Word: pentagon
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...partners hope to draw $13 million in financing for their $24 million venture from a special Pentagon fund for HDTV research. But just two days after the Zenith-AT&T announcement, the U.S. division of Japan's Sony acknowledged that it had submitted a bid for the Pentagon's entire $30 million research contract. "I don't think Sony needs a U.S. subsidy," groused Republican Representative Don Ritter of Pennsylvania, who has sponsored legislation that would create more HDTV incentives for American industry. "It was open bidding," counters Sony spokesman Haruyuki Machida. Who will get the money? Don't touch...
...point to the Bushies: Sam Nunn is not a saint. But he is perhaps the nation's most widely respected Senator, and it is his opposition to Tower, more than anything else, that is likely to doom the would-be Defense Secretary. And no matter who rules the Pentagon, it is fair to say that few major national-security decisions will be made without Nunn's approval. He is that powerful...
Earlier, Bentsen became the third Democrat to support the embattled nomination, saying, "I hope that when I get the next chance to talk with John Tower about the tough job of keeping this country strong, it will be while he's in his new office at the Pentagon...
Bush also defended Tower's vow that he would never take another drink if confirmed. "John Tower has said he'll never touch another drop of liquor and he'll have 25,000 people at the Pentagon making sure he keeps his word. I would say we have a fail-safe guarantee," Bush said...
While George Bush is off in Asia, Democratic lawmakers back home deal his fledgling Administration an embarrassing blow. Led by influential Chairman Sam Nunn, they turn thumbs down on Bush's Pentagon nominee amid concerns over drinking and potential conflicts of interest. But the President vows to back his old ally, even if it means a showdown in the Senate...