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Liberals, including most of the Democratic congressional leadership and such allies as Marian Wright Edelman, head of the Children's Defense Fund, did argue that signing would risk throwing children onto the street if their parents could not find jobs before their welfare benefits ran out. But such White House aides as George Stephanopoulos and Harold Ickes also developed a political case for a veto: the President would prove he was a man of principle, dedicated to helping the poor. Ickes further argued that signing would hurt Democratic congressional candidates, mostly by enabling Republicans to portray themselves as far less...
Featuring such luminaries as Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director David Satcher, yesterday's was the first-ever conference of its kind to address the issue and galvanize support...
...Eliot House resident Marian J. Hennessy-Fiske '99, a Crimson editor, says she is attempting to change the house's conservative image by sponsoring a fashion show later this year...
...speaks for kids?" the answer is, Everyone should [NATION, June 3]. Would we rather pay for effective schools or ineffective prisons? Obviously, schools that work. Would we rather pay for free immunization or long-term medical care? Again, the answer is obvious and apolitical. Applause for Marian Wright Edelman and the Children's Defense Fund! LITA LINZER SCHWARTZ Wyncote, Pennsylvania...
...Reported by Melissa Ludtke with Marian Wright Edelman, Ann Blackman and Ann M. Simmons/Washington, and Tammerlin Drummond/Miami