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...down their arms: complete freedom of the press and of worship; freedom for all shades of opposition to organize and run for office; liberty for all political prisoners. These demands go well beyond conditions the U.S. has tried to press on any other nation. Republican Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon observed that Reagan's requirement "isn't a standard we apply to Albania or China" -- nations with which the U.S. nevertheless does business. Says Wayne Smith, a former U.S. diplomat and sharp critic of the Administration: "The Sandinistas are Reagan's MobyDick, and he is their Captain Ahab...
Making matters worse for the Administration, Oregon Republican Bob Packwood, an ardent proponent of abortion rights, vowed last week to vote against Bork and even join a filibuster against his confirmation. Congressional headcounters estimate that five additional moderate G.O.P. Senators are likely to oppose the judge. Thus Bork's supporters might have to pick up at least ten Democratic votes to give their man the 51 yeas he will need to win confirmation...
...nomination to the court. Democrats should not be shy in using the votes that they control to do so. Ironically the only person who has come out to say that he will oppose Bork, simply because of the judge's stance on this issue, is a Republican--Sen. Robert Packwood of Oregon...
Republican incumbent Bob Packwood easily returned to his Senate seat. In the governor's race, former Cabinet officer Neil Goldschmidt beat Republican Norma Paulus...
...Joint Committee on Taxation, relaying bad news: the numbers would not balance. If new projections of slower growth in the economy were correct, the tax increase on business would be only $114 billion, and the cut for individuals would be $131 billion, leaving a $17 billion gap. Packwood and Rostenkowski quickly agreed on how to raise $7 billion, but deadlocked on the remaining $10 billion. "It's a blow to us to have been so close and yet so far," said Rostenkowski as they broke late Thursday night. "He and I almost cried," Packwood reported at a press conference Friday...