval. Although it is unclear if Bush will name Lucas to a Justice Department post, the president, who has drawn criticism for not filling important positions, should be able to...
But Congress reconvenes on September 6, and the Senate must review any acting appointments before they become permanent. Given the intensity of the investigations into Tower and Lucas, Bush and his future appointees will probably end up agreeing with Rogers' assessment.
While the courtroom was the main battleground in the Paramount-vs.-Time struggle, some unexpected lobbyists emerged to tout the Time-Warner combination. Director-producer Steven Spielberg, a close friend of Ross's, expressed his support in a telephone talk with the Warner chairman and Nicholas. Spielberg collaborator George Lucas...
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. The adventure genre may be nearly exhausted, but producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg know how to make the thrills crack like Indy's bullwhip. Sean Connery and Harrison Ford find special star resonance in the bond between an aloof father and his...