Word: panetta
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...Moynihan, whose Finance Committee gave birth to the mainstream bill, gives it little chance of passage. Harold Ickes, the chief White House strategist for health legislation, has warned Clinton that he should avoid embracing the mainstream bill lest he be identified with another failure. At the same time, Leon Panetta, the new White House chief of staff and a veteran of Congress, warns that the President must not write off the efforts of key lawmakers. Upshot: Clinton is left to cheerlead in hoarse whispers from the sidelines...
Clinton Administration officials found a new way to phrase their sabre-rattling on a U.S. invasion of Haiti -- the move could come "very soon," Chief of Staff Leon Panetta said. But there were signs all over Capitol Hill today that the president hasn't convinced legislators to support him. Both Democrats and Republicans complained they were being ignored by a hawkish White House. GOP protestations from Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole and presidential aspirant Dan Quayle were no surprise. But leading Democrats also got skittish: Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and House Speaker Thomas Foley both said they preferred...
...that he's fulfilled his golfing quota, President Clinton is considering in earnest some staff changes recommended by his new White House-cleaning chief of staff, Leon Panetta. While Clinton isn't expected to issue major announcements this week, he's approved stricter job definitions for free-floating senior aides, who can no longer saunter into the Oval Office at will. As of today, ex-communications director George Stephanopoulos is Panetta's deputy; adviser Bruce Lindsey moves to the White House counsel's office, as does Clinton kindergarten buddy and Panetta predecessor Mack McLarty. Next week's predicted reassignment: axing...
...White House behind halfway measures that could relieve pressure for more comprehensive change later on. And the President is concerned that such a bill could have the effect of raising premiums or boosting the health-care costs of senior citizens, for which he would take the heat. But Leon Panetta, the White House chief of staff, now says the President would be willing to "look" at a minimalist bill...
...Leon Panetta makes his mark as Clinton's chief of staff...