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...think that Ross Perot is a loon. Even so, he was willing to do something for this country, and we can learn from his bid for the presidency...
...PASSPORT-FILE SCANDAL AT THE U.S. STATE Department has claimed a victim. Swamped by allegations that her subordinates searched the passport records of Ross Perot, Bill Clinton and Clinton's mother Virginia Kelley during the presidential campaign, Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth M. Tamposi was forced to resign her post. Tamposi released a statement saying, in part, "I took no action that I deemed wrong or inappropriate." Not only that: she has reportedly told auditors that political appointee John F.W. Rogers, Under Secretary of State for Management, approved the search of Clinton's files. Investigators are also examining whether anyone...
Unlike Ross Perot, Clinton has studiously avoided talk of tax hikes or spending cuts that could spread pain across the populace. Nor has his economic program discussed possible reductions in Medicare and Social Security programs. During the campaign, moreover, he flatly rejected the idea of higher gasoline taxes, calling them "backbreaking." But now is precisely the time to talk of sacrifice. "He's got a honeymoon," says economist Ratajczak. "So he has to decide what nastiness he's going to serve up that the honeymoon will sugarcoat. And he has to serve up that nastiness early...
Borrowing Ross Perot's favorite phrase, Clinton promises a "world class" economic team, but the entire arrangement will founder if the traditional "first among equals" doesn't get with the program. Here is a brief look at the leading candidates for Treasury Secretary and their strengths and weaknesses...
...transatlantic combo would rank as one of the three biggest airlines in the world, linking 339 destinations in 71 countries. Most alarming to U.S. carriers, the arrangement would give British Airways, one of the world's strongest carriers, unlimited access to American markets. President- elect Bill Clinton and Ross Perot joined the chorus of alarm during the campaign. Said American Airlines chairman Robert Crandall: "What will happen is, the good jobs will go to London and the baggage handlers will stay here." (See related story on page...