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Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada, chairman of the Republican National Committee and a close friend of President Reagan's, was being uncharacteristically taciturn. Laxalt had been dispatched by Reagan to Manila for four days of personal chats with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. What did they talk about? "I'm sorry, I can't comment," he told reporters as he left Manila. Was he satisfied with the talks? "Quite." Did he accomplish his mission? "I hope...
...Republican majority in the Senate now stands at a slender 53-47, and the chances of its surviving the 1986 elections decrease each time a G.O.P. member announces plans to retire. Those who have done so: Arizona's Barry Goldwater, Nevada's Paul Laxalt and North Carolina's ailing John East. Last week Maryland's Charles ("Mac") Mathias Jr. said he too would not run. One of the last liberal Republicans in high office, Mathias, 63, was elected to the House in 1960, then won his Senate seat in 1968. As a drafter of many key civil rights laws...
...well known nationally. There has been talk of a Supreme Court or ambassadorial appointment, but many believe the Nevadan is looking for consulting or legal work and wants to take advantage of his clout with the Administration. "He needs a base to make money," said a Nevada political leader. "That base will be gone when his best friend goes...
...Laxalt's decision final? There was no indication to the contrary, but Nevada remembers how Democratic Senator Alan Bible, another of the state's political institutions, announced he was quitting in the mid-1950s, only to reverse himself after arm-twisting by then Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. Laxalt may genuinely intend to retire, says a Las Vegas insider, but "what if Nevada holds the Senate balance and the call comes next spring: 'I need...
Presser's immediate predecessor as Teamsters leader, Roy L. Williams, has not been as successful in eluding prosecution. Williams, who served as president of the union from 1981 to 1983, was convicted three years ago of attempting to bribe former Nevada Senator Howard Cannon in 1979 in return for the politician's help in opposing a trucking deregulation bill. Washington sources say that Presser was the Teamsters informant who first tipped the FBI to Williams' bribe offer. Last week Williams, 70, had his original prison sentence of 55 years reduced to ten years. He had pleaded for leniency because...