Word: metzenbaum
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Thanks to his remarks about soup-kitchen cheats and the undocumented hungry, Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese has earned a reputation as a man who does not like to see people abusing the system. But Senator Howard Metzenbaum, an Ohio Democrat, tried to show last week that President Reagan's nominee to replace the resigning William French Smith as Attorney General may in fact be guilty of just that. As the Judiciary Committee wrapped up its confirmation hearings, troubling questions lingered about Meese's personal past insolvency and his role in getting Administration jobs for those who gave...
That charitable attitude, charged Metzenbaum, might have been related to Barrack's December 1982 appointment as a Deputy Under Secretary at the Interior Department. He asked, "If a person were interested in getting a good position in Washington, would it be a good move on his part to help the White House Counsellor get rid of his home?" Barrack countered: "Did [my help] have anything to do with my going to Washington? Absolutely...
...Metzenbaum released a sheaf of memos that indicated Meese had been given information from internal documents of President Carter's campaign. One was an outline of Carter's strategy for farm and rural voters. Attached was a cover note from Reagan Campaign Aide Max Hugel, telling Meese that Campaign Chairman William Casey, now CIA director, wanted his thoughts on how to "counteract this effort." Another memo, written by Republican Consultant Thelma Duggin, concerned Carter's plans to win the black vote. At the top, Campaign Aide William Timmons had scribbled, "Ed Meese-Ideas how to counter...
...Metzenbaum remained skeptical of Meese's insistence that the loans had nothing to do with McKean's selection on July 31, 1981, to become a member of the Postal Service board of governors. McKean had not been on a formal list of candidates for the part-time position when Meese, Deaver, Chief of Staff James Baker and Personnel Director E. Pendleton James met to recommend board members. Deaver suggested McKean, Meese concurred, and McKean got the job, which pays $10,000 a year. Metzenbaum asked why Meese had not told Baker and James, as well as the President...
...every elementary and secondary school in the U.S., 103,000 machines in all, if Congress would subsidize the gifts with increased tax credits. Legislation granting computer companies those tax breaks has been stalled in committee for two years, in part because of the efforts of Ohio Democrat Howard Metzenbaum, who labeled the bill...