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...election approached, events seemed to conspire against female office seekers. The Persian Gulf crisis pushed abortion and other social issues off the front pages, making it harder for challengers like Claudine Schneider, who tried to upset Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell, the veteran chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But in Oregon Barbara Roberts used a breezy style and support for abortion rights to stage a come- from-behind victory over an opponent who spent almost twice as much money. There was still a gender gap: women turned out heavily for Richards in Texas and Feinstein in California...
With an impish smile, Claiborne Pell, Democratic Senator from Rhode Island and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, waved a newspaper clipping at Secretary of State James Baker last week. It reported that Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze had told his country's parliament he would seek its prior approval for any military involvement in the Persian Gulf. "Can you make the same promise?" asked Pell. "We will continue to consult," replied Baker. But he added, "What I cannot do is make a general, across-the-board commitment...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Claiborne Pell has formally asked the Pentagon to send over copies of any exchanges of letters or oral agreements with gulf governments. That includes not only Saudi Arabia and Kuwait but also Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, all of which have agreed to base U.S. warplanes on their soil...
Among those signing the letter were Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), and Claiborne Pell...
Several important NEA and NEH grant recipients--including Joseph Papp of the New York Shakespeare Festival--already have announced their intentions to refuse grant money, totaling more than $300,000, until Congress changes the law. Rep. Pat Williams (D-Mont.) and Sen. Claiborne Pell (R-R.I.) have introduced legislation to free the NEA and NEH from constraint for at least five years...